The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-04-15 00:00:00

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It cannot be said that the situation in Eastern
Europe grows more encouraging with the advance
of time. The promises held out by the Turki ih
Ministry to the insurgents in the tlerzegovina.
in accordance with the the suggestions of Count
Andrassy, have failed to"produec the slightest
effect. It was hoped that. the
,guarantee of re-
forms and the redress of grievances would haVe
resulted in pacifying the insurrection, but the
expectations have turned out to be ,groundless.
The armistice between the contending force,
obtained a little while ago with so much diffi-
culty and diplomatic'effort, has proved to be-
tween the troops of the Grand Turk and his re-
bellious subjects; and ugly rumours of the
massacre of Christian populations by Moslem
fanatics find their way into telegrams sent to
this country. These recall the barbarities of
the middle ages, but they have met with no
contradiction. The.relations.between the Port:3,
and Servia, are becoming every day, more
strained, and matters at length seem to betoken
the approach of a crisis which has been so long
expected. In the early part of the year Austria
with the concurrence of the other Great Powers,
endeavoured to bring about a reconciliation be-
tween the Ottoman Government and its revolted
subjects. That attempt has failed, and as it is
impossible to conceive that the scandals
associated with the insurrection in the Herze-
govina can go on for ever, Europe is beginning
to look with anxiety for the next stage in the
dramma now being enacted in the East. •
It has been assumed in some quarters, that
because Austria took the initiative three months
ago in presenting a demand for such reforms as
would satisfy the insurgents, she would also,
take the lead in more decisive measures when it
becomes obvious that all pacificatory efforts have
failed. Those more decisive measures might
well take the shape of an armed occupation of
the disturbed districts, with a view to their
ultimate severance from Turkey, and the erec-
tion of the revolted provinces • into a semi-
independent Power. But there are others be-
sides Austria who are deeply interested in thi-
question. It is just over twenty years ago that
a short but sanguinary struggle was brought to
a close which had a most important hearing
upon the preservation of the integrity of the
Turkish Empire. In that conflict Austria took ,
.no part, nor did Prussia, on of the Powers
which has since risen to mighty influence in
Europe, and now seeks to have a voice in the
settlement of, that long-standing Eastern ques-
tion. At that time the Czar was driven back
frout the gates of the Hos:Aierus by the united -
forces of England and France aided by what was
then the Kingdom of Sardinia, now developed
into the Kingdom of Italy. The part tak :u by
Fiance at that time has been the theme of ettieli
comment, and those who were no admit.i rs of.
the late Emperor Napoleon declare that he
Fined Great Britain, not fur any partieuler
affection for Turkey, or any especial antipthy
to Russia ; but to dangle the ignis fatitas of
military glory before the eyes of his people an
illusion which ultimately led him into the war
with Prussia, and caused the ruin of his dynasty
Wbe.her these criticisms be well futrided or not
it is easy to see that France has very. little in-
terested in the present controversy. Slit
wishes not to go to war for dynastic reasons,
, nor for the purpose of diverting the minds of
, her people from the necessity of reforms at
.tome. She had enough of war in 1870 for
one time to came. But Austria and Gsreetev
sieetl:l clearly understand that Great
ieli bore the burden and beat Of the .ley
;.•: clay years ago, when they assumed a conveni-
ent neutrality, emild not S%3LI I by and w'oness
a disposal of this quesLion by the Northern
L. iwers without having something to say in the
matter. That Crimt an NV sr cost us v. ry dearly.
The cernetri.. s in the neighbourhood of
ltslaklava atel Sebastopol. tell the atory of the
s enifice of life, and our swollen estimates to
oia day te4tify to the leg icy woiel streggle
eft to rat in the shape of iecreasetl txpeinliture.
In 1853. the year preceding the outbreak of the
,v .1* with I:wisi,t, the Ilatiollal exp,nditure was
illy-three mil lone sterling ; it is now s.ven,y-
-elL.l,lit. We or.. timer. fore pt iuig it• ore by five
aud-twenty 3... Winn.; a year for the -laser; of
ketvirg tegaged it that sereggle, to sqy
of the aetnal cest of the w r at. that tine .
l'here, if any Power in Littoae is en•iled to
expruss an (-edition on the pros. nettion of tti:-
;ri.nd To k's ie:cerity. it is Greet
.Briude.
As tai liu.sl ,L. r espira-itets :re well keowe
nil ii iS jt, s. er. I. It. , tee ...ten years of p ilictat
eoley, she . k: /t 1., r teee reso"u:ely tO-
- th: ete mit ol jec: of lao: i.ru!,ition in th,
Aont h. i tie l s her e'e 111,0,1 t.n.t int p,,rtan
capral wI lli Vie eitetkitss• Of its preset':
eeto.is ilev. ete 1.. ten ;, ii cum:,
ft the real. of the weted. l ig,isi, opiei
!let now favour ene: het. War br time tortioteu•lt:Ct
..f limy be fiethine to nz,
f. great d.-u, end oil:* eat Li°. i.itmmc ieter.sts
d •fteeet thet it ele:eiti not feu e.:O the baniN 0.
8 Power which might easily encugh make it the
0.1,80 of a threlitelilog (I.mlol;ii'ratioe against our-
selves. The iedolet ce of the Turk leaves Con-
stantinople harmless to the rest of the world ;
but in the hands of Russia a different tale would
he told. It is all very well for us to be informed
that the three Nerthere Powers have made this,
that, and the other arrangement for the pacifi-
cation of the insurgents and the popping up of
:he tottering Tuik, It is not a saying of to-day
that where the earcase is there will the eagles
he gathered together ; but the eagles, as they
hover over the prostrate body which they have
marked out for their prey, way not improbably
he started some day by the roar el the lion.

'THE IRON TRADE.

DECISION OF THE ARBITRATOR.

The following is the deeitsion of the Mayor of
Birmingham in the wages dispute hAwt.-en
masters and •workm‘m in the South Staffordshire
iron trade :

"Whereas a meeting of the Board of Arbitra-
tion WAS held at the Qaeen's Hotel, Binning-
hatti, on the 7th day of April, 1876, when it was
proposed on behalf of the employtrs that an
immediate reduction should be made in the
wages of ironworkers. Aud whcrea4 the Board
was unable to come to an agrceit..nt on the
stibject, and the wlusliatter was accordingly
"...ittea to my decision. Now I award arid
d. ride :
"1s t. That a reduction of Wages has become
necessary an I desirabie in cons-pence of the
depressed condition of trade, and in order to
enable the employers to meet the competition
to which they are subjected t 3 other districts.
"2nd. That the reduction shall be seven and
a half per cent., or ninepence per ton. for
puddling.
"3rd. That the reineien shall take effect
for and after the week ending Saturday, April
29th.

"4th. That the rate of wages now settled
shall eontinne in force nntil the Ist Oltnber,
1876, when it may be rcconsiderod by the Board
upon sev,n days' twice being given on behalf
of either employers or eniple ed..
.1 Dated this 10.11 day of April, 1876,
" J. ChattA-rlain,
" 31;.50r of Birmingham, and President .
of the Board of Arbitreion.”

QU k•R FEELY MEE PUG.

WOLVE.RMIMPTON, Wednesday.

The qunrterly- meeting of this afternoon
opened with the official announcement by the
Lilleshall Company of a reduction in the quota-
tions .of that firm for their pig-iron of 10s per
ton, which brings Lilleshall cold blast down to

On Monday evening last, Mr. Charles Bracllaugh,
of _London (editor of the National Reformer),
delivered alecture on" Secularism v. Christianity."
flit:re was a very large audience. Ministers and
professors of Christianity were respectfully and
earnestly -
_invited to attend for discussion.
Amongst there prescnt were the Itevds. T.
Williaws, A. G. Girdlestone, Wright, .Mr.
shepherd, Mr. C. Cochrane, Mr. J. Allsop, Sze.
Mr. Catteil, of .13riningham presided, and said
tilo subject was a very iwportant one, and the
object ot tile proinotrs being a sincere desire for
peilect, fairnes3. lie hoped they would give Mr.
f;rad!angh a fair hearing and he then introduced
(ho Lecturer.

The Lecturer opened his discourse by saying
that he was about to speak to them and to explain
the difference between Selariam and Christianity.
lia said he was a Secularist and went a great -dual
further than many of his friends. There might
be some there who differed from him in his
opinions and he dare say there wete a great, many
that held the same opinions. This was a time in
which Secularism was wuuming more importance
in public mind than it did some years ago.
rhe English people always claimed the character
of being fond of fair play. They (the Secularists)
entimed the same fair play which, an Englishman
w.ts proud of extol to all men and ail claims,
ind all they asked was that the doctrines aud
actions of §ecu;a,rists should be judged fairly and
opeely—(hear, 11;..ar;. The bible was a book that
evuid not be depended upon for some of the
.eassagea differed very much from .others. If they
oeiieved in one part ot the bible they Inuit balieve
in the whole ‘..f it or 03..3 they were not Christians.
dld they think it was right for parents to put the
bible in children.s hands to read when tney did
mit understand or believe .in it themselves?
...'arents ehonld net let their children read a Loek
they did. • not .understand and believe in. Seine
p.rts of it might be fru but there were other
eart .he did not. t hink were true. What they wanted
was freedom. There were se many religions at the
pres..nt time that some peoele did not know whiLh
was the right one and they were all trying which
should be the great,st. At the present time the
Roman -Catholics were persecuting the Church of
England, the Church of England were persecuting
the Nonconformists, aid the Nonconformists were
persecuting ,the Quakers and the Jews. Some of
the School Boards won't let the bible .be read in
the schools awl why waa that? It was because
they did not believe in the bible and they did not
think children should read it if they did not
understand it theruse ves. He believed there was
a race existing before Adam. With regardto there
beinga devil ha said some of the Claurchpeople dif-
fered in that respect. There Was a laymant of he
Church. of Engladd residing at Bristol, who did
nob believe there was a devil and the vicar of the
parish refused to administer him the sacrament,
and he took proceedings in the Court of Arches
and gained the day. • He believed there were a
great many more people who did not believe there
was a devil, but did. not come out and show them-
selves. The Church Of England says if a child is
not baptized it will be damned. Does any mother
believe tifat if her child is net baptized it will be
damned? No, he did not think there ever Was a
mother that did believe it. Did anybody believe
there was a place were there would be everlasting
puniohment? (Voices: No.) When they prayed
to God did they know if He would answer their
prayers? If there was a storm at sea and they
asked to God to stop it did they think it would
cease? If they did believe it would cease when
they prayed how was it there was so many ship-
wivoks at sea? It showed that their prayers wore
not answered. Did they believe Jesus was crucified
on Good Friday and rose again in three days?
Amongst the religions at the present time there'
ttda
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han geg e:h
as.
Churchh
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done
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ne was so much heresy, but there was none in the
efacrles
rugpyme riaonr to
rheea t de pokeal nvfergynohdigfhnilytiolef
agricultural labourers. It was the Rev. Canon
Gird.lestone, of Bristol. Some of the clergymen
. of the Church snubbed him because he took the
labourers part. The audience were beginning to
• get noisy, and he asked any;gentleman that wished
to address the meeting to come forward and do so,
and then he resumed his seat.

The Rev. T. Williams came forward and said he
should like to say a few words. With respect to
the bible producing heresy he said there was no
printing in the dark ages. As regarded the It !v.
Canon eirclleston, he (Mr. Williams) should always
respect him for the part he had taken With the
ragricultural labourers.
The Lecturer replied and said he did not say
there was heresy before the printing of the bible,
but it was after the bible was printed. What they
claimed was a free church and a free state.

Mr. Shepherd was the next speaker. The ques- I
tion before them was a very important one and he
should like to have their attention for one moment.
Not one word did he wish to say against Mr.
BracUaugh, for he liked a man to come forward
and detend his cause. He said he was not a
Secularist for he believed in the bible and he hoped
should always continue to do so.

'1 he usual rneetirig of this Board was held in
the Board Room, yesterday. Mr. G. Granger in
the chair. There were also present :--Messrs.
,Ro.linson, Guest, Parkes, Bull, Penzer, Wood,
Ra) Wald, Giles, Plant, and Fiddian. Admitted
into the house 8; discharged 3; born 0 ;
,head 2; remaining 306 ; corresponding week
last year 295. Out-door relief, Kingswinford
district £22 103 6d.; Stourbridge district £l6
13s Od ; Hateaowen .district, £1.6 4s 61; non-
re:4 tent paupers. 3,1 ; total £56 5541;
Against £56 12s 91 last year. .
MoKed hy Mr. Ea) lyiuld, seconded 133 Mr.
Plant., that the thinks of the ho ird be tendered
Mr. tiranger for the efficient and impartial
ni.inner which he has discharged the dillies of
eharivai if the Board for the past year.
Carried unaui..touAly.
• Moved by Mr. Wood, s•..conilel by Mr.
Rhodes, that the thanks of the board be tendered
I, Mr. Rollinson for the satisfactory wanner in
which he has discharged the duty ot vice-chair-
.nao far the past year, and the guardians regret
retimueut from the board.

Carried unani•noualy.
A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. U. thbiug.
ttn for his service as second vice•chairtnun,
the it.,:s-ssnivnt connnittce, and to Mr. G.
110110 Way the clerk for their services.
A vote of tl.anki w 0.4 ills; passed, on tilt
totion of Mr. P,atit, t,. Mr. John itaybould foi
hiesct vices-rendered and regretted th,ttsthrough
a.t erurr in the notninteieu t'ae board WO tale
..se his af,sistaLcc.