The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-06-27 00:00:00

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HOME- FOREIGN; AND COLONIAL,

GENERAL EARLE.—A statue in bronze of the 15t!
General Earle, who fell at the battle Of
about to be erected at Liverpool by public subscril:"
tion.
SOCIETY OF' ARTISTS.—Mr. William Linnell and lir;
John Proctor have been elected on the Council of the
City of London Society of Artists and Guildhall
Academy of Arts.
THE LAST REMNANT.—Madame Sarah Bernhardt'!
seaside villa at Sainte Addresse, and four plots °..1;
ground adjoining, are announced for sale. This
stated to be the last remnant of her fortune.
SWEDENBORGISM.—At the seventy-fifth annual inssti.
ing of the Swedenborg Society it was announced that
2132 volumes of the work of Swedenborg had bees'
sold, and 2844 volumes presented during the year.
RUSSIAN SCHOOL CHILDREN. According to un.
"Moellow Viedomoski " only 21 children out of 100 51-
tending school in Russia are girls. The proportibC
e 0
varies with the religion. Thus of PrOteStantl
number was greatest, viz., 45.4 per cent.; of Jews, 341 '
per cent.; and of Roman Catholics, 14.4 per cent.
number is lowest amongsrGreeleCittholics, viz., 12*°
per cent.
THE COAL TRADE.—Mr, J. B. Scott, in his report OR
the coal trade for May, says that, during that reoutbi
501,664 tons were brought into London by rail an„
canal, against 561,650 at the same date last year. r rt
the five months of the current year the total brag°
into London by rail and canal was 2,878,922 tons, a
87,160 tons more than in the same period of last year'
ANOTHER "NATIVE V/LIAGE."--" An Indian Natil
Village" is to be established in Regent-street 11ei"
November for the purpose of affording to the Eng'
public some idea of the manners, customs, industries,
and amusements of the natives of India. Sir George
Birdwood, C. 5.1., of the India Office, has accepted the
office of art director of the proposed exhibition. 9
will be modelled upon that of the Japanese Village.
STUDY Cc SANSKRlT..—Proposals have lately bee°'
made to the Madras Government with a view to eus°ll'
raging the study of Sanskrit for law purposes. TheY
include making Sanskrit compulsory for law degrees'
at the University and for various legal appointraentt
While the Government has refused to santion theo,l"
has agreed to consider the question of making,dan
annual allotment for the publicaticn of Sanskrit Dl°°'
THE OFFICE OF FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY... 7
Since the accession of George I. the post of First TO'
of the Treasury has been filled during 64 years by we°.
hers of the Upper House, and during 107 by members
of the House of Commons. Under her present MajestY,
the Premiership has been 15 years with the Peers
33 with the Commons. Of the 32 statesmen placed
the head of the Treasury between 1714 and 1885, 2'7
either enjoyed or were in the succession to hereditarl
titles at the time of their elevation. The other four'
Walpole, Addington, Canning, and Disraeli.
A MALICIOUS ACT.—At the summer exhibition of the -
Bristol Fine Art Academy it was found that sera!
malicious person had run a small thorn stake throug"
a figure subject called the Soudanese Gourd-carver, bn/
Mr. T. Protheroe, a Bristol artist. The thorn had heti,.
driven through the canvas and was projecting fronl
nose of the figure when the mutilation was discover ,
It
by Mr. Woodberry, the assistant secretary.
believed to have been done late in the evening. and Wsi
discovered early next morning. Nothing is known °
the perpetrator of the malicious act.
LAST WEEK'S WRECKS.—Nine British, two helg
steamers and 15 foreign owned vessels were reported as_
actual shipwrecks last week, making. the total for the
year 542. Of the British, four (sailers) went down ° h
the British Isles, including two by collision. A Bri,t's
sailer and two foreign sailers were destroyed by ure'
two British and two Norwegian abandoned at se:
Lives lost 132, of which 127 went down in a Frell,"
gunboat Corresponding week of last year: Wree'''r
21; total for year, 780; by collision, 2. Lives, 76.
CORN AVERAGES.—The following are the aver°‘
prices of British corn for last week, as received
the inspectors and officers of Excise: Wheat, 33s-
barley, 28s. 2d.; oats, 225. 4d. per imperial qr. e°r„..
spending week last year: Wheat • 37s Od. ,• her'''
275. lid.; oats, 225. 4d. f Idr'
AN OLD POST OFFICE SERVANT.—The death o
James Deacon, the chief messenger to her Majes,tY„
Postmaster-General, occurred as Godolphin-road, Siac%
herd's bush, on Sunday morning, after nearly 00
weeks' illness. The deceased gentleman, Who, was lc at
known and greatly respected, first entered the r,'77t7t,
Office service over 45 years ago, and was in his 6tej
year. He was one of the few persons living conne°
with the old twopenny postage service and the esteq,
lishing of the penny post. He had until quite recell'
attended his duties regularly.
THE ALBERT PALACE.—The Council of the ---k„lbe.„Dget
Palace have in contemplation a series of corneett3-0
in connection with those special industries whim the
identified with certain towns and counties in nre
United Kingdom, at which prizes for the best w-isl
executed in the Palace will be given. The sPefeao.
feature of these exhibitions will be the actual manni
ture of the articles by the various handicraftsrohelen',„,
the presence of the public, an additional interest
given each trade competition by-loan collecti a
on
examples of early English work.
THE GERMAN ARMY.—The German Minister of Wdel
has prepared several measures in view of the inteneed,
augmentation of the army of Germany. It is prop°
in the first place, to increase the standing army frl'ed
418,000 to 480,000, in accordance with the estirne',.,,
growth of the population. The artillery is to he "o'f
creased by the creation of two new batteries in each ig
the 19 army corps of the German army. Besides th
tho number of guns in each battery, which is noW for
when not mobilised, is to be permanently raised to El;
Finally, the formation of some new cavalry regirne°_:,
is in contemplation. They are to complete the organi
sation of the 15th Army Corps (Alsace-Lorraine),
now receives its cavalry from the 18 other army corps
the German army.
f the
DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS.-000 0. :0
most ancient of the few remaining old housesott' s
Lambeth will shortly go the way of its more fan' to
neighbour and contemporary—the Swan. It is close„
the waterside, being No. 157 in Lambeth-road, for
mar,v
Chinch-street, and over the wide entrance into Svire;
'
(or Palace) Yard. The large room which eceuPote
nearly all the first floor, has served for a convent's. 0
and is said to have been used by Bunyan on the occsfoir°J,
of his evangelistic visit to thia.quarter from Bed, '„,,se,
Adjoining No. 157 is the cleared site of the °"0 of
pulled down some three years since, reputecll9 °n
the earliest public-houses established in Londco
"Builder." 11efr

A NEW Exrrosrvn.—A Swedish engineer, „00
SjOberg, has produced a new expbsive, which be
romite, and with which experimeats have just tag
made at the fortress of Waxholm. The rnanufss_%.o-,
clamp that the explosive may be manufactured vioao
out any elaborate machinery; that it cannot eIP
even when closely confined, except when ignite%;rest,
that it cannot freeze; while its strength is veri°ole,
and its cost small. lihe experiments carried 011' e
with a breech-loader discharging shells to a distal/cots
1090 yards, all the shells exploding with great e A
whilst the blasting operations were most successino
number of engineers and military officials witnessedaets rt.
experiments, which were declared highly satis
—‘ Iron." of
STRONG BEER.--The following " Vindicatioufo
Strong Beer" was writran two centuries ago by "Ail of
lific 'Anon," to defend "the distressed com Pas,
,7 ea i
brewers" against teetotal fanatics. " England, or
the author, if cut off from wine hath whereat td(i)tiest
)oice. For of hopps and mault, our native cointae 9ot
and therefore more agreeable to the constitutiatheer
our native inhabitants, may be made such strong :vll
f
as that it may serve instead of sack if authority re
think fit." Thence, he remarks, wouldgfitsf
increase of tillage and of hop-gardens, to the be
the industrious farmer, the revenue of the nobilitYLD-
the poor people whose food affords them little nen„
ment, and is indeed sometimes dangerous, 24 is
combined with beer well infused with hops, " fot
more powerful to expel poisonous infection than "
publicly known or taken notice of." the
THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The additions de
Zoological Gardens during the past week fselugick
white-fronted Capuchin monkey from South -03;acitis
presented by Mr. E. Luxmore Marshall; s_lxllo;,9
monkey from India, presented by Mr. A. Pri"b" 10'
martinique Gallinule captured at sea, presenteu 3100
G. S. Webb; two grey-breasted parrakeets froni ses4
Video, presented by Miss Buist ; a red and blue 000;
from Brazil, presented by Mr. J. W. Beswiok Dlr•
a yellow conure from Venezuela, presented litlea 14,
Albert H: Nicholson; abarn owl, British, presenr,eetrs'
Mr. W. Ostle; an msculapian snake from ,usra;
Europe, presented by Miss Lenox Conroe, . tic°
domestic sheep from Somali Land, depositedntor
larger tree ducks from India, two Gould's rii,lo3oo,
two great cyclodus, two carpet snakes, three lots '
snakes from New South Wales, received in exe ;0 tile
a Japanese deer, and three pigmy hogs, born •
gardens. leberar
THE SUMTER " OnaPuic."—The summer ntt
the " Graphic " compares favourably with itsrife jots,
cessors. The principal story is contributed by
"Hugh Conway," the popular author of
...retort
Back," and the chief illustration by M. De eatl
tee gt•
whose premature death has also been,
announced. Garriston's Gift" is the title rotor
Conway's story, which abounds with inte 50°
episodes and mirthful incidents. There
amusing contributions pleasantly illustra,roclej
Caldecott, and a picturesque tour called the "ogforte
ings of the Beetle '—the roving insect being 611,13 s
pair-oared gig. The large coloured picture bY idsto!S
M. De Neuville represents a soldier of tb,e seblev/.
bathing the wounded foot of his charger. Slue ;
is treated with tenderness and expression. ,rbe
_dfs';
FOREIGN LIVE STOCK AND FRESH MEAT." tbe
lowing steamers arrived at Liverpool duringAreerl";i3
week with live stock and fresh meat from 4:ttle s;5O
and Canadian ports: The Kansas, with 642 C',;vith
940 quarters of beef ; the Lake Champlab39
cattle, 547 quarters of beef, and 40 carcases
the Montreal, with 401 cattle; the British Frlterld,
1020 quarters of beef; the Celtic, with 780 %tool?,
beef and 100 carcases of mutton; and the f cnattoo/
with 2720 quarters of beef and 475 carcases6o
The total imports, which amounted to 1323 Ott, oao,bo
quarters of beef, and 615 carcases of Eautt°„Bl, of
large decrease in comparison with the arri‘ 40
preceding week. forPlo
gari
PENJDEH AND ITS INHABITAWTS.--''rryi''A Thilps O.s
Penjdeh is inhabited by some 7500 families
rtir
(says the "Graphic") who are not subject t 0 ,ofiee0„01
head chief, but are mostly ruled by various, 'theroer
headmen. A good many Jews live arnougs_le no 0:01
are the principal shopkeepers, while they li:1;000 7ao
slaves than a few captured years agumhas sarilo',ooo,o
women, now settling down as wives. hie-L
nrosgeo Cu'
Calcutta " Englishman " tells us, are rsy"" 'and Ise"
and possess over half a million of ssbeefrPble,ll33tll
camels. Their kibitkas are very eta "°"a
beisg
hung with rich carpets, this manufacture
chief industry. The women go about freelve f ,Pirr
and the children—very English lookiUg .00 tias, (Of
spirits. One of the officers of the blirchiliiiVibe
quently to scatter small coin among
which they scrambled in true English u ,rbe
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elders looked on and enjoyed the fel:" 1011dVIr
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longing to the Mission- espeel•ally thetr a_;
fox terriers—excited roars of laughter ale Fr
natives, as they formed such a contras? -
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