The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-22 00:00:00

direction of the Arc de Triomphe. Howe tusrhiers rOUSe
curiosity. They are ahle-bodled seamen They carry lore
cavalry swords, awl are charged with the trmendsilon of
dtspatchea^ Aod so on day by rimy this tall talking goal

visimca THE NUNNERIES AND CHURCHES.
" Having pPlaged the churches and arrested all the priests,
we are row turning our attention to nuns and nunneries—
several of the letter MMus already fallen a prey to our love
for filthy lucre. The I (Invent of Sucre Conir was visited to-
day by the mobo,raey. The Ladies Superior nottle their
escape disguleed es servants; the cashbox, not bang able to
fan w suit, was pilleged. So feral any scruples with respect
to committing sacrilege are concerned, they never enter the
heads of the gentlemen who now rule tails with a rod of
ken. Sacking a church Is a duple performance when you
only know the way to met about it. Take for Instance the
dlegracst al AOOllO In the Church of Roch yesterday
(April 14th). A detachment of the National Guard sur-
rounded the sacred edifice; • Commissary of Police, secure-
-11.1131011 by acme kindred titegracee to humanity, marched In.
hat on bead, and ordered everybody to leave the church.
A friend of tube, who wart passieg et the time, approached
the duo?; he was met by altyon et, and • Oa no passe pas.'
Anxious to see the scene within, he Insisted that he wished to
I eider to order to bring Ms mother out. 'We shall do no
harm to your mother,' was the reply ; she cm come out with
the rest.' My friend persisted, and at last obtallied ingress.
The scene within the building was truly disgraceful. The
National (Mardi aud the molt Isere running riot It. tile Church
of God ; the Commleeary swaggering at.out with hat on head,
and girt with a tremendous scarlet scarf. Ode woman, to her
praise be It said, had suiliclesit courage to Pay that pewee
should ri move their hate when In a ehureb. The Citoym
Commiesaire roared,' I suppose that can do as I choose Pas
d*observation. Everybody must turn out of the church ; the
doors mud be locked. I have come to take Immo papers, mint
wish to be alone." Do not take anyth' ug else,' retorted
the woman. • Pas iTobseruation.' howled l.rth the Com-
nessatre ; "clear the buttes" So the house was cleared and
the doors wire closed, and the Communists left to pillage at
their leisure. In the Street a large crow ti had collected,
which Included mew, nf the respectable class. A W0111&11
suddenly pointed to in respectable staid.Lmking iinityldital,
and deelartd that lie was a priest. It Is possible that he
was. No one could have blamed him for having been at-
tracted to the spot whets he hesrd that his church was betng
sacked. No 0110 should be astopished that he, knowing the
Intolerance of the armed peril colors of the priesthood, had
preferred to cast cif the well-known and hated costume of
his °nice, and appear in a dress under which he hoped to
escape notice. A yell, a 000 tof execration—and the dis-
guised priest was sorted by National hoards, aunt dragged in
triumph from the spot. Then, however, appeared the first
sign of reaction In favour of priesthood which has yet been
noticed The woman who had denounced him was in her
turn attacked by the bystanders, many of whim w.-re rest-
dents in the neighbourhood. Outraged by seeing their
priest arrested, they abused and beat hor, and she was forced
to thy tor life. Subseniuently two othiT priests were arrested "
—Correspondent of Daily Telegraph.