The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00


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Arrangement.; are proceeding satisfactorily for the
Reform holiday which is to be held here on the 3rd
of ntyPinontls Sir Richard Mayne having point-blank
refuserany assistance towards the regulation of the
procession, the working men who get up this demon.
etration have been thrown on their own rear-mews. This,
I think, is as it should be. Ido not see how Sir
Richard could officially recognise the demonstration,
and hitt declaration that he will do his best to preserve
the peers and interfere if it is broken. appears to me to
be the proper attitude to assume. Ido not look for.
ward B,tlent9oreach of Oh.- proem. Whstever opinion
may be held as to the propriety of men meeting in
such fittest-1, the prevailing impression is that they
not onlvdlo not wish any disturbance, Nit that they will
do their utmost to avoid one. Their chisif difficulty will
los flypast& teturhe in London. who unhappily are very
numerous, but who care nothing for Reform or anti-
Reform, merely looking out for an opportunity to
" and plunder," as the old song tautologically
pats it; and in nticination of which, a deputation
from. the Trades Reform Demonstration Committee
applied to the Home Secretary on Tuesday, last, for
permission to have special constables sworn in from
their own body. They stated that they had been
indnced to do no because Sir Richard Mayne had
informed them that he could not aid them in the
maintenance of order; and that although they could
setture the quietude of their own body they were afraid
of the interference of "rough'." Sir Richard
Mayne (who was pre ent) erplained that he had said
he could not interfere to prevent other persons from
wring the streets while the procession palmed ; brit the
police would, of crier., do their hest to maintain the
public peace. Mr. Walpole said that special constables
could not he sworn in unless some creditable persons
would make affidavit before a magistrate that they
feared tumult, riots, and felony were likely to take
place. He was sure the depntation wouldnot say that
thee entertained any such apprehensions, and their
request, therefore, could not be granted.
Some time ego there was a fire in the Hampstead
road, London, in which three children lost their lives.
It was stated at the time that tholes lives might have
been saved had it not been for the ridiculous and cruel
conduct of the police, who prevented persons
going in to save the unfortunate children. The
verdict of the jury had scarcely been given to
this effect before news came of another similar
affair in Hall. At a fire there two girls, one sixteen
and the other twelve, were burnt to death. For a
long time the police made no effort to reach the chil-
dren, and forcibly brought back two men who tried to
do ; these men being actually taken into custody
for making the attempt a second time. There is
another statement that I find it diffioult to believe—
that it wan not till the fire escape had been three-
quarters of an hour before the house that it was placed
against the building in the attempt (too late) to save
life. In due time a police inspector ascended the fire
escape and found the dead bodies of the two giro.
Now even supposing that there is some exaggeration
here, it is evident that the conduct of the police at
fires requires to be closely watched. It is not go
much the men as the system that is at fault.
Their orders are, when a fire breaks out, to
allow any one to come out of the house, but not hi
permit any one to go in till the arrival of the engines,
when the hones is supposed to be in charge of the
firemen. This order in founded on the fact that when
a house is burning if the doors are opened there is an
immediate current of air which fosters the tire ; but
sorely life is not to be swell:Led to this isolated fact
Philological dissensions and verbal criticism are
always amusing to a large class, and the last instance
ot this is worth reference. The Times lately criti-
cised severely the Archbishop of Canterbury's English,
as displayed in his thanksgiving for the removal of
the cattle plague. The Primate spoke of "the remnant
of our flocks and herds." Hereupon the Than.
three was ponderously critical. The remnant! it
exclaimed, "why even of ihe oxen arid cows only
254,000 were lost out of 4,785.836, ant the remnant
therefore were no fewer than 4,531,836, a rather
large remnant sutely !" The Pall Mall npon this
truthfully remarked, that the remnant WaS the re-
maining part, whether little or big. But the Spectator
brings an argument to bear upon this which is um
anewerable, ft appositely quotes a passage from
Leviticus, wh. re it is ordered that the worshipper who
bringe a sin offer:ng is to take the tenth port of an
ephah of fine flour, and tlie priest is to burn a handful
of it, and the remnant shall be the priest's as a meat
offering. I could easily add other Passage, from the
Bible and Shakespeare in proof of this. The fact is
that the word remnant, like many other " English"
Words, ica pure Latin word, and is frequently used in
an incorrect sense; but that the Archbishop of
Canterbury, imbued as he is with chemical
learning, has used it in its original, and there-
fore proper, sense. A remarkable instatee of the
change in the meaning of swede is to be lotted in the
Prayer Book, "Prevent rm. 0 L .rd, in ad our doings." I
This prevent is simply preve.io, to go before, i.e., to
.It is • Heat pity that we do not keep more to
themental meaning ot word.; but regrets on this sub-
act are merely imutimental. All the argument in the
week isles, powerful e • met .

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rwe deem if right to state that we d 5 not at ala thnes Masi* . ..- •
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ourselves with our egprepondent's °atria:iv:l 1 A Ferii Angila.—A Woman, named Morris.
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wag azirgiii tted age trial from the Hamtuersniith police
neat is Mason to hope that the Government has court, Ililn•lon, on Saturday, for attempting to murder
emcoedriti overcoming a 11;;eate'ned difficulty with her ownachilch awinteHigent little- girl, nix years of age.
.America in relation to the American Fenians sem The child gave her evidence with remarkable
ta,r,kaaab,iceiciifimetzi
enneed to death for invading Canada. The lives of in
nt
saotreatrisellManhel• ropoouthergtsimkmoht•
liquid from a bottle,
these insane blunderm-s it is said, are to be spared ; told the child to drink it. As the child hesitated, the
but it would seem that the difficulty conquered for the ,prisatter dipped a bun into the rtuti and made her eat
time in Canada is starting up afresh in Ireland. Arrests 1 pied& e lltertiog th oces
is a slow prsethe inhuman
of men and sorixe,rea of arms constitute very disquieting Ehicetruilla.l4 t child's meseCana robed her with
Mid en left Igen. Thith illronithettFerhat
news, and there seems little probability of the email>. hia twit:Aye or, and. this no jdoubt davcd her life.
liehment of peace till there has been one terrible blo* • k .P6l'tf Sas hart beenimilled'burrld her clothes.
inflicted la ja 4atgue& culLecueuupe,.. no E,puin. The child was afterwards found by the police, and the
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apfiear cletWri m mother prehended. -nined not to Tea wisdom except under '
chasti - ' TrIE VALUE OF AN EYE—The affair of the
sement. '
. young Prince of Monaco is again to occupy the atten-
Her Mmeggirma. e. necedinw-to present arrafigementa, he- t Jlll4.lnAdjewrit!s a Voris correspondent). You
to co to Osborne on the 18th of December, and on the will remember t at toe young prince,
,while crossini
the courtyard of the Seminary de la Chapelle, after
:10th will inaugurate the Paine* Consort Statue in haying been pipes watit , att examination, took up a
WolverUmptom but nothing is said about any in. pebble and threivit in the air. The pehbfe, tinfor-
tended sojoimpattalitercleigginvo Palace, which appears tunately, hit one of the boys in the eye. Ile WWI
to be quiost abapdoned. The imposing character of ?bilged to remain in his bed one monthj and has been
the NVliilverbamjiton eererriony and the presence rlf ill for the last year. Ile has not lost Ilk eye, but the
royal family, membent Of, .. .As, Callinet Minis. eight is consitivably.Mjureil. Young. Yvonnean
aeveraL, in payment for the eye the sum of 11001. in
tern. &c.. Ertrie peoeile talking of the probability of hat cal, ap4 ripllf, peneion.as indemnification, for the
Majesty openir, g Parlia MM
ment in person. ' Nothing. time he has
at iring his Milers. M. La'chausi 14 re-
however. is lunowuoin the Mibject, and ral that is left LMall as counsel cfcluvnos,el,l f:7 the n‘litentrth it!phceirtanzartanwiiril
for loyal evitijdets is to hope that the-Queen may see shortly come before the First Chamber. Certainly,
fit to do so. if M. lachaad Men:ales 'the` jury, as he micceeds in
doing in nine cages out of ten, that his c'ient has in right
If anyone will take the pains to read the nranerong
to the sums he claims, it is hard lined for the father of
voyal sql/fhrs that have lately been
.made on the open- the young prince, and none of us would like to have to
iing • f sundry f ,eginlatyres he will find that one subject " fork oge", 605., ande2sot. per year, because one boy
is common to them allaiany 're•orcaniaation, and we threw a pebble in the air for want of a •mething better
r .Still,to have one's eyesight injured for life ia
know that this antiect Woccupying tife attention of the
nt°od tiifling consideration.
Emperor of the , French and the King of Prussia.
ANOTWER TELEORAIIIIC iFEST.-1 he London
There is little doubt also that it will Occupy the attn.
correspondent of the Lirerpool Journal bays :
tinn of our own'Perliament tiext Session, luidahe report Aew weeks ago I retailed the true story of the Glasgow
Of the Army Recruiting Commission way be regarded newspaper correspondept In kondon, sett° telegraphed to
as 4 ei•ageSoegriti:of this disCciesiop. 'The diell Miter. of 91
j,on .%',7 „Twt:2erwtht.rlrTti'ch.totr7lsTrgoMeanrw'rac'evralinif;
keeping num euggilyof.),` food dor powder "is one that kno4ins, a Ith news tote seat Sorb by special wire That
must he met and grappled with; and along With this stoyrent nateoaneg:Lepy..o•rse =t,e,::,and
~.,jvit: as
ht,zi,i,s,..au.ge
question Milt crlati anothee, which in fiee is hut the 11:id,ms accident, and A cdeereptlnderit was telegraphed Ini
develvpme.nt If the same qoestion. Are but' retionro.s, eutiestt all the London Awe and ..end It ,own hy wire. and
. he di.l it. lhe Stott:man, the (.1.1,,er Herald, and other
consiaenne the increased demand for aimar and the cowry papers now meat the plan of renting •aneeial wire,
incresaintntide of eirdscratiol, equal to the demand for and.they make a.great.uss alit at an enormous esnettee•
a sufficient force to protect India and the coihnies an RELICS FROM A F FOG i N !STAN .—" Notes and
-well . the home country? The whole subject will Queries" of October 13th published descriptions of
probably utzleulgo carettil examination next Session, 'at five en reeved sten& supposed ltp be seals of flicers
Mi w'idsherl in Xffghanistan. which had been, -p
trans-
Parliament, and we may look for eome proposal founded Mitit!4.l to us from Simla by Major-General H. Con'
on this rehoet, being made by General Peel, and pro- ningham and Mr. Bayley, with the view to their being
bahly a ye?* vigorous opposition on the part of the ideetified and restored to the representatives of the
Radical fairly. Offieers in question. Thanks to the publicity given to
' thearticle in question by the newspapers Notcs and
Some little time ago her Majesty paid a flying visit Quagies has the satisfaction of announcing that no
to L ;felon to watch the proem.sa of the Albert leg than four out of the.; five have been placed in
Memorial' in Hyde Park: It would almost appear as m#l et. le
ilsthe,eeltre. a'on,glalwlermanyseatal e,.lnonfgrionng; tiuti:owizenl
if nothing would cause the Queen to abandon her a p ...tier in the year 1812. and has been restored to
seclusion but, something connected with the memory that officer. No. 2 was the seal of Major General
of the Prince Consort. At Wolverhampton the G. od Eljihinstone, who died a prisoner in Affshanistan. It
people are all' in high glee because her Majesty has harcbeen placed in the hands of his nej•hew and retire-
promised to come and inaugurate the statue ath sys,nnstiagtnivel. Lord Enitittitinne.ger, NO. 3 belonged to
sth Bengal Native
Prince in the warket-place of that busy tow-n. Liver. Infantry, who was killed in the retreat from Kabul
pool and Manchester most be somewhat jealous of in 181' It hats been restored to his sisters. No. 5
WolvMhampton when they remember the result of helOnged to Captain Daniel Shaw, 54th Bengal
their application to the royal family on similar ores. ' Native Infantry, who was killed at Bootkahk in the
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Mona. The Queen has in such matt. retreat, !wen much his brothrom Kabul, 1841-2, and has been restored to
er:
kinder to Sontland than to England; but perhaps our
UNINTENDED HUMOUR. —There is a trifle of
turn may come before long,
unconscious humour in the following grave statement
Perhaps it will be scarcely too Wrong to use the from the Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin '—"The. statement
hackneyed expression that the eves of Europe are upon ft ftohrteuinteoP:S grn.dGreWillthteofslinPisotrdwqiWitziligs
Italy. or to "ay that the eyes of Italy are noon Rome. salary never exceeded six hundred dollars per annum,
The circular which Baron Dicasoli has issued to the gives the idea that this large sum was saved from that
prefects, and the official utterances of France, founded income. This is incorrect. Though always very coons-
upon it, have been attracting. and still will attract the initial, the foundation of Mr. Gillette's fortune was his
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attention of most thoughtful men. The purport of the wifeproperty." The above is perfectly lucid and en-
Baron's out-spoken document may be briefly stated
Tissue PAPER A Z.ACTHSTITUTE FOR LINT.—
thus—that the Pope will in a short time h g
e left to his
s The au eonsi ft A4Vienna have eml' 10Y ed, with much
own devices ; that if he can preserve his temporal suceess,the white unaized paper known as Papier
power, well and rood, but that he must not look for Joseph, for dreseing wounds. It has all the properties
external aid; and that the priest party most look of lint, audio towns it may be obtained in large glum.
neither for martyrdom nor privileges. Naturally !live:ins:nee: 711.7. pi
tri7. Innote ye ehr.y.
gwe.Tni,xt,t,..ll
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th;is
enough, therefore, crest anxiety is felt relative to the water; it is a had conductor of heat, and preserves, in
operation of the Convention by which in a few weeks consequence, the wounds from atmospheric influence.
the French troops will be withdrawn from Rome, arid From its absorbent nature, it sucks up the matter,
already people are speculating whether the Pope will maintains the wounds in a state of dryness, favourable
to healing and it maybe used in certain
find a,rlfuge in Spain or Prussia, the sovereigns of both circumstances
more advan' tageourily even than lint.
conntrigs having offered him an asylum, or whether, -
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like so many refugees of leerier note, he will come tO A Cceg It xe.N.—The Washington . Chronicle"
tells a story of the commanding officer of a cavalry
Eneiend; or again, whether he will meek a home in , force sent to Texas soon after the cloae of the war.
Malta. I The General was a great admirer of fast horses, and
, ovule 1 one "a little faster than any other animal of
the kind in the State." While at Houston he secured
a match with a native who had a very fart horee.
The General and h;a officers had just drawn bWO
months' pay, and bet the while of it and all they could
borrow on the result. When the time for the race
arrived, the native prof eased to be anxious to pay
forfeit, but the offioara would not listen to it, and tinaily
he sigr,e4 to make the start, provided the General
would allow him to examine the horse he was to rim
against. This request was readily granted, and the
native led the horse up and down the first quarter,
and raid he was ready to make the start. To the
astonishment of all concerned, the General's hoz.oe
was beaten. Sub...fluently they ascertained that their
favourite had been chloroformed by the Tex!. Yankee!
Several of the officers bad just been ordered to
Washington to be mustered out, and as the Texan
had got all the money in the camp, their departure
was delayed until another day.
AN EXTRADITION Casts.- -The Frankfort
'Europe gays that an English detective police-officer
has arrested at Hombourg a colonel in the Britirsh army,
who served with distinction in the Crimean war, in
which he lost an arm. The colonel, who filled the
poet of quartermaater in Canada, has, it a.m., lost in
play the funds confided to him by the Government,
and sought refuge in Europe, where he was arrested,
and the English Government demanded that he ghoul.'
he given uo to them under the treaty of extradition.
The Pelagian Government refu.es to give him up, his
father having offered to reimburse the money lust by
his son.

Hirrino 134 CH !—A lady haying come out in
a newapaper in defence of tilting hoope, the Louisville
Coiner "hits back" thus—
It Is not because the ladies chow their legs; this Is haln-
tually cone by the worn of many nat.cns, and I, not
ceased]) indelicate. hut the tilting hop makes pretence
of covrring the less as thongh on. shoold nay, lam snow
hut you what I ought not to." If the Wiles wi:l wear abort
dresses instead of wearing long dresses froped up awl held
'unit. sensPle men will tind no fault. We are glad to learn
that t',e Eastern ladles wear pantalettes. Oar ladles nilght
very properly adopt the habit.
A PHASE OF LONDON Lirs.—The death of a
woman unknown in a " fourpenny lodging-house "
near the City-road, London, led to an inquest, and some
curious revelations respecting establishment* of that
kind. The keeper of it was a blind man, and it was
managed by his wife, who was the principal witness.
She wore eight gold avedding.rings, but explained that
she had not been married eight times, and added,
" gold rings are always handy if you happen to want
money." She had not taken the name of the deceased
because it was not usual exoept the inspector came to
ask questions, "when an accident like a murder" bad
taken place, or children had been atolen. Thirty-two
or thirty-three persona lodged every night, who paid
fourpence each. Many came at night and left in the
morning, awl she- never saw them more. The in-
spector said the lodging-house was as respectable as
any other of the kind, and he had no fault to find with
it.

THE Pors's lleaurn.—The Roman correspom
dent of the Daily News says that the Pope is in excel-
lent health, and to all appearance in ex.llent spirits.
Tne malady which distressed and weakened him two
years ago has disappeared, and he is now Singularly
vigorous and active for a men of 78. Every day he
transacts business, receives visitors, arid takes regular
walking exercise beyond the gates, attended by his
customary suite, who find it no easy work to keep up
with him as he walks at a good sound constitutional
pace. Some days since he received Lord Clarendon,
who remained with him an hour, and was so delighted
With the interview that he came out exclaiming,
there is a true sovereign, indeed! "—so at least the
story runs about the Vatican.
A. Foii K TO MATCH .—'l he German journals
relate the following anecdote :
risxhanten is one of the snlinrha of Frankfort, and Is partly
occutdr-1 by gardeners, who are cnioniere,i, rightly, or wrongly,
clownish lot. When the Prussian troops entered the
city every house wan obliged to hilet one or two soldiers. The
inhabitants of Slexhausen acquitted themselves of this duty
with a very had grace, arid one of them showed such plant-
test signs of towards his guest thot the latter, when
he sat down to dinner, placed his sword 'nibs table by his
sloe, With a very signiticont gesture. The countryman sato
nothing, but left the room and returned in • moment with
an enormous pitchfork, which he laid down beside the sword.
The soldier flushed up with auger, but the other quietly
observed, I thought that for so h g • knife a big fort was
required ; if you like we can each wake use of our Owe Im-
plement." - This was all the satisfacilon the son of Mars
could obtain, so he thought flt te put his sword away ins
corner of the kitchen, While the other Withdrew the
pitchfork.
BKOINNING BUSIINSSB I.7aDKR DITFICtILTItE.
! The revelations which the affidavit of Mr. John
Henry Gurney has made public as to the inception of
Overend Gurney, arid Company (Limited) are very ex- •
traordinary, It appears that at the time of the transfer
of the bu.mess from the old firm to the new, there were
certain "advances of an exceptional character" ex-
isting on which a very large loss was anticipated.
Thee advances amounted to three millions and a half
sterling, and the estimated loss was 2,788,0001. The
list of the fortunate reeeivers of these enormous
advances is most remarkable. The first is the defunct
Galway Packet scheme, who were debtors to the great
I.ombard-street firm for no less than 839,3441., four.
fifths of which num was an estimated kiss. Then the
Millwall Ironworks Company appears all having re-
ceived 422,0001., all of whirh is set down as a had debt.
When money was lavished 110 recklessly on such con-
cerns as the Atlantic Royal Mail Packet Company
and the others named in the affidavit, it is not at all
surprieing that a collapse was imminent, and that the
formation of the new company only postponed for a
little the inevitable result.
AN A MOST IN IRPLAND.—HOW well the Irish
consrahulary can do their dirty in the presence of large
crowds of rather Unfriendly people was shown at
Dro,4lsecia the other day. Early in the forenoon a
mounserl policeman galloped into the town by the
Dohiin road and drew up at the rihnstabulary station.
Soon after the whole of the constabulary in the town
were put under arms andplaces near the shore. This movement created
march.d to the .pray and to Other
',mob escitxtuent, and towards noon thorn were fully
MOO PfinOTIO alamblad at the quay, At about a

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