The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-23 00:00:00

lIETWIroLITAN TABMINACLP.

The Rev. NE wman flail, conductin the Sunday evening
service before a vast and densely crowded congregation, of
not fewer than seven thousand souls, offered up a forveut
prayer of thanksgiving and hope for the recovery of the
Prince. In the course of his sermon the rev, preacher Im-
pressed upon his audience that, though great and royal, and
3oung and strong, the Prince of Wales had keen very near
death, and that the lesson to he derived from this was,
that they should not postpone until the time of sickness
and delirium that repentance which should be sought in the
days of life.

PRO-CIIIIEDIUL, ICENsIWGTO!f.

At the Pro. Cathedral, Kensington, Monsignor Cape], In
concluding his sermon. said, wi.h referonoe to the Prince of
Wales's sickness, that blod hae in part heard their prAyers,
awl they should extend them further They should ask the
Alinighty.that the present national feeling should slot ter-
minate in mere idle synipathy, but should he the arising in
all hearts of a greater devotion to the authority which (mod
had placed over them, and a determination to stem the
terrible tide of revolution and anarchy which elsewhere Imd
done so much mischief. They should pray God thst, in
restoring the Ileir-Apparout to health, his sickness should
Set prose to be mato death, but unto life--a life of virtue, of
earnestness, identifying Itself with his subjects, and with
those interests necessary in upholding and strengthening
government.

The lad Charles Meng died after midnight on Sunday night
Thu severity od the pulmonary .natestlon was such that he
succumbed to its fatal influence. Ile was a weakly lad, and
bad been previously dibilitated generally and locally by
bronchitis. Ills relatives had been gathered around luni, he
had received constant and highly skilled medical care and
nursing. and every comfort bad from the first been supplied
without stint. his ease had aroused the warmest synunithy,
which the Queen, the Princess of Wales, and other members
of the Royal family testified by gracious and frequent
personal visits. on Monday the Queen slot Prince's., and
members of the family, visited the relatives, and spoke to
them on the subject of their kiss with all their usual kind-
ness and sympathy.

THE WAGON DEPARTURE.
Linn, Tueaday.
The Queen left punctually at noon, in a Royal special train
of four saloon carriages. She was accompanied by the
Princess Louise and attended by the Duchess of Roxburgh.
and Colonel Ponsonby, and drove to the station in an open
carriage, accompanied by the Princess Alice And Prince
Louis of Hesse. General Sir Wiliiau,, K no!lye was also in
attendance. There were collected at and near the station a
number of residents and cottager. of the neighbourhood,
SIM many of the townspeople if Lynn, who had driven over
to have the satisfaction of offering their mute congrati,
'talon. to the Queen on the haml circumstances by
which her retuni from Sandringham to Windsor was
marked. tler Majesty acknowledged repeatedly the
respectful salutations of those wbo waited on the roads
and tboae wlw were admitted to the station. The Royal
party were visibly in good health and spirits, and while the
train was preparing to move off the Queen stood near the
window of the saloon, graciously bowing ii, thotm who
stood tineoverell on the platform. The Princess Louise
leaned from the whitlow, chatting with her sister, till the
train left, when Plince Lonk and Princess ghee of Hesse
monuted a light phaeton, and Prince Louis drove lila wife
back to Sandringham. The scene was one which forcibly
contrasted by it. brightness and gladnese with that of the day
of the Queened arriveL

The London correspondent of the Gaidoix mayB:—" Here
we have the speettele of a real nation kneeling to the
Almighty and pr.ying that the days cd their hiture
Sovtrei,ii in.y be prolonwed. l,rrrrily incittinge are in-
tennided, the home is darkened, life is in .otile degree sirs-
perrrtert lean attention is given to lainintss, and newnpapeen
have dropped polities. anal tor a week The Times luis had
bid one or two leaders, and the subject all was the same
. . . . .

the Prim. of Wake. For the last to,, irights, &spite the
Intense cob], crowds have garb. red at liarlbonnigh those
to obtain the latest accounts from Sandringham. 'the police
were obliged to arrange a queue, that all might in their turn
he able to read the latest bulletins. In these crowds, con--
lowed of Pt 1430119 if all ranks, imly expreasions of sorrow and
regard were to he heard. It seemed as If it were a part 4.1
Eneland itself that was about to be violently snatched away.
This England, which we were toll was ready to become a
Republic, with+ was accused of despising It princes, and
of having got rid of all ita old fashioned ideas of loyalty—
guise and see it to-day, note It. grief, mil ho instructed.'