The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-29 00:00:00

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It is settled that the general census of India .
be taken in November next, as was at that Intended.
The Glasgow papers notice a rumour that a girl has
eloped from that city with—not one, but three lovers !
In a fight in New York, recently, two men clinched,
ant, falling on a child, killed it.
A Western (American) railroad advertises that each
train carries a coroner and six jurymen for the convenience
of the passengers.
It is suggested that the new flag of France shall be a
red eagle m a white flag, and that the eagle shall be impressed
upon all pieces of tuoney.
Mary Earnest, Of Michigan, has died, aged Mt
Before 'her death she ma.le the remark, " I guess the Lord
has forgotten me. and left me on the earth."
The Battle of Dorking has at length been put to the
eredit of Colonel George thesney, the author of Indian
Petit.
It is understood that another Atlantic cable is about
to be constructed in connection with the others already in
existence.
The continuance of wet weather 00-ices rise to con-
siderable apprehensiom respecting the harvest in Ireland.
The potato blight to reported to have appeared in Kilkenny
Govermnent, it is thought, will add an advertising
department to the pestotnee—admitting the insertion of
small advertisements in the date stamps, suit even on the
The latest ballot novelty proposed is that every one
should strikes gong ache goes out of the lxillot hot roem, so
as to show that it is all clear for the next comer, and he will
not be watched.
The Parisian youth sell teeth of the dead Com-
nnmists as curiosities. Twenty-four sets of Dombrowski's
have already been disposed of, and there was a brisk trade in
Cluseretk until it was follllli that he was not dead.
The New York Tioirs states that over two hundred
Mormon emigrants from Europe were landed frolic the
steamer Wino,' big, on the 3rd inst., and were forwarded the
next day westward.
The question of a universal language for India
being discussed. The claims of Hindustani are still main
tanked, but English is becoming the effective universal lan-
guage, mitts being adopted by all rim:sand sects.
A curious collection, almost, if not quite, coniplete,
of all the OffiCial announcements issued by the Commune
during its reign has been got together, and is likely to be
placed in the British Museum.
Tic the first two months of the present year no less
than 79.527 certificates for pedlern were granted by the police
sitter the act of last session-67,964 ct England and Wales, .
11,04a2 in Scotland. one in Ireland. In the metropolis alone
10,592 certificates were granted.
The following is a copy of a bill posted on the wan of
a country village down e:ISI '' A lectme on total absti-
nence will be delivered in the open air, and a collection made
at the door to defray expenses. ''ills') arc getting along in-
tellectually in that part.
Vice-Chancellor Malins, on Monday heard the peti-
tions it two shareholders in the Earopean Assurance Com-
pany, praying for a winding up. His Ronour declined to
accede to this course Until it was proved to his satisfaction
that the undertaking was insolvent. Ile adjourned the hear-
ing in order -that the Company might decide whether they
would bring forward evidence to rebut the assertions of the
petitioners.
The quarterly meeting of the Manchester Chamber
of f ...mere° was held on Monday. when Mr. Mason, the
chairman, expressed a hope that the Frenrb wonhl not
abandon the Commercial Treaty. At the same time he would
see it entirely abrogated rather than the Government ef thin
country should consent hi any Increase of the dutielt DOW
levied upon British manufacturers imported into France. _
A terrible thunderstorm, accompanied by brilliant
flashes of lightning and a heavy fall of rain and hail, passed
over Fifeshire on Sunday afternoon. In the district of Loch
golly the electric fluid travelled along the telegraph wires
and entered the village I.st-office. which it set on fire.
Happily the occurrence WEIS 110ileeli. 51,,l file conflagration
extinguished before much damage was done. The crops
have been greatly damaged.
The hearing of the snit " Peek r. Gurney" was
Collllllelleed 4111 MOMSy in the Bolls Court. The plain-
tiff is the holder of 2,000 shares in the late concern It
Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), iind his case nazi that
he purchased those shares solely on the faith of the state-
iii the prospectus, and he wonl.l not have bought
11,,',,, had he known the circumstances under which the busi-
ness was transferred. Ile therefore prayed for a declaration
that the defendants and the estate of the Inge Mr. Gild,
were jointly and iesverally liable to make gmsl the loss lie
had sustained. Plaintiffs counsel having opened the case,
the further hearing was adjourned.
According to the Berlin Post the refusal of the
British Government to Se/111 a representative tO the Customs
Conference als act butte held in Berlin has caused a good deal
4if surprise ill German commercial circles. The principal tilt'
fist of the Conference is to introduce an improved system of
classifying mash, and generally to simplify Cunt .houso
business. It USA SllpliostSi. ito ihirlin P 0.4 says, that Great
Britain would have welcomed any attempt to facilitate inter•
national relations, and her refusal to attend the Conference
is aeconlingly attrilmted to annoyance at the initiative in the
matter being taken by Germany.
An act of great gallantry at Wimbledon on Saturday
deserves a tlace in our military annals. A considerable besfY
of VolunteelT had been pat to night by a charge of lancers.
ill 14110 Se rear came a battery of artillery. But about forty
men who had been acting as skirmishers did not take part in
the retreat, lint, forming a MIMI] square, opened lire mem
the Lancers and the Artillery, which latter xas posted iso
close to them as to la, almost dangerinte. Notwithstanding
the fire of artillery at 15 yards distance, this gallant little
band kohl their own, and refused to retreat till is staff officer
from the other side rode up and comiderately informed them
that their position was perfectly nutenable. Upon this they
scampered off with an agility which they could nut have
shown in a real autioul

The Einowier Fays it seems to be probable that the
forthcoming bank holiday (Monday, Angust 7 will Inc even
more generally observed than was the ease on Whit-Xhinday,
the preceding lank holiday. The Early Closing Association
has taken the question up, anti has succemled in obtaining
the msistance a most ..f the leading firnis engaged in the
Slantlicster and thapm y trades, who have 4gilitled their in.
Icahn: of closing their establishments. The Csnniinhttnef
the Stock Exchange gave notice some days ago that th,
Ilonse" WOlll.l he closed on August 7, the next bank until-
tiny: anti 11,11 N the committee 4,f Lloyd's have decided upon
closing the menthers' rooms on that day. All the marine
insurance companies anti insurance brokers will therefore. as
a :natter of course, chqe their establishments.

Attention is called by the Registrar-General to the
fact that Asiatic cholera is entering Western Europe through
Russia, where it is fast advancing on the German frontiers.
In the second week of this month it broke out in Wilkos yszki
a town of Poland, on the road to Komigsberg. west of the
Niemen), where 34 deaths occurred within a few days The
epidemic has prevailed in Whoa for four weeks, sod from 10
to 13 deaths are reported daily. At its present rate of pro-
gress it may reach Germany in two or three weeks. The
Registrar-General reminds the new Public Health Depart-
ment and the local and municipal bodies that by timely ad-
ministrative measures they may mitigate the severity of its
attacks, if it be now too late to prevent the invasion of the
Asiatic enemy.
Laat week the aggregate mortality in London and
19 other large towns of the United kingdom was at the rate
of 23 deaths annually to every 1,000 persons living. The rate
varied from 11 in Wolvethamplon to 47111 Sunderland. In the
metropolis 2,039 births and 1,201 deaths were registered, the
former having been 31 and the latter 323 below the average
in the corresponding week of the last ten years. 7muolic
disease caused 3711 deaths Including 135 from small-MT s, 1Y
trona measles. 24 from scarlet fever, 1 from dipthcria, 2N from
whooping-cough, 24 from dittemnt forms of fever of which
5 were certified an typhus, 0 as ralcric or tVphoid, find lit
as simple rontiimed fever), and 110 (non diarrhow. Nine
.tenths were certified from choleraic diarrhow and simple
eholem. With respect to the small-pos, it may be stated
that the fatal eases showed a slight inerease in West, East,
and Central London, while there was a considerable decline
in the South. The mean temperature dining the week at
4;reenwich was 05.5, or :I.S above (ht. :tverne for the corre-
sponding week in 543 ye:l