The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-15 00:00:00

• When Tiulady to stail he stole,
ills bags of chink he chunk,
And many • wicked smile he amok,
And many a wink he wank.'"

A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP ON THE ANNEXA-
TION or ROME.—On Sunday evening Bishop Goes, the
Roman Catholic Bishop of Liverpool, at a confirmation
service at Euxton, near,Chorley, referred to the entry
of the Italian troops into Rome. He said it mattered
little to the Christian Church whether the Pope was the
head of a Roman state or not. The Italians were not
winning that which they had lost, for Rome never be-
longed to Italy, Any one would have the same right
to invade the cottage garden of any poor woman, as
Italy had to take Rome. What the Italians had done
was quite contrary to the law of nations. The ques-
tion of the temporal power of the Pope was quite dif-
ferent from his jurisdiction over the Church of God.
Though the Pope was deprived of Rome and shut up
in the Leonine city, his spiritual power remained un-
broken, and could not be affected by the legions of the
King of Italy.

NV ISSTZILN AIISTRALIA.—The Fremantle Herald
says :

" it IS now an established fact that our north-west settle-
manta are waU adapted to to growth of wool and breeding
of horses ; that cattle fatten in a marvellous short time;
that the avicola, or valuable pearl shell-fish, is a permanent
product ; and that it is a waif from adjacent beds ascer-
tained to exist along the coast. But we learn at the same
time that the colony is socially demoralized. WhUe we
receive through numerous correspondents flourishing ac-
counts of their present and sanguine anticipations of future
prosperity, we oho learn that the Government is feebly ad-
ministered; that there is no religious instructor, DO school-
muter, no medical officer; that for want of sufficient police
every man interprets the law as he pleases, and afterwards
administers it in a manner which he euphoniously denomi-
nates as punishing the natives—a system which must even-
tually lead to their extermination. We are given to under-
stand that a system not dissimilar to the kidnapping of the
Fiji Islanders prevails to a great extent, and with it the
conviction that it is within the limits prescribed to the
commodore commanding the Australian Squadron to visit
that neglected and lawleu district."

ArroltNEYs AND Paocrone.—The following pro-
vision appears in the new Act on Attorneys and Solici-
tors (33 and 34 Victoria, c. 28) :—" From and after the
passing of this Act it shall be lawful for an attorney or
solicitor to perform all such acts as appertain solely to
the office of a proctor in any ecclesiastical court other
than the Provincial Courts of the Archbishops of Can-
terbury and of York and the Diocesan Court of the
Bishop of London, without incurring any forfeiture or
penalty, and to make the same charges which a proctor
would be entitled to make, and to recover the same,
any enactment or enactments to the contrary notwith.
standing."

HALFPENNY POBTAGIL—The Secretary of tbe
Poeboffice has intimated to a London firm that in.
voices, ont of envelopes, may be sent at the halfpenny
rate of postage.

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"WZ DEMAND 1318 HEAD."—The Paris
jewellers are doing no business. On this an American
friend (who is not very well up in French—or' indeed,
English) remarks. " thievery ain't no count in time
of War-fever-y."—Punck

PROPOSED ENGLISH INTERVENTION IN THE WAR.
—On Saturday night the Executive Committee ap-
pointed at the meeting of the combined societies on the
previous evening, assembled at No. 2, Poete.corner,
Westminster, to enter upon • course for taking
"prOmpt action" in the present war. Dr. Congreve
was elected to the chair, and after remarks by Mr.
Merriman, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Riddle, and others, it was
decided to recommend to the general assembly that an
entirely new organisation should be formed to embody
all the sectional committees and bodies throughout the
cluntry who have in any way taken steps to direct
English action in the present war. It was determined
to adopt the title " The Anglo• French International
Committee," and a definite programme was drawn up
which should be adopted by the new organisation in the
demands to be made. These were—

" let, the official recognition of the French Republic; 2nd,
that the Government be required to express Its disapproba-
tion of the present aggressive action of Prussia ; 3rd, should
Prussia persist in her present aggressive action, that • strict
defensive alliance be concluded with France : 9th, that tier
Majesty'. Government be called upon to Immediately summon
Parliament to consider the duty of the British nation in the
present war; sth, that the constituencies throughout the
kingdom he requested to urge upon their representatives
to support in Parliament the policy embodied in the
previous resolutions; tth, that the friends of humanity
In all political centres be requested to co-operate with this
council by convening public meetings in their respective
localities, and to take such other steps as they may think
expedient to awaken the opinion and action of the people at
this crisis."

FRENCH REFUGEES .—The honour of London
is concerned to put a stop to an infamous practice of
which, we are ashamed to say, a,ine scoundrels have
lately been guilty (remarks the Claw). Everybody
knows that a great number of poor refugees are daily
arriving from France, and it will be easily understood
that a very large proportion of them are of that sex
whose strength would be of the least use at present to
their own country—i. e., poor women who have been
governesses, or, perhaps, milliners, sempstresses, and
women servants. It is scarcely creditable, but it is
true, that there is an organised system on the part of
certain blackguard Englishmen to await the arrival in
the docks of the vessels bringing these unfortunate
refugees, and endeavour to decoy them, in a moment
of distress, when just landed upon a strange shore, into
infamous houses. These facts were publicly stated by
Mr. White, chaplain of the Savoy and of the House
of Commons, in his sermon at the Savoy Chapel on
Sunday. A movement is on foot, as letters in the
newspapers have shown, to organise some provision
for the refugees at once upon their arrival. A com-
mittee has been formed, and several ladies—among
them the Dowager Lady Lothian—have opened their
houses. Many other measures of relief are being
taken, and public meetings, both in the City and at
the West-end, are contemplated in the course of a few
days. We are confident that all dames in the metro-
polis and the country will be eager to vindicate the
hospitality of England from the foul slur which has
been cast upon it.

WAGES ATTACHMENT ABOLITION.—By an Act
In the late Seaslon it is recited that certain previsions
in the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, were ex-
tended to all Courta of Record established under the
County Courts Act, 1846, and the City of L9ndon
Courts of Record, as constituted by the County Courts
Act, 1867, and further that much inconvenience had
arisen by the attachment of wages in the Courts men-
tioned. The Act provides that no order for the at-
tachment of the wages of any servant, labourer, or
workman shall, after the passing of the Act, be made
by the Judge of any Court of Record or any inferior
court.

A CARDINAL E RAWL—Just DOW Mrs. Malaprop
is greatly interested about Rome, and hopes the dear
old Pope is still under petticoat government, and does
as his Amity Nellie wishen—Punch.

CORRECr TO THE LETTER.—rn all policies of life
Insurance these, among a host of other questions,
occur :—"Age of father, if liviLg ? " "Age of mother,
if living" A man in the country who filled up an
application made his father's age, "if living," one
hundred and twelve years, and his mother's one hun-
dred and two. The agent was amazed at this showing,
and fancied he bad got an excellent subject; but feeling
somewhat dubious, remarked that the man came of a
very long-lived family. "Oh, you see, sir," replied the
applicant, " my parents died many years ago, but 'if
living' would be as aged as there put down." "Oh, I
see," said the agent.
RITUALISM IN Sr. ALBAN'S, HOLBORN.—The
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have ap-
pointed Monday, the 14th of November, to hear an ap-
plication in the ease of "Martin v. Mackonochie" re-
specting the manner in which the services are conducted
at St. Alban's, Holborn. It will be remembered that
Mr. Mackonochie was served with a monition as to
kneeling during the prayer of consecration in the Holy
Communion Service. andimbsequently notice of motion
was given that the Judicial Committee would be applied
to in order to enforce obedience. Affidavits were filed
on both sides, and the motion was withdrawn. Another
notice of motion has been given to Mr. Mackonochie
on the part of the promoters in the original suit through
the Church Association. Their Lordships have ap-
pointed the 14th of November for the bearing, and Mr.
Mackonochie will probably appear in person.

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TEIIIIIDER Ann LIGHT2tINO.—Why does dear
M. Victor Hugo, of whom one would never willingly
'Teak otherwise than respectfully, write such intolerable
fustian as that which he has lately addressed to his
countrymen? How he must despise them, if he thinks
that they relish it. However, wecannot be grave with
him. Here he has been bidding the Germans come on
for "Paris awaita you, the Lightning In her hand."
Why, the very women in the capaal supply the retort.
They may that the German soldier wears a 'lightning
conductor" en his helmet. So the lightning will not
avail, and really we don't think much even of M.
Lingo's thunder. Let him not roar again.—Punch,

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.
The women in Utah are very apt to marry Young.
Canada is to have a new prison " exclusively for
ladlea" This will commend Welt to the advocates of
woman's rights In England.

Satneboiy in New York accusing Mut Staunton of
blundering hi her grammar, that indomitable woman replied
thus That la nothing ; we women have no hand In making
them) grammars. Ten to one they are all wrong."

A good story is told of Johnny McGill, who re-
sided during the war In East Tennessee. Guerrillas, repre-
senting both parties, kept It so warm In that forsaken region
that it was daegerous to belong to either side. McGill had,
In trying to ride both horses, got several black jacking' from
first the rebels and then the 1 antes*. As all guerillas dressed
alike, he made several mistakes to trying to pass for either
Union or Bentham, as he thought would nit the crowd. At
last he wan overtaken by a party whose politics he could not
even gueu at, and the following dialogue ensued :—" Sir,
are you • Union man r "No, sir," responded McGill "Are
you • rebel then I" "No, sir, fm not, rebel either. "Then
what In the devil's name are your roared the atOsin. "Well
sir.' hesitated McGill. "10 tell you the real WM, I'm—
I nothing ; end but dented MU, of ilat."

THE Guar O.—A recent marriage in Wirmonsin•
chronicled thus O'Connell-oMullivsn.—At L Olia.
=Church o' Sunday evening i 4 , Asgol4. by
O'Keefe, Mr. John O'Connell to Kist Mary O'Sullivan,
both o' Madison.'

THE SPIRIT OF TRH LAW.—Judge S.— of North
Carolina, is a grant stickler for forms. One disj a mildier.
who had been battered considerably in all war, was brought
In as a witmass. no judge told him to hold up his
hand. 'Cant do it, sir," said Me man. "Why not 1" "Got
a &hot in that arm, sir. "Then hold up your lett" no man
said he had got a shot in that arm too. "Than," said the
Judge sternly, "you must hold up your leg. No man eon be
sworn, six, in this court by Law unless he holds up soma.
thing."