The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-06 00:00:00

aunt at Gotha, where they will thortly be followed by their
mother, the Grand lluchem.

The Univers announces that Cardinal Bonaparte has
signified to the Emperor a desire to watch over the Prince
Imperial, and be attached to his person as chaplain.

It is stated that the late Confederate Generals Lee and
Besitregard with to take service in the French army, but
that Marshal Lebosuf, in accordance with the rule he has
laid down, will not give them pennissif.u.
"Mr. Simpson the water-c dour artist, whose sketches of
the Crime.,n war will live as bug as the memory of that con.
lick was tapped on the shoulder by a policeman, while taking
an innocent view of our Metz prefecture, slid told to put up
his tiny note-book—or else ! '—Newspaper Correspondent Cl
Met,.

The Committee for the wounded German soldiers has al-
ready received from Vienna 10 Inindredweight of lint, two
hudretweight of linen, end 2000, bandages. Toe early de-
spatch of further quantities of hospital materials l au-
nounced.—& much for " glory !"

The North Usreitati Col-resp-ondent states that among the
contributions that have ben already sent in for patriotic
purposes are three large gold meda's with the lust of the
Emperor of the French, able. were awarded as prizes at the
Industrial Exhibition of Paris. The value of each is about
$OOO francs.
. . . .

Since I last saw the Emperor, which Is abc.ut two years
ago, he has greatly changed. He looks quite an old man
Ills head I. sunk deep Into his shoulders, and the great coat
that he wore suggested that he had great need of preserving
hie body from the II fluences of a damp evening."—C,J, re-
spondent of Pall Mall Gazette.
The Statute-Anzeig, says th, 'I-, German fast-day (on
Wednesday in last week, the •• without exception,
were civet flowing. In some ; at ,riets,tee in the
Louisenstadt, improvised cc church-
)ard. Shortly after night , ' • eople col-
lected before the cathedr • . . a tenth
part of those who wishe S e .

Owing to the war th:.h, into for the
most part been close,' . • o.s among the
working flier, The ' :oing ti issue
circulars to its age Arict discount
operations to who? • .w the payment
of the working el. • .

Accordit.g to . ... ries, Dufour, and
Co., of Lyons, t' , t amentable as unex-
pected," has • •orsctrons in the siik
matki-ts at V . golds for Germany
and Paris wi .as • I 'm other hand, in crll-
- of . • • ti she silk manufactories
of Rhenish ..sts and et mu struts of Siviix,riand,
some inip, ...it purchases hare been made for fillgiish and
Russian consumption at seductions not exceeding 10 to 15 per
cent.

The Imperial Prince, who used to wear his hair rather
lour; and .euriirg, had it cut, before his departure, to the
F. each militbry regulations, which is not quite so becoming,
hut which his mother thought suited him extremely well
Before leaving, he gave a lock 1 Ms hair to all the ladies of
the pekoe. Ihe Emma& super intended the preparation of
the 3,our.g sold. r's kit, and parked his truck with her own
hands. As usual, on occasions oiler, firmness and errenry are
required, she showed to great advantage, and bore the purl-
ing with much fortitude.

Amorig the distinguished Germans who have been
summoned to take up arms on behalf of their country are
Prince PIPS, the parch.er of "Blue Gown," and M. Andre,
who s tom dine since bought the " Colonel " (remarks Sport-
ing Life) M. Andre hae with pratse worthy patriotism, .oade
a present of the son of Knight of Kern' and "Boadicea" to
the King of Prussia, with the hope that he may become His
Majesty's favolirte charger. the doubie winner of the
Grand National will doubtless soon be called ou to give proof
whether he can behale as well under fire as across a stiff
line of country.
The military authorities of Stettin, according to the
North German Corrolpontlent, were surmised the other thy
by the app-seance of a strange sort of volunteer, who In.
rested on being permitted to enter the ranks and tight
against the French. This was a young country girl, tad
and ,rong, and tarnished with an excellent character from
the burgoinaater of her village. It was no easy matter ti
put her off, and when made at length unwillimly to com-
prehend that her sex debarred her from bAnr a soldier,
she went away, declaring that she would try another regi-
ment, with which she hoped to be more fortunate.
At Versailles a rather alarming circumstance took place on ,
Monday. A sentry suddenly perceived that a caisson placed
in the centre of a number of waggons containing explmive
matters had taken fire, and gave the alarm. Without
hmitatlng, a group of officers who were at hand drew the
caisson out tin mselves arid dragged it a quarter of a mile
to a pool, into which they flung It Another minute and
Versailles would have suffered severely. The officers were
loudly cheered by the people who witnessed this courageous
act. How the caisson caught fire has not yet been ex-
plained.
The Courrier d'Orient In responsible for the statement that
the Sultan has telegraphed to the Emperor Napoleon that,
whatever may happen, France may be HIM of the eyetooth),
of Turkey, and the Le rant Tinley adds th•it "owing to the
activity and energy of the Seraskter, the Grand Master of
Ordnance and the Slit.ister of Marine, Turkey last this day.
really formidable military and naval Power, well able not
only to help herself but to throw a very heavy weight into
the scales on whichever aide lee honour arid interest deter-
mine her choice. If circumstances permit of her remaining
entirely neutral, it will, of coarse, be all the better ; but to
talk of an absolute neutrality la simply absurd."
On the subject of the Prussian mitrailleurs the Si&,e tells
an anecdote which is not wanting in eat It appestat that
the mitrailleur adopted at Bann was first of all tiered to
Marshal Niel by au American inventor, who, Laving ex-
penned Ids whole fortune in its manufacture, was sadly
grieved when the French War Minister declined to purchase
It. Besides the fact of not eelltog, which was in itself Oise-
fineable, the inventor was aware that no other cmintry
would purchase Ft elicit leavings. In this desperate crisis of
Lis &thins be appealed to Marshal Niers private sentiments,
and the Marshal cot.anted to bay three of his lustrum•mte.
The purchase was no sooner concluded than tempting offers
were received from Prussia, which our Yankee of course very
reluctantly accepted.
"There are, in Mr Disraeli'. phrase, vast ambltlonatibread
subtle schemes have been devised that have produced the
war, and with tl e success of them the war may be brought
to an end. We gallant look upon them unmoved. The
House of Commons could not pass them by in summer. We
are not disturbed by the possible aggrandixentent of our
neighbours, if such aggrandizement comes from the natural
proaress of a uatton, or by the voluntary federation of States.
But the schemes which are in the air ignores the Indepen-
dence of free kingdoms and set at naught the guarantms
we have given for their neutrality and independence. Under
such circumstances the leader of the Opposition would have
deserted his duty had he not cail‘el the attention of the
H.di•e of Commons to the state of Europe and our relations
with the belligerents and with neutral nations."—Lead a in
The Tunes.