The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03 00:00:00

nem's profeasional advisers. While progressing to-
wards convalescence ber Royal Highness, instead of
walking, is using an invalid chair, which the Princess
herself propels in moving about within the Castle. It
seems that her Royal Highness first became aware of
the sprain while coming down the alone of a hill in
the Highland& Every care is being taken to prevent
unneceseary exertion on the part of the Princes&
whose health is said to be rapidly getting better. The
Marquis of Lorne was at the Castle on Monday, and
since her Majesty'e arrival at Windsor has been almost
a constant visitor at the Palace.

" TLRED NATURE."—A Yawning Gulf.—Punch.

LOEB OF A SHIELDS SHIP AND ALL HANLE—
The only survivor of the crew of the North Shields
brig George and Jane, which WAN run down at the
month of the Humber on Friday morning in last week,
has arrived at North Shields, and gives the following
additional particulars of the casualty :

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The brig left the Tyne on Friday, the 18th inst., laden with
coals, for London. The crew consisted of the master, David
Robb: mate, R NPLaren ; three seamen named W. Ruther-
ford, John hi Intosh, and Wm. Fairlamb, and a boy, son of
the captain, all belonging to North Shield. A fresh wind
from the southward compelled the captain to put into the
Humber on Tuesday, where the vessel anchored on the s.uth
of the mid channel in the stream of the Blue Light Ship.
She lay there till Friday morning at half put four, when the
screw steamer Edina, of Leith Capt. Gardner, bound for
Hull, came Into collision with her, sinking her immediately.
The crew were all asleep in their berths but Rutherford,
whose watch it was, and went down with her. It appears
that the Edina was starboarded to clear a vessel that was
lying at anchor with her regulation light burning, but she
had no sooner got out of its way than she ran right amid-
ships into the George and Jane, whose anchor light, it is
said, win Miming brightly. Rutherford saved himself by
running up the rigging and clambering on to the deck of the
steamer Cries for 1,41 p were heard, and a boat launched
from the Edina, but it being dank nothing could be discerned.
The Edina lay by till daybreak, when no trace of either crew
or vessel could be found.
It is reported that the Edina was going only at half-
speed, but that her rigging light had burned out.
WHO'S AFRAID ?—WilO'S afraid Of the Czar ?
Who fears going to war with Russia, if forced' Not the
people of England. It is unlikely that England would
be invaded. Not our soldiers and sailors. They are
all volunteers, hired to fight, at comparatively small
wages, and care no more for death or mutilation than,
on an average, two-pence-halfpenny a day. No 0,13'
fear., os oeeds fear, a Russian war, except those classes
of the community who are chargeable with Income-tax,
and by whom alone the expenses of all wars which the
nation at large may hereafter engage in at any time
are to be defrayed. Czar Alexander and Prince
Gartschakoff may rest assured that no objection which
these persons may entertain to bearing the whole
burden of war expenses will have the slightest effect in
withholding the British Government from pursuing
that course which this great country thinks requisite
to vindicate its honour.—Punch.

DEFRAUDING CREDITORS.-011 Tuesday, at the
Preston intermediate sessions, Mr. John Carter,
cotton manutacturer, of Enfield, near Accrington, was
charged under the New Bankruptcy Act, with
attempting to defraud his creditors. On the 10th
of May last Carter, who held a good position
in society, and had a most excellent character, went
to Manchester, saw Mr. Dean, his agent, and got a
check for £509 from him. He afterwards suddenly ,
disappeared. leaving liabilities of between £9,000 and
£lO,OOO. He was traced to Brisbane, in Australia
and on his arrival there was apprehended by
a detective and brought back to England. When
apprehermled he had in his possession £235 in English
money, and a duplicate on the Bank of Australia for
£4OO. The defence was that he did not leave England
with a felonious intent, but ignorantly fancying that he
might be able to overcome his difficulties in Brisbane.
He was found guilty and sentenced to twelve months'
Imprisonment in the Preston House of Correction.
A ROYAL SALOON CARRIAGE.—The saloon
carriage used by her Majesty when travelling over the
Great Western Railway, after having done good
service for more than twenty years. has just undergone
a thorough refitting. The carriage is divided into
compartments—the saloon and its retiring-rooms.
Toe walls are lined with silver grey silk, trellised with
tufts of the same material, and the roof is composed ,
of raisvi flutes of grey silk, radiating from a centre,
and inf6repersed with crimson and grey gimp designs,
the whole being finished with massive crimson ropes,
interwoven by gold. The windows are fitted with
silver-plate poles, from which depend green silk cur-
tains, trimmed and looped up with green and white
silk cord and tassels. The furniture is in luxurious
taste, the royal sofas and footstools being covered with
crimson brocaded silk, trimmed with gold and grey
cord fringes, and the carpet is of crimson velvet.
FIRE ON BOARD H. M. S. " TRIUMPH."—Much
excitement was occasioned on Monday, at Tyne dock,
South Shields, upon its being discovered that her
Majesty's large iron-plated frigate Triumph, fitting
out at that place, was on fire. The firu was at the fore
part of the vessel, whence dense volumes of smoke
were Laming. A large number of engines were in •
short time at work, but in consequencs of the serious
aspect of affairs it was deemed advisable to open the
valves for the purpose of sinking the fore part of the
vessel, and by tnis means facilitate the extinguishment
of the fire. Notwithstanding that this was done,
coupled with the efforts of the engines, the evening
was advanced before all danger was overcome. The
fire originated in a store-room, wherein was kept a
nuantity of oakum which by some means caught fire,
and speedily spread to the whole of the fittings that
were in progress of being made for the store-rooms,
the seamen's berths, and other apartments of the fore
end of the frigate. The delay in completing the vessel
will be considerable.

ALEXANDER NICOLAIE FF.
OLD NICK, aura, OLD NICK's Ion;
(o tog o like OLD NICK YOUNG NICK has begnn.--Ptench.