The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-09 00:00:00

" Keen were his woes, but keener far to feel
He awned the pinion which impelled the steel."

While the country at large look with distrust
on the pompous bickering@ of our Federal
Councils, our Labour Leagaes, our International
Assoeitiaons, and the rest of it, bow genuine
Das been the interest felt in the illness of the
Prince of Wales! Each bulletin has been looked
ler with eager anxiety; each favourable an.
soul:moment has been hailed with unfeigned joy.
If there were ever any doubt about the heart of
the nation being loyal to the core, there can be
no doubt of it now. Monarchy may have its
weak points and its disadvantages, as
human institution has, but England has not the
most remote intention of changing it for Repub-
licanism. The nation is firmly attached to the
Crown and the constitution, and is devotedly at-
tached to the royal family, a family that has en-
deared itself in a thousand ways to the people.
The heir to the throne is deservedly popular,
and never was his popularity more plainly mini-
tested than during his severe illness at Sand.
ringham, and we trust that his Royal Highness
will soon recover, and again mingle freely with
the subjects of his illustrious mother, as he has
been wont to do, and by whom he will be heartily
and enthusiastically received.

LATEST NEWS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION TILLEORAMS.

(REUTERS TELEGRAM)

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

Pam, Friday.

The Radical press strongly condemns M.
Thiers' Messsage.
The Court of Revision has rejected appeals of
the aesassins of Generals Thomas and Lecomte.

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, Fricley.
Mr. Secretary Boutwell will call in on the 7th
of March, 20,000,000 (Warr' worth of bonds of
the second aeries, under the Act of February
25, 1882.

GENERAL NEWS.

, Press Assoeiation Tsiegrans;.

ILLNESS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
SANDRINGHAM, FRIDAY,
Eight a.m.
The Prince a Wales hu passed a very un-
quiet night. There is a considerable increase is
the febrile symptom.

One p.m.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has
slept 0 intervals during the morning, but there
is no abatement of the graver symptoms.
W. JENIKEIt, M.D.
W. Doi.L. M.D.
J. Lows, M.D.

LuN.2p.m.

Th. latest intelligence received from Sand-
ringham is of • most serious character. A fur.
ther bulletin is hourly expected, but none have
been officially issued since eight this morning.
The Isb-yraph says,—" We have this moment
'received a tekgratil fro,u wir special correepon•
dent at Lynn, who ioforins us that the accounts
from Sandringham are of a most serious nature,
and fears for the worst are entertained."

The Qaeau leaves Windior this afternoon it
3.10 p.m., having rocoivcd unfavourable news
reverting the Woes& of the Prince of Wales.
roe .simolard correspondent says : " No hope.
'f be Prince is sinking fast. it is add to be a
matter of hours only. Congestion of Lange bib
set in."

Lynn correspcndent says the intelligence air.
cutitcd indir,utly froui Sandringhain is of s
depresaing ctiaracter. The Queen is expected
at u cluck.

TliE TICIiSoRNE CASE.

Lu Baigont's crows.examination to-day, he said
tit it on tho day of Lady Tichborne's funeral
money was onlmeribed for plaintiff to prevent
him from starving, and to suable him to go on.

SHIPPING NEWS.

GRKIMCASTLX, Friday.

"EL..• S'..esuuer Snandiouvidn, from
Quobes, rrived iu LJI3O Foyle ist 4.30 LW.,
to.dry.

QtmaNsrows, Friday.
The Cunard Steamer Aleppo, arrived her,.
froul Boston at 1.15 a.m.

The C.inard Steamer Psla*rd, from Boston,
arrive,l here at 4.15 cm.

PoET SAW, Thlltfidliy.

Mesageries Maritimes Steamer l',ovimee. lel.
here this t‘enii.g, xpLetekl a LutstLAWS 1301.

3,lAfr,3taLLos, Thursag.
rho Dolts, from London, urivod to doy.