The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-03-15 00:00:00

A gentleman, resident in Graham's Town, and \
known as one of the best KOlr scholars in the colony,
forms the Journal that Isandlana is the correct spelling
the name which, under various versions has obtained 811
a disastrous notoriety. Isandla, in Kaffir or Zulu, '
" hand ; " Isandlana "little hand."

The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
pany has begun to issue time-tables for three months
stead of for one month only.
Monday being the anniversary of the death
Mazziai, several Democratic societies in Genoa marched
procession with flags to the cemetery. A deputation
the Republican Club of Leghorn carried a red flan, wWc
police attempted to seize, but in the scuffle that folloWedl
flag was torn and disappeared.
Major Charles Newte, who died at Olmbtz on
15th ult., was one of the oldest Englishmen in the Aust
army, having entered the service in 1833, at the early age
fifteen, when he was appointed to the Prince Eugene
Savoy's sth Dragoons, with which regiment he served
through the Hungarian war of 1848. Major Newts was
accomplished linguist, a skilful horseman, and ant'
amongst other works, of a work on equitation. He
much e3teemed by his brother officers, and will be d,
regretted by a numerous circle of.friends.— Court Jc
The question of short-sightedness, which discr_
a man from admission to the Royal Military Academy, ha
last been decided thus, that provided only glasses of
power are needed, a candidate is to be considered qv-

There may be seen in the window of a well•km.
Parisian jeweller a beautiful parasol, which was finished
late to be shown at the late Exhibition. This objet
has a blue silk ground covered with the richest lace.
handle and stick are black, studded with splendid br''
and the elastic ring which serves for keeping the
closed is composed entirely of brilliants. The price,
said, is about £l,OOO.

The Americans recently borrowed the art of n:u
paper carpets fromlapan, and started a factory for
manufacture at Elwood, New Jersey. It is said to be
cessful.
The Derbyshire Times states that the elder broi
of the late William Howitt (who died at Rome, at 3.30 '
on Monday in last week), died at his residence, He.
Derbyshire, on precisely the same day and hour. His M.
was Francis Howitt, and he lived in the old house
home," which is the subject of one of Mr. William Bor
poems.
The following cable message has been received .
New York at the London office of the New York Herald
"Disturbance will probably arrive on the British, Norwag
coast between 12th and 14th; snow, rain, south-east
north-west gales."
The Church of England Temperance Society for I
the diocese of Chester held a public meeting on Mon(
evening, the Mayor presiding, when resolutions were pas
In favour of Sir Wilfrid Lawson's local option scheme
regulating the liquor traffic. They also adopted a -
In favour of a Sunday Closing Bill.

In the German Parliament on Tuesday, a motion
Herr Buehler proposing a European Congress, with the
to a general disarmament, was rejected, very few -
voting for it.
"We learn with regret that Prince Leopold, at
sent on a visit to the Grand Duke of Hesse at Darmst
has met with an accident to his knee which has confined
Royal Highness to his room, and will prevent him frl
being present at the wedding of the Duke of Connaught.
Wednesday's Times.

A general order has been received from
Commander-in-Chief, stating that the Queen has I.
pleased to command that the grant of the Indian Medal
185.1, with clog), inscribed " Jowaki, 1877-8," shall
extended to every officer, non-commissioned officer,
soldier who was engaged in the operations against
Jowaki Afridis in 1877-78. Officers and men who are' -
In possession of the medals will only receive the adt
clasp.

Blight improvement in the home trade is rep.
from the hardware districts, and this improvement is
pected to be maintained as the season progresses (says
Evening Standard). In some branches it is believed 1
the manufacturers will win back the Government or(
which have recently been lost ; but the American competil
Is still very keen, and a strong liking is manifested
American products.

- The Council of Trinity College, London, has
decided to throw open its examinations in arts to person.
both sexes, the first public examination for the diplomas
Licentiate in Arts and Associate in Arts, to which wor
can be admitted, will be held at Midsummer, not
within the college building in Weymouth-street, -
place, but Mao at the various centres in Great
Ireland, and the Colonies.

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Some land in Fleet-street, Lear Chancery-
London, has recently been sold at about £8 per foot.

University College, London, last week received
Mr. S. Sharpe, the Egyptologist, a gift of £5,000, ra
total of about zur,ooo which he has given to this coi,
addition to munificent gifts to other colleges, schools,
churches. A congratulatory address was presented to
Sharpe on Saturday last, his eightieth birthday.

An explosion occurred on Monday in the
pit, two miles from Kilsyth. Three men and a boy
severely burned, and four others were also injured.
explosion was heard throughout the whole pit, and the
of the miners made their exit as speedily as possible.
Trickett, the champion Australian oarsman,
been defeated at Sydney by a local competitor, -
Lay cock, in a race for the champion belt and a gold

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Arthur de Vere, Vigeount Marden, eldest son of
Earl of Essex' died on Monday morning at his residence
Lowndes-street, London.

On Monday there wag launched from Messrs. -
and Co's shipbuilding yard, Glasgow, an iron steamer
the Guion Line, secoud only in size to the Great Ewe
among mercantile ships. Her length is 465 feet, breadf
feet 6 inches. Her tonnage is 5,500, and she has the '
horse power of 6,000. She is named the Arizona.
Cheap trips are already beginning to be
about in connection with the Sydney Exhibition.
Peninsular and Orients]. Steamship Company will
return passages at 30 per cent, under the present rates,
a period of three months will be allowed to those who *
to see something more than the great Colonial Fair.

On Friday afternoon in last week, the Em
William slipped on a waxed floor, and slightly bruis'
self. Ile passed a quiet night, and was able to
business the next day.
There were 2,736 births and 2,023 deaths registerta.
in London last week. Allowing for increase of popalati°ll
the births exceeded by 100, and the deaths by so manf
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312, the average numbers in the corresponding week o
last ten years. The annual death rate from all causes,
in the two preceding weeks had been equal to 231 and 71„,
per 1,000, further rose to 292. The rate of mottaliti,,74
fluenced probably by the recent low temperature, excevot
that which prevailed in any previous week of the P"
winter. of
An address has been forwarded to the director 4,
the Ambulance Department of the Order of St. John
Captain W. C. Harris, Assistant Commissioner of the 30" o
politan Police, on behalf of the inspectors and sergean
who received instruction from Dr. Shepherd, lately kilo
in Zululand, in the first treatment of injured persons- ,00
the address much regret is expressed and warm allus!,o
made to his ability and courtesy as an instructor. Asl
address has been received by the director through the %r,
J. B. Wilkinson from the pupils who studied under
Shepherd at Lavender-hill.
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A six days' walking match for the Championshiehe
the World was commenced in New York on Monday. .a;
competitors are O'Lsary, of Chicago; Rowell, of Engl2o
Harriman, of Boston; and Ennis, of Chicago.
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Intelligence has been received of the arrival at ro
destinations of the following ships, conveying Governra,e,,,,
emigrants, and despatched by the Agent-General for
Zealand in October and November last :—The Northtt
Monarch, for Canterbury; Taranaki, for Otago; Boyne,
Canterbury; Wellington, for Otago: Warwick, for Nell
and the Piako, for Canterbury.
President Grdvy, when writing to crowned heac3
employs the phrase, "Very dear and great friend," inate'
of the commonplace MO7l. cousin.
"February has in some way or other contracte3 ,
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bad name for weather, to which it is not fairly entitled .3."-
term' 'February fill-dike,' although it has been =DIY
fled this year, is one which is certainly not gene
rate it we look at the averages for several yea
found that at stations where the mean annual
small (say, 20 to 35 inches), February is the driest
the year, and even at stations where the annual fall
the month is no wetter than August and much I
than October."—From Weather Article in The
On Sunday morning, at the service in th
politan Tabernacle, a letter was read from Mr. 8
which he says: "With great gratitude to God I
report myself as restored to health and spirits.
very far from strong upon my feet, and after a a
suffer pain in the knees, but even this improving,
every reason to hope and believe that at the appoi
I shall be fully able to resume my beloved labour."
The Pacific Company's steamer
reached Liverpool on Tuesday, landed 21 men belon
the sailing ship Home. abandoned at sea while on a
from Antwerp for Phiiadelphia. The Home g 3
during a severe gale, and her crew had to pump for ten
and nights. The pumps became choked, and then the
was baled out with buckets for four days, the men
lag up to their waists in water. At the end of this time
lowered a boat with three sailors, who were out,
they were rescued after sustaining some injury. The
Silver Cloud hove in sight, and, being signalled, topic
board the crew of the sinking vessel. The men were'
wards transferred to the Cotopaxi.

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An inquest has been held at Ne \
Wight, An the body of Charles Baker, head
W. G. Ward, of Weston Manor, Freshwater. He
ing on Saturday afternoon on Tennyson's Down wii
panion, and, contrary to the advice of his ft
attempted to get to the shore down the side of
Soon after commencing the descent his foot ,
fell to the bottom, a distance of about 600 ft.
recovered shortly afterwards by some men of
guard. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental

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According to the latest advices from St. Petersi
the plague in Russia has been subdued. 11 13 officially sta,
that the isolation of patients affords thorough protatW
against the further propagation of the epidemic.
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At Scarborough, on Monday, a painter was klLei.
by falling from a ladder upon which he was at work.
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supposed he was seized with giddiness or faintness, to 101'
he was somewhat subj- ct. His head came in contact *0
the kerbstone, arid death was instantaneous.
In the first division of the Court of Session, Edict;
burgh, on Saturday, the judges were asked to Banc%
arrangements which had been made by the liquidators ,101,
certain shareholders in the City of Gla.gow Bank, by will
they were granted a discharge of their obligations °ra ,
making a complete surrender of their estates. The Lo
President stated that the court was satisfied with 0/
arrangements, and granted the request
The final meeting of the General Committee of t 11,6
Mayor's relief fund was held in Birmingham on Mond .
The report submitted showed that out of £10.233 subscrib°
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£8,756 bad been expended, and it was resolved to eroP,.,
the balance on relief labour in the streets. Since thee,'"i
blishment of the fund 195,165 families, representing 0)00
half a million persons, have received relief from it.

A well-known sculptor, turning his attention fr013:1
the ideal to the real, has tievised a plan for roofing ove,,f'
temporarily or permanently, large spaces of from half
acre to two or three acres, without any central supporll
which in so variable a climate as this would be useful, ,e.
available for various purposes, in the neighbourhood of larlit:
towns. The roots of these structures would he flat and
able for acoustic purposes, as for public speaking ancle,
music, both instrumental and f the human voice. -I•Pe
scheme of structure is called that of "Roofs of Suspensloo,4
end is on the principle of a universal arch. It has recelgo
the approval of engineering authorities of eminence- fa
coat of this mode of construction is calculated at not m°^
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than one-half of usual methods.—Court Journal.
We have to announce the death of Lady Wensler
dale, which occurred on Tuesday at Ampthill-park, Sd
ford, at the advanced age of 85 years. Lady WensleYcLe
was the widow of Sir James Parke, formerly one of
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daughter
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Barons of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, who
created a peer for the term of his natural life in Janne-171
1556, and in consequence of a resolution of the House 0,
Lords, "life peerages " being pronounced unconetitutioesis
was subsequently created a Baron of the United Kingdollit
haltee'r of wAirtahhellitma Fraatui 71es
Barlow, cf Middlethorpe, Yorkshire, was married to Barti
Parke in April, 1817. All their sons died young, and of tbB.
three daughters the eldest was wife of the late and inolhee
of the present Sir M. White Ridley: the second, Afar/,
was wife of the Hon. Charles Howard, M.P ; and the
third and youngest is the wife of the lion. William'
The
r. Samuel deceased
Fere:1,111.1:
Lowther.

A Painful accident occurred on Tuesday night At
the Birnarn Slate Quarries, Perthshire, by which two ineu
-• in
were instartaneonsiy killed, and one sustained serious
juries. The three were engaged at the mouth of a tunnel in
course of construction, when about a hundred tons of rock
fell upon them, completely burying them. Considerable
titre el qisect before James Forbes and William Paton were
disinterred, but ball were dead. John Solater was got out
earlier, but WES badly hurt. The thaw is supposed to hay°
caused the rock to slip.

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