The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18 00:00:00

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Cartes-de-vlsite of the OrTeam Psinces are openly d ['Aired
In the .11°p-windows in Paris, aid crowds coutemplate them
peacefully.
A hatter's shop in Paris was pillaged last Friday, it being
alleged that the proprietor had been a paymaster in the
Bavarian army.

Generals Moltke, Werder, and Mantenital have all been
rc,i eted at Berlin elections, and leaders ot the Liberal party
have been chosen Instead. The crilAsi journals express
their astonishment at this result.

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It having been proposed to give &medal for the late sortles
from Parts, a National Guard rerr arked that he always brew
every medal had Its rav,se, but he had tat to learn that a
reverse had Its medals.

" The rumour of M Rochefort's death turns out te be
tieroneons, avid a decided improvement has set in. The
malady nuder which he suffers is said to he diphtheria, c-im-
phicated with er3sipos'as. A successful °pastiest bee been
pert ormed."—(isitenn,d.
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A correspondent of Le Havre states that th Inhabitants of
Rouen had hung the statues and windows with black, in
anticipation of toe visit of the Eup,r. r of Germany and the
grand review of German troops. All the Rouen papers had
suspended their issues, and all shops were closed.
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lslambcrs ot sightseers have arrived In Perla since the
environs havo bkeu opened to public curiosity. A thriving
trade is driven by the gaming, who daily being into Paris
from the battle-field large quautttles of shell fragments, and
shells which have not exploded.
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As Germany is ab3ut to g 3 Into mournlrg far fix weeks,
the Faure., Augusta has deeded the mourning colour shall
not be black, as to Prance, but mauve Toe expression of
German morrow is ta be Intermediate bstween grief and joy ;
grief because of the many thousands of valuer 'e Garman
lives lost, and joy because of the immense amount of
plunder extorted from Prance.
There has been a great rise in France within the last few
date in the I,e.ter sorts of ordinary ...siret. Snail barrels of
3CO bottles, which were lately sold at 2001., now fetch readily
Iron 2501 to 3COI. The last vintage was not plentiful, and
eede.'r, m Paris, 1 nit suspended, are now likely to be con-
siderable.

Tue Union LiPra'e, published at Versailles. has opened
an inquiry respecting the acts of violence and plundering
committed by the Prussians during their occupation of the
town, and requests the inhabitants to communicate ail the
facts of this nature knowu to them. Other newspapers will
establish similar inquiries.
A dreadful accident occurred at Putesnx, on the Versailles
railway, on Friday in last week. A train filled with Prus-
sian wounded soldiers was run into by a goods train, and
thirty tithe unforlunate nieu were killed, and many others
terribly mingled. It appears that the line mall under Nut-
elan man r gement.

Bismarck Is said to be partial to brandy, and before leaving
Berlin for the Peat of war, a little son of his asks,' him how
long he mac to be away. Thereupon a servant c.me in to
Inquire how many bottles of cognac were to be packed up in
he count's luggage, " Twenty-four,' was the answer. At,
papa," cried out the "terrible infant," "now 1 know how
long you are to be from home—twenty.f our days"
the landlady of Bismarck at Versailles wanted cora-
pen. atlon for the ninny dcne to her Mane and furniture.
Bismarck proved himself, in his reply, a second Barnum,
l• Why, madame," be said, 'your house is a fortune. D m't
alter a single thing ; leave it all just a. It is, and the Ameri-
cans will flock to ire where the treaty was signed, and you
ii 111 make ever Po much by shoeing your rooms."
After an animated ilebate In the National Assembly it was
timady decided that the seat of the Assembly should be at
Versailles, and not at Fontainebleau, as recommended by
the committee. The last meeting at Bordeaux Waco be on
Saturday, and the Assembly will resume its sittings at Ver.
soilles on the 2dth, when the evacuation by the Prussians
will be completed.

A placard was rooted tip In Paris on sunday, calling upon
the lump not to fight against the people ; but It is said to
have produce I no ettoct, In an article respecting the placard,
the Octets says that such au appeal oan on no aciount be
tolerated. The army has already, It adds, suffered severely
front its want of discipline, and It hopes that steps will be
taken to keep the men from contact with those who would
demoralize thorn.

There Is a revert to the effect that in vlew of the financial
neceerfacs of Fran:a resulting from the treaty of peace, It
will be xecessary to levy a tax upon the raw mate ial lana-
i toyed to matatfacturea, especially upon all textile falnica
LI in calculated that a tax upon cotton alone trill produce from
sixty to eighty militoos a year. Foreign manufactures will
be sed jected to a heavy duty, proportionately ha aier than
that imp u.sd open Vie raw material.
The reports respectiog the disturbed state of Farts have
produced a disadrons effect upon business generally.
Foreigners—chls fly British and Americans—were It owing into
the city, and the hotel-keepers were becaming quite lively
again, lu view of the visits of travellers. In conss q oence of
the rumours referred to, the immigration hen been checked.
In the neigh)-dearhood of the Madeline alone, thicty out of
thirty. three carters for apartments in hote's have been counter-
manded.
With the return of peace some of the most melancholy,
and, it is greatly to be feared, meet durable consequences
arising from the late war are becoming apparent. A hatred
of the whole German race Is the 'ow evangel preached to
willing ear, by many orgaus of public opinion In the French
press, and cheerfully embraced hy cspi.alists, traders, and
employers of lab at, who make no secret of their determina-
tion toproserthe the Teutonic element In every branch of in-

dustrial effort.
A correipondett writes to The Time, to say that as he
passed through Calais last Friday evening, on his way from
Paris ti London, he raw many hundreds of tasks and barrels
of fl p.r exposed without covering to the rain, as aiso barrels
of pork and Feet. bimeot the lacer had been stove in ant
the contents tease°. 03 d quirlug he was Informed they came
from Ergland at gifts to roe stiff.ring French round Parte ;
that these was a similar quantity at Cherbourg, waiting, ex-
posed on the quays, as at C sists ; and that there it would re-
main, as the carriage was not paid to Parl..
The Journal dee Der4its of Suaday remsrks :—Eligland I
experiencing at this moment the cohere coup of the war
Which the was unable to prevent Lite Fr.!. after Sacloois,
she it ccmping hreself with the reorganization of h.r army.
Let or hope, in the interest of Europe, that she will Succeed
bettisr than we did. Armaments cUlls. reodered much more
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necessary and much mote orerous by the ambition of the
Emper a William and ire advDers anti subjects than they
were by the lea disqvieting ambition of the Emperor
Nat:oleo,
The Gateeig states DIM a large proportion of the members
of an important Parts CIO have threatened to resign tulle's
all Germans en the club list are Immediately expelled. This
measure extends even to enturallz d Germans settled in
Path. and the pretext assigned is that even these latter were
guilty of giving information concerning the state of France.
the Gavloia also states that the French branch of the Rothe-
child' has decided not to employ in its office any German be-
longing to thee tnntries who have made war on France.
At a Council of War held In Patio M. Gustave Fieurens
and ht. Felix Pyat were condemned to death for their parti-
cipation in the riots of the 81st of last October. It is not
considered likely that the sentence will be carried out. The
trial of the rioters of the 10th December te'so took place OD
Friday before a Council of War, when Blemmi, Flouters,
Girauti, and Avrillr, were condemned to death in, eon-
tumaciam Two others were sentenced to terms of imprison-
ment, arid the rest were acquitted.

The following scene c ccurred in one of the debating clubs
at Lyons during the recent elections to the Assembly. An
orator arose, and after criticising the list of candidates, ob.
serv;d :—" Citizens, there is one man who has always loved
the people, he has worked for the people, and he has per-
spired for the peopl,. (Bravo ! bravo )) Let Us then vole for
him. (Yes! yes!) His name is Jacquard." See eat voices :
But he is dead !" Orator: "What does that matter?
tie. not Lyon possess his stabse ?"—That orator was voted
quite the sausage.
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The Berlin newspapers are now quarrelling abut the con-
ditions of peace, the Lit:eral Journals, the National Uazette,
In particular, severely criticising the surrender of Be:fort,
while the Conservative press defends it, as having brought
about peace. It is vary remarkable that the organ of the
Chancellor, the Norddfulahe Allgnneine Zeitung, admits It
to he a blunder to annex people to Germany who do not
speak German; and says that It is a sad thing the supreme
military significance of Metz compelled the Chancellor to
Insist upon its cession. The principle, at least, is now acknow-
h dgtd fix. future arrangements.

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A ft, r having been incarcerated for two days and nights In
the su derranean cell beneath the column of July, the sailor
who Incnrred the displeasure of the people by touching their
red flag has been released. Ills captors could get no satis-
factory explanation of his conduct out of him. He showed
them he was a air c :re Republican by pointing to the device
on the tricolour which he bad brought with him as a substi-
tute. " Under this fl di he said," looking at it affectionately,
" I have been five times round the world; but wherein that
thing," pointing contemptuously to the other, been to /
thus unrohaclously repeating Idmartlne's celebrated pas-
sage, and leaving the lovers of Rosily Somethlrg to think
over.

The Special Carresimndent of the Daily New, into with
the Mafia Are my. writing from Bono, say, there seems a
surpri .Ing unanimity cf conviction that Germany will be
peaceful In the future, come what may, save absolute lose
of honour. Under the pride and gladness everywhere
diapix)ed there Is a deep feeling of melancholy. The tones
have been so heavy that the people shudder even whits they
cheer. It le lice ium of those Mean that Germany has
exacted such hard terms fr:m France—terms welch, it Is
thought, will make it Imposfible for that Power ever to
disturb the peace of the Netherland again.

Immediately after the departure of the Germans from Ver-
satile; on Sunday the inhabitants brought forth a large num-
ber of French fl •gs and hung them out of the winnow!. The
town Icon wore a holiday look, awl everybody eagerly
awaited the arrival of the French troops. After a long
delay, five or its companies of artillery with arms. and es
many more without arms, appeared, followed by a train of
Commissariat and ammunition waggons, and headed by two
drummers. Much disatpointment was felt at this poor die-
play as the people had eip.cted to see a grand military
pageant. Cheers were nevertheless raised, but the soldiers
only hung their heads. The crowds thereupon dispersed. A
Correspondent remarks that had General Viuoy arrived at
the head of a numerous c rps, the auomaly would have been
witnessed of the triumphal entry of a defeated army !
A very seldom disterbance hum taken place at Z midi. The
German population were celebrating in the town-hall the
renewal of peace, when a mob, among whom were some
French officers, attached the hall and Weal open the doors ;
thereupon a fight ensue', and several merlons core wounded,
and the military had to interim eto restore order. Next day
an effort to release the rioters who had been imprinemd
made by the mob but was frustrated by the wintery, who
Oral and wounded several persons; sod on the foil, wing day
another &Mem{ t was made to free the prisoners, which was
repubeil by the military with Liss of life to the
rioters. The item Zurich Gruette. in mummenticg up.o
the dt•graceful aff dr, says:—" The disgrace done to
finch's honour ; the blood shed filth!. scandalous breach of
dm law; the insult which did not stop out of respect for the
presence of women; and the violence which was not
restrained by the presence even of the superior military
, officials of the State; the violation of the rights of hospitality,
of which a number of French officers were guilty, will not
remain unpunished." The article concludes as follows :
° This incident hi a sad reminiscence left by the sons of France
in the annals of our history."
The trial of the persons accused of having murdered Com-
mandant Arnaud, of the National Guard of Lyons, com-
m • Loa t in that ell on March 7, before a court-martial pre-
sided over by C 'lone' Leh.. Thirty-eight prisoners were
placed at the bar, indenting two women, one of whom held
/II her knees a child a year and a half old. The reading of
the Indlctmetit occupied two hour.. One of the prisoners
till old man of 72, named Ili dere, the president of a political
club called the V aieuttim, saki, in answer to questions from
the Court that he had made speeches lamenting the misery
at the people • but inasmuch as he had constantly preached
that the greatest enemy of the people was its own vice, it
Could not tidily be said that he had attempted to provoke
civil war. Ile had pointed out abuses. The greatest of all
In his opinion, was the public debt. He did not agree with
those who said the more a nation owed the richer it was.
Ile thought that in the present deplorable state of the
nuance. of France the best way was to tear up the grand
livre (i e , repudiate the national debt), and so diminish
taxation. Ile was quite dbOnterested in maintaining this
opinion, for he was worth nothing, and paid no taxes. He
denied having had any set or part in' the assassination of
Commandant Arnaud. it mu true that he had spoken of
the revolutionary axe, but he only meant It to cut off abuses.
Almost all the other prisoners disclaimed any participation
in the murder

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

At the Lincoln Assizes the cause of "Chantry V. NIX "has
been tried, and was no action for breach of tumble of mar-
riage
The defendant is a small farmer and pig-killer,
living at lloseley, und farming 22 acres of land. Ile is
above 40 years of age, and the plaintiff is slightly
younger, and haa been employed by the defendant as
washerw“man. Last year the defendant lost his wife.
Soon after this I e gave the plaintiff a shawl of his
former wife as a remembrance of her. Three months
afterwards he sent his housekeeper down to the
plaintiffs cottage with a message to her to come and
speak to him. On her arrival he told her not to get
engaged for he meant to n tarry her as Noon as con.
venient. She accepted his offer, and this was the con-
tract relied upon by the plaintiff. Shortly after this
he made her a present of a sucking pig.
A very old woman who was called as a witness
ststed that Cld one occasion the defendant told her he
! Was grime to Us married to the plaint If. Time old
! woman, who was a Calvinist, as well as U e defendant.
paid to him that he " oujit not to be utlequally yoked
I with an unbeliever." The plsintiff in a Churchwoman.
I The defendant was married to another person at the
end of last year. tie was called as a witness, and
denied the promise.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintff
Damages, one L.rthinis.

THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY AND
THE RAGGED-SCHOOL UNION.

On Tuesday evening the Earl of Shaftesbury presided
at a large meeting hell at Exeter-hall, in connect km
with the above union, to deliver pr:zes to servants of
both sexes who were originally in ragged schools.
Prior to the meeting the servants were entertained at
tea, and aftsruariLi they prccseded to the lar,,e hall,
bearirg banners and Bags, emblazoned with mottoes.
There were nearly 1,000 children present, and the plat-
form was densely crowded.
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The secretary (Nfr. Gent) read a report which stated
that the preseat was the eighteenth time prizea had
been awarded to servants of good character who had
been scholars in ragged schools. The prizes were of
two kinds : those who came up for the first time re-
ceived 7s. 61 , and those who had previcusly carried off
prizea received a book, valued at 34. 61 The number
of prizes to be awarded that evening was 770, to boys
360, and to girls 410. In the eighteen years 10,836 had
bee-ia awarded to boys and girls. From the vtatistics
in the report it appeared that theservants had behaved
well, and halt retained their places above the average
duration of time, as compared with those who had not
taken service after has ing left a ragged school.
The Earl of Shaftesbury, addressing the meeting,
alluded in feeling terme to the death of Judge Payne,
and said he was delighted that no many of those who
had been pupils in ragged schools had come forward,
and he was also pleased that the girls continued to
hold preeminence. Speaking of what women could
do if they acted upon principle, he said two great
nations of late had been making foolsof themselves -
they had cut each other's throats, and now they had
gone, some to a peaceable, and some to a disturbed
home. In the city of Paris there was a set of wicked,
stupid men in rebellion, and they had occupied
Montmartre, and held it against the government;
but what followed? A large body of the women
of Paris assembled, marched up the heights, and
took the place by storm. Every woman returned
home with her husband on her arm. (Loud cheers.)
That was a great sect gallant proof of what
women were capable of doing, and if working men
would listen to the advice of their wives they would be
b-tter off. (Cheers ) He referred to the fact that three
years ago Mr. Reverdy Johnson, the American
minister, was among them, and the children there sent
a message of peace to the children of America. Let
them do likewise to the children in Germany and in
France ; let them say that those nations should no
longer pi erre!, both fth j ,in itt one( ffurt for the general
welfare of the human race. (Cit!ers.)
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The pr:zes were then awarded, and afterwards Pro.
fersor Pepper, of the Polytechnic, delivered a most
amusing and instructive illustrated lecture.