The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-16 00:00:00

A FULL WITH HORRORS."

THE STOrRI3RIDGE OBSERVER.

• total point of view the same thing, suddenly 'punts out it.
unexpected quarters, we sh old be far on the way to dite
°Tering a preventive. Crime and gross negligenc•
even of the most apparently irregular and casual .out
d uhtleu do tine from marshy centres which might he
drained; even when they have got ahrowl they might
very poulbly be stamped out. But, if so, in the pre-
sence of • list of unprofessional outrage. on law and the good
order by which British subjects have • tight to die peacefully
in their beds, Society ought to Teel roue acutely than ever
an obligation to consider the stii.ject as a whole aid scleuti
&ally, with a view to • remedy. Proles tonal crime itself
war long held to be beyond legislative treatment ; hut the
Habitual Criminals Act hu already shown that this kind
I may IN dealt with. The suppoud auddennem and wsnt of
Irelation between the act and the agent in crimes like the
Whitton Tragedy make them appear harder to control but
It may be dou'Atil whether even they are to Casual and for-
tultoul as to be out of the reach of correctives.

" Here's a readyhanded fellow, come al the way
from London, who is ready to work hr nothing.
sooner than do nothing," and the mate fortune's
made. (Cheers). This is no dream, or I have
seen it often. I sac, then, to the ladled me-
chanic, go; to the agricultural labourer, if 3e can, go,
to the small farmer, if he can, go. It is re place for
the merchant, the dandy, or the clerk; be. for ready•
handed skilled workmen. They, and they oily of those
who emigrate to America, CAD Pectin, &prosperous
future for themselves and children. It i that I
may name thoroughly understand thi (111,36
that for a fourth time I leave England m Friday
next. Mr. Vinceat expressed his belii that the
settlement of the Alaboma difficulty was at an end,
dist i. was solely owing to the Amerimus thinking
that Mr. Reverdy Johnson was puttini the (mese
tion iii an unfair Felt that the treaty soeed to by
him and Lord Clarendon was broken off. The union
between England and America erniht nit to be for
the purposes of war, nor of aggression, hit for peace.
and to make the two nations strive which should th-
most conquer brutalistn, ignorance, and 'ice; which
ghoul(' the most advance the interests if the people;
which should the most further holy faith; which has
been, and will be, the sole, leading, ant 50sta1i11n4
power of all right and liberty. (Loud chars, amidst
which Mr. Vincent resumed ha seat.)
The Rev. F. Tucker, minister of the chapel in which
the lecture was delivered, and who presiiitsi over the
meeting, heartily wished Mr. Via cent "sod speed"
on his approaching yo 3 age. This feeling was echoed
by the audience.

effectually abscrbed than if he had been bitten.
His brother•in-law was really bitten by the lame dog.
He told me he was moot miserable. When he went to
sleep it wee to dream about mad dogs, and when be
gut up his iitighbours called to inquire if he felt stiff
about the jaws, a premonitory symptom. He was a
timid, nervous man, and if fright alone would have
caused an attack, he certainly would not have escaped.
It 14 a singular quality of this poison that it will re-
main latent in the system for a couple of months; I
am not aware that any other poison acts in the same
way.

THE WINNERS AT TBE BRUSSELS TIE.
Amongst the winners at the recent Belgian Dr Intern.
tionai held at Brusseis, the names of the following English
volunteers will be found :
Armee de guerre, cible five, for points-15th prize,
T. C. Dawson, Halifax, and 17th, J. Wyatt, London,
Rifle Brigade, four silver spoons and forks; 36, C.
Hayes, London, and 40th, Ensign Starkie, Queen's
Westminster, a silver spoon Ind fork each.
For Mane. (carton:O.-10th prize. C. T. Lowe,
1 Queen's Westminster five silverspooniand forks;
15h, Carmichael, London Scottish, and 19th, Corporal
Taylor, Civil Service, four silver spoons and forks ;
32nd, T. C. Dawson, two silver SPOOIIB and forks, and
75 h. C. ' 'ayes, a silver spoon and fork.
Cible volonte, for points.-28th Prize, Ensign
Srarkie ; 4th, Corporal Russell, 29th Kent; 44th, J.
Wyatt; 46th, T. C. Davnion ; 53rd, Sergeant Hooper,
Queen's Weetminsier ; and 54th, 'T. C. Lowe. 25f. each.
For blancs— 6th. Corporal Taylor 1001. ; 26th, W. D.
Maunder. London ; 320, Captain Despard, 19th Mid-
dlesex; 35th, Duncan, London; 45th, C. Hayes; and
46-h, reake, Manchester, 23f. each.
The prizes will be distributed at the Temple of St.
Augustin, Brussels, on Sunday, the 24th ; but the
prizes won by the English will, as usual, be sent to the
National Rifle Association.
The amount subscribed by the Garde Civique of
Brussels towards defraying the expense of the recep-
tion of French Garde. Nationaux and our volunteers,
amounted to more than 15,0001., of which sum over
600 f. were not expended, and this amount will be given
at a prize at the next international shooting match.
The complete prize nate from LiCge and Spa have
no yet been puhlisheil.
The amount subscribed by the volunteers to the
LiCze Souvenir intended to be presented to the Garde
Civique of that city, had reached £154 when the list
was closed.