The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, Aug. 6, the Elementary Educa-
tion Bill, after three hours' discussion, was read a third time.
A division showed a majority of 73, the numbers being—
Ayes, 119; noes, 46 On toe metton for going into cemmittee
of supply, Sir George Campb-11 c aled attention to Air. Cave's
Minion to Egypt, and to the inexpediency of her elejerty's
_Government taking any part towaras facilitating the lo.n
transactions of the Khedive. Mr. Cave, in a history of
,hlt visit to the East, spoke of his interviews with the
,4s.,Ptians and their ruler, of the social and financial con-
-1 of the country, and of the means that ought ta
V. adopted for giving better security to those creditors wto
cad contributed to the exchequer. Mr. Lowe and Mr. 112 - (l-
oon deprecated the mission, which was upheld by the Chan-
of the Exchequer on behalf of the Goverment, and
With speeches of other Lou, members the sitting was
Erolooged, when the Howe went into committee, and the
votes for Mr. Cave's Mission end the remaining Civil Service
Ratimates, including several Supplementary Estimate?, were
agreed to, thus concluding the business of Supply for the
eat

Some other tilla were forwarded a stage, and the House
Ildloarroaci tit nine o'clock.

„in the 11017 SE or LORDS, August 7th, the Cattle Diseases
ttreland) Bill, and the Bishopric of Truro Bill were read a
lecond time.
Lord Stratknairn moved for papers showing why the con-
of service In the regulations for the discipline and
141Ment of the army reserve, that the Mutiny Act and the
Articles of War should apply to the force whenever it was
!ailed out for training and exercise, had not been carried out
1871 to 1876. The motion having elicited an explana-
! lon from Lord Cardwell of the share which he had had in
.110 arrangements relating to the reserves, Lord Cad ogan denied
640 accuracy of the premises set out by Lord Strathnaien,
and Oil that ground refused his assent to the motion, which
after a few words from Lord Dorchester, was negatived.
The Winter Assizes Bill was read a third time and passed,
and, the other business having been disposed of, their Lord
Skip adjourned.
111 the ROUSE OF COMMONS, Mr. Disraeli stated, in answe.
to a question, that steps had been taken to fill up the office
Ili Chief Commissioner of Works, vacated by the resignation
of Lord Henry Lennox.
On the report of Supply, Lord Echo mentioned the circum-
Stances attending the death of the platelayer Chiddy, when
ondeavouring to
.avert an accident on the Bristol and Exeter
hallway. •
•

Mr. Anderson then called attention to the subject of the
Bulgarian atrocites, and read long extracts from a French
newspaper at Constantinople. and the telegram in the Daily
otter of that day, relating fresh horrors, on which he felt he
1.1 justified in expressing his disbelief in the existence of a
ealgarian Revolution, and in attacking Sir H. Elliot, who,
oe said, had pretended to know nothing about the
atrocities. Mr Mandeila made some remarks in the
_latoe tone, while Mr. Cochrane deprecated the continued
'Kevin' of Party speeches against the Turkish Govern-
kan_eut Mr. Bay ter maintained that the British
`zuvernment had a right to hold the Turkish Govern.
bleat responsible for the conduct of its troops. Mr. Cowen
told that the accounts of the Newspaper Correspondents had
nen confiamed by independent commercial correspondents of
ale own at Constantinople, and added that our Ambassador
Was not in a position fully to inform the Government.
_Mr. Taylor and Mr. Jacob Bright denounced in strong lan-
Lune the barbarity of the Turks and the apathy of our
wureeament.
*lO. Bourke said there was no foundation for charging the
t.nMe Minister swath having treated this matter with any
h,"l_,tt, for he had been ordered by the Prime Minister to be
.7%.,"413' communication with him; and there was no subject
Lu
eh had given him more anxious consideration. But in
-*Lr. Disraeli's position it was incumbent that he should not
:ule a tingle word of exaggeration which would weaken the
oree, of any remonstrance made to the Turkish Govern-
-d
„,les. If the story of these outrages turned out to be true,
Lao one weuld vindicate the cause of humanity more steraly
111 the Prime Minister. The attack on Sir H.
jrfet Wait most nnjast, for from the very beginning he had
C.,!Plelitly called attention to the danger of emnloying these
aLceSistall troops. Mr. Bourke thought it unnecessary to
Foe whether these stories were exaggerations or not,
t Pe he admitted that, without regard to degree, it was
%h 5 duty of the Government to do all it could to prevent
a _ln and to punish the authors of them. A letter
inn been received from Mr. Baring, who had
ill sent out on a mission to ascertain the truth of
;r!lie aeries, which he read to the House. It stated
there Was no foundation for the stories of the
6 et women and children, or for the wild fables of cart.
‘uads of beads' but that some 12.000 Bulgarians had perished
14,V, perhaps, 500 Turks, and that 60 villages had been burnt.
Viovernment, he showed, had been alive to the matter
bl the first, and had telegraphed to Sir Henry Elliot to
7!") steps in respect to it. Mr. Bourke could not under-
tand how so much Party spirit had got into the queAtion,
•ettt he promised that papers should be published during the
iae
and urged the House to leave the matter in the
dl of the Government.
t,The Marquis of Hartington remarked that nobody charged
lame Government with sympathy for the Turks against the
s,lllitarians, but they were bound to explain how it was
Vet our Ambassador had not kept them better informed.
he had forwarded early information to his Gavern-
itieestatizobably Mr. D!sraeli would have tt eated the erg
nut to him in a very different tone.
Mr-
* letter left no doubt that there had been
tie or no exaggeration in the accounts He hoped that
a`r Bourke would lay the Papers on the table, and, perhaps,
e Rouse might have another opportunity of expressing its
lon before the conclusion of the Sessiou. Bur, above all,
:Urged the Government to press upon the Turkish Govern-
,ellt that by permitting its tr)ops to act in this way it wourd
.ule the sympathy and support of the British people.
allie Report of Supply was then agreed to, after some re.
zarks on the Talisman affair by Dr. Cameron, who desired
strike off the salary of the Minister at Peru, but withdrew
"elter some explanations from Mr. Bourke.
a The Rouse then went into Committee on the Appellate
411adiCtion Bill.
th°l4„Clattse 6, Mr. Serjeant Simons' Amendment converting
2
.se ,ords of Appeal into Life Peers was discussed at some
He was supported by Mr. Torrens and others; but
Henry James the Attorney-General, and Sir George
74 -Jet' euPported the Clause as it was sent down from the
rds, and ultimately it was carried by 107 to 90.
°ll a motion to strike out of Clause 13 the words which
Aerrnit the calling In of Archbishops and Bishops as Assessors,
rem was a ..ate ....,
45 to 45; the Chairman gave his vote against
,Ike amendment, so that it was lost.
Some other Bills were then forwarded a stage.
The Appropriation Bill was brought in and read a first
waae.
The House adjourned at ten minutes past two o'clock.

In the HOUSE OF LORDS, August 8, the Duke of Richmond
Gordon moved the second reacting of the Elementary
Edhcation 131 D, which he described as one of the most im.
Portent; measures that be had ever submitted for their lord-
!lUDs' consideration. He also explained that it was not a
departure from the principle of the Act of 1870, and was
rendered necessary by the school attendance not keeping
_Dce with the increase of school accommodation. This defi-
welauy it widtild supply in such a way as, without interfering
with local effort, to secure for every child in the country a
lloUnd elementary education.
Lord Granville, who complained of the late period at
Which the House was asked to pass the Bill, admitted that it
ies a step in advance for the State to undertake the duty
ori
, educating the children when the parent neglected that
;nIY : but he dbjected to the measure on account of the
2,ll)ortant changes introduced in it after it had been brought
bu• He intimated, however, that he should not move any
Itreendments in committee, as he thought it would be a
Mere farce to do so at that time in the session.
_ The Archbishop of Canterbury was grateful to the Govern-
tnent for a Bill which would give elementary teaching
blore of a religious character than was secured by the Act of
1670.
Alter some remarks from Lord Ripon, Lord Salisbury ob-
VWled that, while the Bill was a concession to denomina-
^,"onal and sectarian education, it was not so only to the
Church of England.
that
urged, as his chief objection to the Bill,
Gnat it rendered possible the existence of denominational
khools supported entirely by State money.
Lord Hampton, while cordially approving of the measure
1111 a worthy sequence of the Act of 1870, regretted that it
Was too late to give the Pell Clause full consideration.
Lord Forteseue took the same view of the Bill, but com-
plained of the cost of school boards for non educational
Ptli'Doses.
After some remarks from Lord Waveney, the Bill was read
a second time.
Pollution of Rivers Bill was, on the motion of Lord
read a second time, and the other business on the
''''wer having been gone through, their lordships adjourned.
11 the HOWE OP' COMMONS, Mr. Ashley gave notice that on
1111 rd Reading of the Appropriation Bill he would call
...elation to the dilatoriness of the Government and of our
4131, altilaadoe at Constantinople in obtaining information as
atrecitles in Bulgaria.
telt Charles Dilke, on the Second Reading of the Appropria-
h°,lll.lll moved that the action of the War Office with refe-
to'Plnmatead and Wormholt commons was such as to
zperil the use of those open spaces for recreation by the
.."7..D10 of the metropolis, but after a discussion the motion
41... Withdraws.
th..the Sues Canal (Shares) Bill occupied the House for some
and Mr. Disraeli, in the course of the debate, stated
%t'ae Purchase was made under high political considera-
ismi„-" " Well as commercial motives, and that he believed the
the country was as great now in favour of the policy
Government as It was at the beginning of the session.
Bill eventually passed through committee without
"%aendnxents.
The War Office and Post Office Remuneration Bill then
4-1 ukto Committee, after which the Cemraittee on the
PPellate Jurisdiction Bill was resumed.
riziThe flew Clauses moved by the Attorney-General autho-
s... the appointment of three additional Judges of Appeal,
:T. be taken from the Judges at the High Court of Justice,
Permitting single Judges of the Common Law Division
lit alone in Banco. which had already been discussed on
h2re titan one occasion, were again discussed at much
ifth.
411 alnendment, moved by Mr. Gregory, making the
cliDottittnent of new Judges of Appeal optional instead of
ruPtiLsory, was negatived. by 94 to 36, and ultimately
7,1,e Clauses were agreed to, as well as several other new
‘aatises.
~„The Committee having been completed, the Report and
441 rd Reading were fixed for next day.
.Several other Bills were forwarded a stage, and the Howse
"ulottrited at 25 minutes to two o'clock.

fl
the HOWSE OF LORDS, August 9, the Erne Lough and
Bo''r 'dill, the Ardglass Harbour Bill, and the Metropolitan
~t&rd.of Works (Loans) Bill passed through committee.
report of amendments to the Exhausted Parish Lands
•,',..vras brought up and agreed to.
" Tralee Savings Bank Bill passed through committee.
Savings Bank (Barrister) Bill, the Superanuation (Un-
,"aY Climates) Bill, the Bishopric of Truro Bill, and tha
.42.4 (Procedure (Ireland) Bill, were read a third time and
.7"CL• ;yid their Lordships adjourned.
the HorlsE OF Commons, in reply to Mr. Ritchie, Mr.
rUrke laid: Several representations have been made to the
4... rt. With regard to the cruel and atrocious scenes that
h.:e, taken place in Bulgaria—(hear, hear)—and the Porte
ell informed that the recital of those deeds has created
(ch:ue English mind the greatest indignation and horror.
u,s'ert) We have also reason to believe that these occur-
c..2es have ceased some little time ago, and we have also
to believe that exemplary punishment is being inflicted
it 7 the Porte upon the perpetrators of these dreadful occur-
'llCel. Her Majesty's Government have thought it desirable)
a view of bringing the influence of the British Govern-
vnt directly to bear upon these independent provinces, to
ttp oln t a consular agent on the spot in order that we may
ac,l'e a Means of communic lling directly with our consular
'le" In Bulgaria. Under these circumstances a consular
tifent has been appointed at Philllpopol is, and speed l instrue-
,„°,llB,_ have been given to him on the subjcct of the atrocities;
'"et the Government may now be said to be indirect com-
ronnication with the district. (Hear, hear.)
',Pao Expiring Laws Continuance Bill passed through corn-
the_ consideration of the report of amendments to the
4▪ ,0611a.L., e Jurisdiction Bill,
Beresiord Hope moved to omit words in clause 13
tiv.g Dower to bishops to sit as assessors on the Judicial
oromittee of the Privy CounciL
. The Attorney-Gemmel opposed the amendment, which, on
But
was rejected by 55 to 92 votes.
The BILL was then read a third time.
Cross. in moving the second reading of the Cruelty
• Animals Buz, said the Bill would prevent experiments on
v
.11g animals, except in certain cases, such as would lead to
Zue alleviation of human suffering or the prolongation of
‘,ll.,Man life.
,ha
ur. Ward moved the rejection of the Bill, and contended
t the practice of vivisection had led to a great alleviation
‘l4 human suffering.
„Alter a debate, in which Sir .T. Lubbock, Mr. Holt, Mr.
P. Wyndham, Dr. Playlair, and Mr. W. E. Forster
wok put.
Dr. Ward withdrew the amendment, and the Bill was read
▪ Second time, and the House adjourned.

POPULAR (iAME FOR THIS RUMS. •-•-• The

A PAINFUL CASE.

At the Gloucester assizes, Elizabeth Cole has been charged
with the wilful murder of her child Fanny Cole upon the 24th
of July.
Mr. Gough appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. George
Browne, at the request of the learned Judge, defended the
prisoner.
The prisoner was the wife of a labourer, at Ty therin g-
ton, and she bad been married to hire about six years.
She was described by her neighbours as a fond wife
and de voted mother, and her personal appearance in the
d )ck bore out this testimony to her character. On the
day in question it appeared her husband was away,
and she was left in the house with her three children,
the s oungeet bting Fanny Cole, an infant of three
months. There was evidence that her manner
hai been strange at this time, and a little
girl, the daushter of a neighbonr, was engaged
to stay in the house and watch her. Upon some pretext
the prisoner sent her into the garden where her two elder
children were. The girl lorel only been away a few
minutes, when, hearing a noise, she returned to the
house, and found the prisoner on her knees, and the
child with its head hanging over the stairs. She also
heard as she approached what she described as the
sound of chopping. The prisoner, on seeing her, said,
"I have been and done for it, Annie," and the girl then
ran awayito call assistance. The mother of the girl was
the first to appear, and she found the child lying in a
pool of blood on the stairs, and close beside it a chopper
of formidable size, She went downstairs to the prisoner,
and said, "Oh, you naughty woman." Upon which
the prisoner replied, "I could not help it." The pri-
soner was afterwards examined as to the state of her
mind, and from the evidence of two scientific witnesses
on the subject who were called, her insanity was not a
matter of doubt. Dr. Needham, superintendent of a
lunatic asylum, said he was satisfied at the time of the
murder and some time previous she was insane, and
though he was not prepared to say that she did not
know what she was doing when she killed her child,
yet he was of opinion that she was quite unable to
know the nature of the act. It was proved in confirm-
ation by the mother and brother of the prisoner that
she had been insane at times before her marriage, and
that since her last confinement she had been I.o9:lasing
into a state of melancholy, and Dr. Needham, in
answer to the learned Judge, said that was not unusual,
and that recurring fits of insanity were not uncommon
even when there was no apparent cause for the relapse.
The learned Judge, in summing up, laid down the
now well-known definition of legal insanity, and told
the jury it was not necessary, to prove madness, that a
person was perfectly ignorant he was taking away
human life provided he took it away under a delusion
that there was nothing wrong in the act. The question
here would be whether the prisoner believed she was
doing a right act, or was so void of belief as to be un-
conscious she was doing a wrongful act. In either of
these views it would be their duty to say "Not guilty,
on the ground of insanity."
The jury at once returned a verdict in this sense, and
the prisoner was ordered to be detained during Her
Majesty's pleasure.