The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-19 00:00:00

THE IRISH ELECTORAL BLACK LIST.

A correspondent writes: " For the information of
the Parnellite electors of Great Britain and the
members of the Irish National League in Great
Britain, a circular has just been issued by the officials
of the Irish National League of Great Britain. It is
accompanied by a list of 117 members of the coming
Parliament who have:voted against Irish interests, espe-
cially on the questions of caercion and the expulsion
of the Irish members from the House of Commons.
The list is headed by the Ministers of the late Govern-
ment, and Sir William Harcourt is singled out as the
chief offender against the Irish Parliamentary party.
The late Home Secretary is credited with no fewer
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than 227 anti-Irish votes. -Next comes Sir Henry James,
against whom the Irish electors used every possible
influence at the recent election for Bury. Sir Henry
James, it is stated, gave 226 votes against the Irish
party on alp Crimes Act, and the motions for sus-
pension during the last Parliament. Mr. Chamberlain
follows with 211 votes, Sir Charles Dilke with 210,

Mr. Campbell-Bannerman with 209, anti Mr. John some medallion, presented by Its, G. Gi Hardingham,
Bright with `,.01. Particular attention is called to of Dr. Erasmus Darwin, author of " Zoonomia," and
the votes of the members of the Radical section of the other scientific works, a writer of much note at the
Liberal party, and among these are included some beginn:_ag of the century.
members of the last Parliament who have not been ANOTHER ECCENTRIC MONARCIL—King Theel,aw of
re-elected. Mr. Courtney gave no fewer than 196 Burrnah was a great patron of the drama in his la
votes on the Crimes tu Act ane other repressive ea- paln days, and
introducedßefore laced
bearing p a curious method of re-
the King a table was
sures ; Mr. Mundella, 200; Mr Rylands, vigorously wardinga the a
number actors.
be
of silver imitation cocoanutsfilled
opposed by the Irish at Burnley, 153; Mr. Bryce, with jewel., pearls, and rings of various value. The
110; Mr. H. Gladstone, 175; Mr. Illingworth, 19; King than 'called each a.ctor to the table and bade him
Mr. A. Morley, 172; Mr. Thorold Rogers, 159. Great choose one of the cocoanuts, the player tailor his
credit is taken for the number of members of the late chance as to the worth of the contents.—" Graphic."
Parliament who have been defeated in some cases DnriNtrrivo BooK.--i` Ii Tipografo," of Turin, states
wholly and in others partially by the Irish vote at that M. Lozzi has just discovered a work which should
the borough elections. The following alphabetical list is take first rank amongst Lilliputian books. This volume
given as an indication of the cause of the hcitiliv is printed in black and red' and illustrated with charm.
displayed against the candidates and a justification of lug designs. It is very legible. Its title is, " Offinolum
the results. The figures represent the number of Beate Marie Virgis Sm. Consuetudmem9 Romano
votes given in favour of the Crimes Act in its various Curice? Venetiis De 0 uinta, 1419, die 15 Octobris." It
is not quite llin. in length, and a little over lin. in
stages or the other hostile measures taken by the late
breadth. The binding is very original, and in a perfect
Government in the House of Commons: Mr. state.
Ainsworth, late candidate for the Egremont Division, PAPEO Xlns.—There are 4296 paper mills in the
132; Mr. A. Arnold (Salford), 140; Mr. J. S. w0r1d,1122 of them being in the United States, 1037 in
Balfour (Croydon), 118; Mr. Barran (Leeds), 108; Germany, 512 in France, 378 in Austro-Hungary, 369
Mr. Beaumont (Wakefield), 47; Mr. Brigg (Blackburn), in the United Kingdom, 194 in Italy, 148 in Russia,
122; Mr. Jacob Bright (Manchester), 7; Mr. W. S. 113 in Spain, 82 in Sweden, 53 in Norway, 65 in
Caine (Tottenham), 132; Mr. Cheetham (Derby), Holland, 51 in Switzerland, 40 in Belgium, 16 in
190; Mr. Childers (Ponteract), 108; Mr. Cropper Portugal, 12 in Denmark, 53 ka Canada. 11 in Mexico,
(Kendal), 191; Mr. J. K. Cross (Bolton), 28; 6 each in India and Japan, 4in Australia, 2in New
Mr. Earp (Newark), 97; Mr. Firth (Kensington), Zealand, sin Brazil, and the rest in various other
103; Mr. F. Foljambe (Notts), 158; Mr. D. countries.
PARAFFIN AS A PROTECTOR.—The Cleopatra's Needle
Grant (Marylebone), 37 ; Sir A. Hayter (Bath),
in 235; Sir F. Herschel' (Durham), 224; Mr. Holland Central-park, New York, has now been thoroughlycoated with paraffin, and will thus, it is believed,
(Brighton), 104; Mr. J. Helms (Hackney), 207 ; Mr. successfully resist the bitter Transatlantic cold which
Hopwood, Q.C. (Stockport), 73; Alderman W. I has so greatly damaged the obelisk during the last few
Lawrence (London, City), 141; Sir J. C. Lawrence winters. A mass of scales and good-sized particles
(Lambeth), 143; Mr. Lee (Southampton), 70; Mr. loosened by atmospheric influence were taken away
M'Liver (Plymouth), 84; Sir William M'Arthur from the needle previously, and the only apparent
(Lambeth), 47; Mr. ./E. Mantyre, Q.C. (Worcester), difference made by the paraffin coat lies in the darker
145; Mr. Hugh Mason (Ashton-under-Lyne), 16; colour of the stone.
Mr. Dick Peddie (Kilmarnock Burghs), 191; Mr. USEFUL REMINDER.—Dr. S. A.. Allibone, compiler ef
Pender (Wick), 55; Mr. G. Russell (Fulham), 104; the " Dictionary of Authors," encloses in all his letters
Mr. G. Slagg (Manchester), 34; Mr. Lyulph Stanley r! card whereon is printed: What does it matter if we
(Oldham), 110; Mr. W. Thomasson (Bolton), 56; do lose a few minutes in a whole day P—Answer : Tirue
table (days in a year, 313; world, ghours in a day, 8),
Mr. Summers (Stalybridge), 151 ; Mr. Vivian (Cam- Fire minutes lost each day is, in a year, 3 days 2 hours
borne), 103; Mr. Willis, Q.C. (Peckham), 171. In 5 minutes; 10 minutes is 6 days 4 hours 10 minutes;
each of the 41 constituencies named an Irish electo- 20 minutes is 13 days and 20 minutes; 30 minutes
rate exists, and in each the Irish electors were 1 is 19 days 4 hours 30 minutes; 60 minutes is 39 days I
specifically directed to vote against the candidates 1 hour.
in the list. The only exception is the City of
London, where there is no Irish organisation. Even
in Cornwall it is claimed that a considerable Irish

vote was given by the Irish miners engaged in the
Camborne Division against Mr. Vivian. The list has
been forwarded to all the constituencies classified for

circulation among the electors; and arrangements
have been made that during the next Parliament the
Irish voters in the constituencies of Great Britain

shall be supplied periodically with official statements
as to the votes of the new members on all questions
affecting Ireland. The tabulated statement has been
compiled by Mr. Brady, the general secretary of the
London executive, and Mr. G. Booth, the hon.
secretary of the Union of Metropolitan branches of
the Irish National League of Great Britain."

UNCONSCIOUS Carricislt —When Lord Tennyson
poem called " Vastness " appeared last month irl
"Macmillan's Magazine" the London correspondent of
a New York paper secured an early copy and cabled 3
great part of it. By cabling the division into lines arid
all the details of punctuation, he succeeded in getting
It reproduced in his newspaper without a single error.
When he received copies of the paper ten days later he
found the following editorial note appended to 1110
despatch: "We print the above stanzas as the cable
brings them, not without suspicion, however, of con-
siderable error in transmission."
HYDROFHOEIA..—br. Dujardin Beaumetz has read
before the French Hygienic Society a paper on what he
regards as a well-established case of " spontaneous
hydrophobia" in a man aged 29. Not only did all the
symptoms which charactelise that malady declare
themselves, but the matter taken from the patient's bodY.
when he died communicated it to rabbits inocculatea
therewith. The patient declared on entering the Wtel
Dieu, Paris, that he had not been bitten or scratched bs'
a dog or any other animal, or been in any sort of
contact with one. The body was minutely examined
before and after death, and the skin was everywhere
intact.
PRACTICE BESIDES PRECEPT.—Comnannistic doctrines
are to be put into actual practice by a philanthropic
Ohio brewer, who has determined ta divide the large
fortene he has amassed by trade among the workmen
who have helped to earn his wealth. He will incor-
porate his business, and make every one of his employes
equal stock-holders, thus introducing co-operation io
its widest aspect.
A CATHEDRAL DESECRATED.—MiIaII Cathedral harl
been desecrated by a suicide—the second case Vi Rhin 3
few years. A man shot himself behind the high altar'
and the archtishop was obliged to suspend all services',
extieguish the altar-lamps, and close the cathedral for s
few days, until he could solemnly re-bless and re'
consecrate the building.
OLD RAGS.—Afghans have a perfect mania for sol.,
old rag of uniform, so say the members of the BoundarY
Commissicn. Happy is the Afghan who wears tbe
British private's red tunic, and all kinds of regimes"
are represented by the soldiers in Herat. Ammunition
boots are equally in demand, and sell for over double
their original price.
THE CHAPTER HOUSE OF Sr. PAI7L'S.—EXteDOiI'3
alterations have been made in the internal arrangenieo,tl*
of the Chapter House, on the north side of St.
churchyard, to provide a residence for the archdesoc°
of London. Three residences are provided for as insos"
canons in Amen court, Paternoster-row, but the late
archdeacon (Bishop Claughton), who was also a cancT
never resided within the precincts ot the cathedra'
The present archdeacon of the diocese of London,
is also a canon of the-cathedral, requires to be in re'
deuce when he has to fulfil the duties of his office."
" City Press."
SALE OF Ritetc.—The collection of objects Of
antiquity and art, the property of the Rev. Dr. Neliga"'
for many years rector and vicar of St. Mary, Shandon,.:
and St. Catherine, Cork, Ireland, has been disposed 04
The following were the most Important items A
torque, formed of a spirally-twisted band of pure
dimiaishing in width towards the clasps, discover
with several others, in a mound of earth at Innisholf;
county Donegal, July, 1882, 14 inches long, 5
(Rollin) ; a silver torque, engraved'with transverse s
on both sides, found at Rathcormac, county Cerra
probably unique,-14 inches long, Vi; (Ready,;
of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, leader of the Irish Be
of 1798, ivory handle studded with silter, inscribe
"Cullam, Charing-cross, for Harmer O'Connell,
1782," a fine steel blade with serrated back, g 6 f
(Whitaker) ; a curious silver reliquary in the shape °la
heart crowned, formerly belonging to the Deilgoo
family, one of whom carried the heart of Robert B°46
to Palestine, £3 3s. (Rollin) ; a group of six ,Taps°ol,,
men and women engaged in some occult cererroe
12 gs. (Welby) •, the portrait of Mrs. Yates, of M 55
011 •
Abbey, county Kildare, signed S. Lover, R.lLAoerl
a
(Ellis) • Sir Walter Raleigh's tobacco pipe, silver
and wooden stem mounted with silver; on the °woe
the bowl are the letters Sir W. R., 1583," £7
collection
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collection realised £516. S
5c
A NOVEL JODI/NEV.—A novel enterprise is to,ootti
afoot early in the new year, whereby an oppor., woe
will be afforded to those who have money and Aorto
to enjoy travelling and exploration in a fashion 113 will
'unknown. A vessel has been chartered will; base
carry some 50 first-class passengers, accompanie" fs't,
artist, a photographer, a geologist, a mineriarS.
botanist, a zoologist, and others who "rill exploi.ciagy
collect wherever opportunity offers, but more ‘3,,0t1e.. atst
in districts practically unvisited hitherto. loieg
voyage will last 12 months, the prograrnul° sow
arranged much on the same lines as the
f
beam voyage. There will be no hurrying
where anything valuable to science or art.
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obtained; and at intervals the voyagers will
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opportunity of breaking up into sections alid„7o AL!
when either the beauties of rivers or the. g 43
scenery of coasts can be studied or enjoyed. "te'serce''',
lections made on the voyage will be carefully. Pi; 00
for subsequent exhibition or for presentatio
great museums.

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