The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-06-03 00:00:00

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ROME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

ABOLITION OF FAIRB.—An Act of Parliament
ha. just been passed to amend the law relating to fairs
in England and Wales. It recites that certain of the
fairs held in England and Wales are unnecessary, and
are the causes of grievoiui immorality and are very
injurious to the inhabitants of the towns in which
such fairs are held, and it is, therefore, expedient to
make provisions to facilitate the aboliti, n of such fair..
The Secretary of State may, on representation of
magistrates with the consent of the owner, order fairs
to be abolished, notice of the representation and of the
order of the Secretary of State to be published in the
newspapers.

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THE ONE THING WANTIG.— Our Army Re-
formers are in high spirits. They think the hood time
has come at last. The War Office has advertised for
enders for the supply of "20,000 heada."—Pursch.
INTERESTING TO PEDIARS.—A point of some
consequence to pedlars has been raised in Liverpool
before Mr. Raffles, stipendiary magistrate. Major
Greig, the Head Constable, having refused to grant a
man a hawker's certificate, on the ground that he had
been eighteen times convicted of drunkenly es, the dis-
appointed applicant appealed against this proceeding
under the Pedlars Act, and *Rh success, as the
magistrate held that the mere fact of drunkenness, no
dieboyesty being shown, was not a sufficient ground for
the refusal of a certificate.

A SHIPw ARCKED CREW.—A portion of the ship-
wrecked crew of 31 men of the Challenger, Lo
maeter, of and for London, have ju.t been landed..at
Scilly. The vessel was abandoned in a sinking con-
dition on the 14th of May, and the whole of the crew
were picked up by the Americen shin Twilight, which
trauferred some to the barks Rapt 4 and Canada,
retaining the csptain and 14 seaman.
THE ARCHBISHOP or YOBIC OE THE PARIS
lit voLuvios.—The Archbishop of York, on Tuesday,
was present at the laying of the foundation stone of
some new shook at Sheffield. In the curse of an
address which he delivered from the stone, he referred
to the revolution in Paris, and said they might depend
upon it that such great historical lessons were written
for our instruction. Without presuming to judge
France, or without saying that religion was extinct
there, they might depend upon it that the ruin, the
misery, and the desoßtion, which existed in France--
Co great indeed that history could not recal anything
like it within the ages of civilisation—they might de-
pend upon it that all this came from one plain cause.
chere was in modern minds • great aspirntion after
liberty, and he shared in it as much as any man amongst
them. The aspiration after liberty had marked the
history of the English people more than that of any
other nation of modern times so far MI he knew; but
because people bad been following out the promise of
liberty created by their own foolish ideas, they had not
only foiled to obtain liberty, but had brought upon
themselves ruin and desolation, and their liberty had
ended in smoke and flame. But what wee it in its
progress? It was terroriem, it wee injustice; every
man afraid of his neighbour, every man disposed to
shut up his neighbour in prison, because be was afraid
of him. That was what they bad seen in another
country. What was liberty? It began in • man
getting free from himself; it began in a man getting
free from his own passions. The liberty in which
every man late his passions run as they would wee no
liberty at all; it must have the same kind of end as it
bad had in France. The school they were about to
open wee to his mind • temple of liberty, because it
would be the means of teaching these who entered it
to. govern thennelvaa

Mantua, Losuos !—A currespondent has sent
the following "Whit-Monday calculations"
To foim an Ida. of the ma.. of humanity, amonothg to
thee, million an quarter .onin in l.oiodoo....uppootA, a
Vow two deep of men, women, and Children Were pluosyj
rood. •q'iu'e msr.au,lng eleven sill., each .. Koiflal
to the area of
tpou:'rho
n:pe'ulltiait.lw7oluuluowdaerrb, tie:diolbet
nlht' behind :r.deol::)ed..P.":.oirthwbthteoLo'fin:isith.°.hchimneseinure:mu:etiho.:oti:hlf:esandr:Loyo:plit:';aenbonri;Tmlefooetortif
tag.
trhaenknowould
dheomos.
swheorueldel°r, wfohnnere strut:ll'od inNo lin4W . Iret rink
:ah-
in;arof :Ley. line, be? Why Pushed out, perhaps, I to
north of Invernew, while the left-hand lure ''.4-2550mil""°('°'
would be hlgh and dry it. Hyde Perk! ''
No
tblis. 3.21 bls 1,
only allowing • apace of twelve limbos to man,—
and child each ) Placing them ea rearee, the Lo:donsenre
msuppdryfie..irdachl
would cover the insigniticant space of eon Ng are mile will
• nick allowing them elbo• room! As for food—oh d
each ! 203,000 gallons of water must be swallowed, if each
you have
11 must be
EmminDuaollry
I 7sta26t:Unclimaure"sobev
Londoner took half • pint—but thee don't—pure £2 500,000
in:anigkb—oulLac.—h a
I ha'porth' • day! 11.tw about toot! Well ! Thanks—
menUoned it, to take • glare at your expense.'"
I Luta Lsrraise.—A Post Office return shows that
In the sear 1870 030,375,50.1 Unregistered letters and
; book packets passed through the lust; and it was
`be"h".'pLphyalinoawliound for
o alleged that 27,513 were loot, but it wee ascertained
that many of th, se were either never poeted or wore
, really delivered. 3,005 991 inland registered letters
ant packets paeoed through the poet in the year,
; and only 12 were loot. In the five years 1866-70 1243
persons were prosecuted by the l'ost Office for stealing
lettere - viz , lilt persons in the service of the Poet
Office, and 24 other prairie, the latter for robbing mail
begs or etealing lettere from pormffices and filler.
bourn ;
.17:1 persons were convicted. About half the
convictions were for reeling letters containing postage
stamps.
CHARITY BURNS AT HOME.—ruder the a1d0713
head The Times publishes the following letter :
We are informed that the Poet ogle° authorities were able
to lot the iiihabitthte of Calcutta and Madre, know the re-
sults of the Derby and Osks race. In II minutes. It may beim
structive to state that they took tree hours to deliver • mein
sage summoning a daughter to the death bed of her father ou
Friday. The m,uage had hot 20 whoa to travel, and was to
a knows station on an important line of railway, within two
minutes salt of the house to which It was neat Comment is
useless
A Crieuft AND A SAW.—llooray for Zephyr!
'Tis an ill wind, Rothschild, that blows nobody good.—
Punch.
LABOUR MARKET OF VILTORIA.—Tide Melbourn e
Argot of the 27th of March states that "the market
for labour is fully supplied at present, and there is a
deal of distress both in Melbourne and many parts of
the country; but this is almast invariably the result of
improvidence and intemperance. The greatest dietress
I. felt by persons who have been brought up to clerical
work and are not ahle to do hard work. It I. almoat
impossible for perm LW of this deacription to earn a
hying in Victoria. In the buildieg trades there ie, as
usual, • good amount of work doing; but many other
trades are now, and have been for sonic time peat, in a
very depressed condition. Female domestics are as diffi-
cult to obtain as ever, though there are large num-
bers of single women unempoyed, but they do not like
private houses, and for farine or private houses in the
country it ia dofficult to get them to engage at all, while
a situation in an hotel on the gold fields, particularly if
there is a dancing saloon in connection with it, will
hive any Dumber of applicants. From various parts
of the country there are report. of large numbers of
labouring men looking for work. This is, no doubt,
owing to the harvesting work being over, throwing
many out of employment; but there are, at the same
time, a very large number of men who roam through
the country all the year round, seldom working more
than a week or two at a time."
A CATHOLIC PAATORAL.--A voluminous pastoral
"from the thirteen Cathodic Archhiehope and Bishops
of England assembled in Council at Westminster" was
read in the churches of that denominatkon last Sunday
morning. It was exclusively occupied with the ques.
tiom of education. Referring to the present St ste us.
. term of education, the authore ineieted that, inasmuch
an Roman Catholics were bound to be instructed in
their faith and morals, the system could not be called
for them "education," but simply "instruction,"
Taking the Bible as a textbook, to be read India-
criminstely, they held to be opening the door for the
novel and individual interpretations of ouch masters
and mistresses as would conduct echools. Though
obliged, under present circumstances, to yield in many
I things with which they bad no sympathy, yet, in the
event of the Legislature enforcing attendance upon
this system, they would rather prefer their children
should aeek some other mode of secular instruction,
I which would afford them an oportunity of berg rein
I glumly instructed and trained. Under existing condi-
Lions, clergymen were advised to ensure the regular at.
; tendanee of children in church every Sunday for veto.
! chino; the faithful throughout England were desired
I to contribute liberally towards the It man Catholic
School Building Fund ; and parents were advised to
train their children religiously at home, and in all ways
o secure their religious education.
TRAGEDY on BOARD A GERMAN STRANSH!P.—
The murder cf Mr. Hermann Lampe, eecond officer of
the German steamship Kochi, whilst at sea on the Bth
I
; instant, has been reported. A passenger named An-
tonio Curia, who is a Dalmatian, went to Mr. Lampe
on this bridge, but was told that paeseDgere were not
; allowed there. 'I he man replied that he wanted to ere
the captain to give him hie money (1,000 dote.) for safe
I custody, and immediately after, drawing •dagger from
! his pocket, he plunged it into the abdomen of Mr.
Lampe. The officer had to draw out the dagger him.
, self, and then became unconscious. On the steamer's
arrival at Havanna he was taken to the hospital, where
' he died on the 11th, shortly before the veesel's de-
parture for Southampton. After committing the deed
the prisoner drew a revolver from his pocket, and the
o captain and purser having meanwhile come to the
o officer's assiatance, the purser regived two shots,
wbio h, however, wounded him but slightly. The pri.
, stoner was secured, and he will be handed over to the
, German authorities at Bremen. lie seems to have
been suffering under some delusion.
ENGLAND OUT OF DANGER.—FeIIow country-
men, to arms! Let no become a nation of soldiers.
We shall then hive ceased to be • nation of shop-
, keepers. No foreigners will then dare invade us. It
• will not be worth their while. —P unch.
PAINFUL ACCIDNNT.—WhiIst standing in the
doorway of her house at Easton, Portland, Mos, l'earce
was suddenly struck in the arm by • rifle ball, which
entered the flesh just above the wrist. Drs. Carruthers
and Havrkes were sent for, and remained with the
sufferer three hours in endeavouring to extract the mis-
,l aile, which was eventually done from the opposite side
'1 of the arm from that which it entered. It was a rifled
cartridge ball, fired from a Solder rifle ; it was split
nearly hid( way, and • piece of the lady's flesh was
; inside. It seems a number of officers and men were
practising rifle shooting and estimating distancea, and
a etray shot, fired at some passing rooks, doubtlees did
the rniechief. Mrs. Pearce's life was at first despaired
. of; but though she is dill suffering much pain her
. ultimate recovery is a matter of hope.
Gattenv. RESCUE.— " A Yachtsman," writing
from Kingstown, gives the followieg account of a

rescue :
.. on Wednesday last, about ten o'clock p.m., some member.
were lounging about the rooms of St George'. Yacht Club,
when they were alarmed by loud shrieking self from • man
In distress. 0.1 there going le see what we. the matter It
appeared evident there was • man in the water, In • sinking
state. Quicker than It takes to write the word, • tre-
mendous splash was heard at the spot where the man was,
and it was then discovered that Captain frealmont, Bth
Hussars, at present stationed In Dublin, had rushed ci und to
the spot, ab .ut 200 yards distant. without • moment'. hesi-
tation threw ,if Ids coat only, and to the amazement of the
spectators who had by that time congregated. plunged Into
the water, • distance of 251 t., In consequence of the tide being
out, and where the depth of water!., 1611. Ile then swam to the
assistance of the 01111. and .upported him till the arrival of •
boat that was put dr from the Club, which succeedei In
rescuing blth. It was then discovered that the name of the
man who had fallen In was Harrington, and after restore.
tires had bees appUed he rapidly recovered"
A CABINET QUEeTION.—If you withdraw the
Army Bill, and yet retain the extra Income-tax, will
not that be obtaining money under false pretences ?
Punch.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL Jr BILKE.—A gathering,
numbering 50,000 people, assembled in the Menu-
facturers' Piece Hall, Halifax, on Tuesday, to celebrate
the eighth commemoration of the foundation of Sunday
schools. The festival, which Is confined to schools con-
nected with the Nortmnforruista and Wesieyans, ii held
every five year., and is one of the most interesting events
which occur in the diatrict. There were 103 .chools in
tendance, with 3,901 teachers and 24,592 scholars,
400 vocal performer., and 500 instrumentalist& making
• totalof about 30,000. The instrumentalists belonged
principally to 23 bands, and the scholare all belonged to
schools in the pariah of Halifax. Spacial galleries
were emote I round the hall, which covers about an
acre of ground, and these were occupied by upwards of
20,000 spectator& The music sung on the occasion
included two choruses, "The Heavens are telling," by
Harm, and the "Hallelujah Chorus," by Handel,
and live totem tunes, two of which were specially
composed for the occasion by local Ml:With/Om The
training of the children to take tart in the gathering
hat occupied many week,,, and the who'a the music
was excellently sung and loudly applauded. Mr. Abel
Dean coLducted, and among the gtntlemen pro Pent in
the course of the day were the Rgiat Hon. James
Stansfeld, M.P., and Sir Titus Salt.
Tim SLEEPING POPULATION OF THE CITY OF
LONDON.—" The inhabitant@ found there at night corn.
pride in their ranks, it is true, act a few of the wealthy
and inteldgent clans, but there are also the involun.
tary I,xigera who for • while are resting from their
laboure within the precincts of Newgate—there are
the maimed, the halt, and the sick reposing against
their will in the wards of our hospitals, and there are
the paid watchers of property who, when the human
tide rolls away each evening, stay behind to go on
duty. Of the bona (Sc inhabitants—those who have
taken up their abode for the purposee or ruing, work-
ing, and sleeping in the City—a large proportion will
be found huddled and cramped together in such back
slums as have not yet been swept away before tho
march of improvement—they are to be looked for
where queer old-faehioned dwellingplacei that, in days
gone by, have been the abodes of men of high degree,
having lost caste, have now fallen into the hands of
brothers of low renown, where the quaintly carved
doorway and the fantastically ornamented. roof are to
be seen in curious Fixtaposition with squalid brats wig
unwholesome slatternly-looking how., wives. We llra
not only content, however, to take the consna figures
as they stand, but as will be readily imagined, are pre-
pared to throw in a large contingency for the especial
benefit of those croaker@ who deem that these figuree
furnish convincing proof that the City is going to the
bad, and that its decay is merely a question of time,
The fact is, here, ground and space are too valuable to
be used for sileep..ng purposes. This is the platform of
the world, and the citizens who perform on it have
found it necessary to annex the surrounding districts
for subordinate woe, and thus it comes about that the
apparent depopulation is hut another proof of the ever.
increasing wealth and importance of this lit* elip Cid
lend."—City Pres&