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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

BETS ON BORSE.RACING.

lln the Court of Queen's Bench, the cause of "Jones
v. Sir Miuto Farquhar," has been tried, and was a
I cam of considerable importance with reference to beta
1 on horse races. It was an action brought to recover
£1,221 M., and was tried before Mr. Justice Hannen
in last Trinity Term, when a verdict was entered for
: the plaintiff, anhj,ct to the opinion of the Court on •
point of law. Tne plaintiff was a jeweller carrying on
bueineas in Paris, mil had considerable betting tran-
sactions on horse-racing in France. The plaintiff
and defendant were members of the Salon des Courses
in Paris, which was similar to Tattersall's Subscription
Room. In November. 1867, the defendant loot
£332 to the plaintiff, £2lO to the Duke of Hamilton,
who was also a member of the Salon des Courses, and
other idirna to other memberg, which the various parties
had comtnimioned the plaintiff to collect for them.
There was a rule of the club in Paris that all bets
were to be paid in a week, or the parties would be de.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

The CALAMITOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT
AT HARROW STATIOIe

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An accident occurred an the Londmi and North Western
Hallway to the Liverpool Express Train leaving the Easton-
station at five p na. last Saturday, resulting in the leas of
seven lives and severe Injuries to several persons. The scene
of the catastrophe was nearly • hundred yards from the
Harrow station, and the cause may be thus briefly stated :
A luggage train of "empties" preceded the express, and after
paleing harrow, some of the trucks of the former became de-
tached, w talc h the driver did not observe until he had travelled "
ome distance. fie therefore returned an 1 succeeded in !
coupling the trucks, but he had no sooner done so than '
the express came up and dashed Into the luggage train,
creating such havoc as Is rarely witnessed, even in a
railway disaster. There seems to have been no defect In
the etiolating, as It is proved the danger light was put
on, hut owing to the dense fog that prevailed at the time It
•as Impossible for the driver or guard of the express to see
It. The express train was drawn by two powerful engines,
the first of which was thrown on its side, and the second
taking • leap over and resting on It, and In that position it
sontinued In motion, tearing to !Seca all that came In 14
way. The force of the collision completely :oiled the lug-
gage trucks together, "heaping them up," to quote an eye-
witnew, 'like a mountain.' In addition to the guard's van,
several of the carriages belonging to the express, most of
them lint-class, were thrown on the top of the trucks, and
the soreartis and terror of the unfortunate passengers were
heartrending.
When the accident became known assistance was soon at
head arid La reply io 0101/4011 the authorities et Captden.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

TESTIMONIALS,

From Mr. C. Potter, Professor of Music, from the
Institution for the Blind, St. John's Wood, London
" I can confidently recommend M. C.(erti as a Piano.
forte Tuner. He tunes by equal temperament, and ob.
talon an exact scale. (Signed) C. Porrati.”

From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Patrick's
Church, Huddersfield I have mach pleasure in tes-
tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green as a Pissoforte
Tuner. He lays the bearings with exactness and perfec-
tion. (Signed) JANES F. PATTEASAN."
_ . _

.............
From hire. Sandereon, Solo Pianiste, of the London
and Liverpool Concerts:—" Mr. Green is one of the few
who can Tune myPiano to the nicely Y require previous
to giving my Public Recitals. (Signed' E. E. Bammita
SOC."

From Mr. Butterworth, Organist, %heroes, neat
Man ebester :—'• Mr. Green's equal sea Pianoforte Tuner
eau rarely be meta ilk'. (Signed) DAVID DI:ITERWWIII3."

TERMS ACCORDING TO DISTANCE.

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Exchanged any time within six ulonths for any other, f
not approved of, and returned carriage free. And fu.
ther, after a trial of three years. any Pianoforte or Har-
monium would be taken back, at its original cost, ar..l
the money returned, deducting the usuai charge for hire ;
thus offering greater advantages than the London or Ili r-
mingbam Houses.—Apply G. F. GREEN, Pianotorc
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March next:(1871).

NOTICE.

ME. J. E. WHITbIORY,

HAVING made arrangements with the
Great Western Railway Company for a CAB
STAND at CRADLEY STATION, begs to inform the
Public generally, and Commercial Gentlemen in mullet'.
lay, that be will meet all Trains at the above Station.
Charges strictly moderate.
NB.—Horses Let on Hire.

J. E. WHITMORE, PROPRIETOR,
GOLDEN CROSS, OLD HILL, NEAR
DUDLEY.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE
RELIGIOUS TRACT DEPOT,
12, HIGH.STREP:T, STOURBRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

No. 350

SALES BY AUCTION.

PORRIDGE HALL ESTATE,
L YA

VALUABLE FREEHOLD BUILDING LAND,

HOUSES, &c.
Masses.

OATES, PERRENS, and WOOLDRIDGE
are favoured with instructions, to BELL by AUC-
TION, at the HoLLT BUSH INN, LYN, on WLDNENDAY,
the 7th day of Dam:tines, 1870, at Six o'clock in the
Evening, subject to Conditions:—
Seven very desirable FREEHOLD TENEMENTS,
or DwELLisci-Rousits, with BUILDING L .'D
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I, Carries. Green, to the Dark Lam, and to a uen.y
laid-out street, leading out of the Dark Lane into thc
trot-mentioned Road.
. .

Park:okra and Plans, with any farther Information,
way be bad of Messrs. Penman, tioald, and Elm:telt,
Solicitors, Stoarbridge ; or of Messrs. Oaks, Perrens,
it'd Wooldridge, Land Agents, Stourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

ORADLEY.

A NEW Natl.—At the ordinary meeting of the Young
Men's Mutual Improvement Society, on Saturday even-
ing an original poem entitled" Henrietta." was read by
Mr. A. Brazier. 'rho poem was of a lengthy character,
nod abounded with original ideas, clothed in the moat
poetical and be..utiful language. Mr. Brazier's power of
description is of no mean order, and he certainly deserves
the high eulogiums which were passed upon his produc-
tion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

G. P. TRAIN IMPRISONED.

We (London Standard) have received the following, which
Opulug for Wolf :

"TO Tliß EDITOR OF THE 'STAYDARD,' LONDON.

" Pkuse deny the report f Mr. Train's Nupposed
assassination, arising from hie usysteriollA disappearance.
Disciii.ered him in Lyons It:utile, secretly incarcerated
by govi raiment, without accusation explanation. No
communication with outer world allowed him.
'Geo. P. Hamra,
nivel° Secretary to Geo. Francis Train.
Grand Hotel de Lyon, Lyons, France,
Nov. 23, 1870."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

DOTTING DOWN A FEW INCIDENTS!

Dr. limn, of the Cologne Gazette, gives a few incidents
attending the advance ot Prince Frederlck Cneries's Head-
Qearters from 1f az At Youleyeat-leCe eteau, his host, a
man nearly 70, remembered the passage of udllerZi Blucher
alorg the same road Is. 1814. Like all the Freocn, he be-
lieved Blzalne had sold the army. At Joinville his host
Intlatel that the Emperor, being unable to keep on the
throne any longer sold France for a specified sum to the
King of Prussia. At Troyes many Prussian soldiers at-
tendei mass In the Cathedral, forming, Indeed, a nrsjority
of the worshippers, for the French churches seemed surprir
ingly empty to Germans. The Bishop walked through the
ranks of those present, blessing them, but on coming to •
group of Prussian soblisrs he let his leant tall, slid did not
raise it again until he saw French faces before him. the
writer's host at Troyes and ids family gave him a very
courteous reception. Polities were warmly discussed, and
at parting the host exclaimed, "What Government is
destined UT us—who can tell? We do not like the Re-
public, but still less the Emperor, whose °smut, is an im-
possibility for France. Perhaps, under the pressure of cir-
cumstances, we should be loclined to the crie ins dynasty,
but there is one thing we desire with all our heart and soul
—peace..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

DATID SICIDM.CCORE

BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER.
T 1 S. begs respectfully to inform the
• Inhabitants of the Town and its visinity. that
he has taken to the Business conducted for the last eleven
years by Mr. Jon); Draw, at the above address, and in
succeeding to it, he begs to solicit a continuance of the
patronage which has been so liberally bestowed on his
predecessor.
. . . .

lhe alterations to the Premises being now complete,
D. S. is offering a choice assortment of Sew Books,
Stationery, and a lieneral Stock of Fancy floods, Toys,
kc.

New Works, Megazioes, sod I"..nodicale procured from
London weekly.
Fri..tir.g aLd llookLinding Cu tleklorlest melee

V. .
R.

FIELD'S

DUDLEY AND WORCESTERSHIRE
BAND.
UNIFORMS SIMILAR TO HER MAJESTY'S IST LIFE

GUARDS' BAND.

WFIELD, Bandmaster, respectfully
a returns thanks to the Nobility, Gentry, and
Committees generally, in the Midland Counties, for
their liberal patronage during the past Twenty years,
and wishes to intimate that the above BAND is
composed of Reed and Brass Instruments, from first-
clam, manufacturer s, and includes Soloists of great
experience.
Future favours will he load, e..teemed.

En au gementa made to litter 11 A rrbery Meetings, wer
Shows, Exhibitions, I,6tre, Bazaars, Dejeuners,
its., on reasonable terms.

Programmes forwarded for publication, consisting of
the choicest Music, new and original.

—iic—aTatreet, Dudley.
AIR. JAMES BOSTON BETS, Professor
of Manic, High•street, Creaky Heath.
kinde of Mtoocal lostrumerte tuned

repaired.
waeireiasic at Half-price.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

G. F. GREEN,
pIANOFORTE TUNER,

260, Castle-street, Da•ney,

RAS ORKAT PLEASIMM EN_PUELISIBTRO THU rouoinws
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH AT
AMIENS.

ROYAL llitm.tir ALUM, I'm:genus, Nov. 20.
The Kin hss sent to ()seen Angmits the following
account of tie bslie before Amiens Ymterillay a
victorious 01,gagement was fought at the south of Amino, by
General alauteutiel with a portion of the teat Army. The
_ _

loss of the enemy WM tome thousand men. 700 prisontre
win captured and the colours of a redmeot of Mobile
Guards. The Nmth fluster IVgiment rode down a regi-
ment of Marine Infantry. Oar loss was not inconsiderable..

R 4 TEN, Nov. 23,
It Is stlted that Amiens was occupied this morning by
70,000 PaniilVlL The lighting has re-commenced to-day.

RESIGNATION OF GENERAL KERATRY.

TQC29, Nov. 29.

General K6ratry, In a letter which is considered of an un-
heard of craractor, as well as unpatriotic, arrogant, aid
egotistical, has seat in Wm resignallun white In presence of
the enemy.
-

- •
Re threaten.; Ga,l,,qa with a council of war, And accuses
Gfiwaral ',overdo

Oeuenl Két&try i h-ro iuToir,.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

VIE WOUNDED AT VERSAI:ZES.

The North German Gazette gives an accaunt of the mili-
tary hospital at Versailles. The wounded are placed In the
picture galleries, the large windows of which are opened, so
that the air is kept pure. Every patient hse a bed, with one
or two mattresses, two blankets, and clean sheets. Tee body
linen anti sheets have often, from the nature of the wounds,
to be changed daily, and in five weeks 7 916 articles have had
to be washed, without reckoning a large number of bandages,
and ate mattresses. The GalWrie to BatatiPr is devoted to
the medicines, and the thousand other regulates. The food
Is prepared in two kitchen. In different wings of the place.
In order to expedite Its passage to the hoepital rooms. the.
Wes the usual diet of meat, white breed, and wine, ham,
samagei, fruit, champagne, etc., are provided for the severely
wounded. The fruit is supplied by the palace garden', awl
the champagne Is the gift of the King of Prussis, who daily
sends orderlies with newspapers anu frequently delicacies
The King and the Crown Prince often visit the patients,
making sympathetic Inquiries of each, consoling and en-
couraging the suffering, and rejoicing with the convalescent.
1 h on not conened to their beds can walk out on the beautk
fat terrace, and even the bedridden are placed there when
the weather permits, In order to strengthen body and mind
lq the splendid proepect Smoking, newepaper reading, and
letter writing go on, at r are friendly visits and religions
conversation wanting, while Divine service is feaqueutly held
in the large apartments.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

BELBROUGHTON.

Ai•s tQI.T CA-ia.—At the Stoiirbi blue Petty Sessions.
yesterday, before the Hon. C. 0. Lyttelton, H. 0. Firm-
stone la P. I,4tlewo,d, Eeqrs., Jab. WCktta was
char.; •.17y Thrimam Bato, jun., with aesaulting him on
the 2sth shim,. Mr. Addi,on appeared foe complainant,
who stated that he lived at Beibroughton, and on the
above date he was returninz from Stourluidge to Bel-
hroughton, with a man named Spilsbnry, ant overtook
defendant ins van. Defendant then got out and said,
Hero the b ore," and struck complainant a vio-
lent blow flu the m with, which cut his hp throng', He
Mime!c defendant with a stick which he had in his hand,
mad aft Tw.,rtiti wattt to the Police Station. Defendant
hol a dog with him in the van. Did not give him any
provocation, or speak to him. Joshua SpiLbury corro
berated the above. Defendant, on the other hand, said

he was going home in his covered wagon,- and -oriiite
road at Cleat, when a number of men began to beat the
cart with sticks. Bate wee one of them. On getting
out to ascertain who they were. Bate struck him on the
hand and arm with a stick. Defendant did not strike in
rsttira. He called his brother, who gave similar evi-
dence. P.C. Hall said defendant complained to him of
the way in which he was beaten with • stack. He was
crying. Defendant was perfectly sober.--Thomas Bate
was then charged byJaber Willetts with assaulting his
at the same time. The evidence being similar to the
above, the Bench dismissed both cases.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

A ROMANCE IN HUMBLE LIFE.

At the Swansea Police-court on Saturday a middle.
aged woman made application for a summons against a
person under somewhat peculiar circumstances. She
stated that thirteen years ago she married one John
O'Crinnell, who, soon after the birth of their second
child, left her, and reenabeed away. After seven years'
absence she married one William Beard, with whom she
lived up to within a few weeks ago, when her first hus-
band returned to Swansea to claim her. With the con-
sent of her second husband she took the first back to
her home and lived with him, it being an understandinE,
between them that, the first husband being of a jealous
disposition, the name of the second was; not to be
mentioned in his hearing under any circumstances what-
ever. One evening, however, in gentle remonstrance
with her husband for some exurberant manifestation of
endearment, and forgetful at the moment, of the change,
she uttered the words, "Bequiet, William." Entine-
diately on this inadvertent mention of the Christian name
of the second husband, O'Connell told her to make her
peace with everybody, for he would surely murder her.
She subsequently found a razor secreted under his pillow,
and, being afraid of her life, she sought refuge under
the roof of the second husband, with whom she was now
living. The c induct of O'Connell had become no
violent at this, that she now prayed for a summons to
bind him over to keep the peace toward her, she being
afraid of her life at his hands.
_

The summons was grouted, and was made returnable
on Monday, when O'Connell was brought up bPf,ire
the magistraes, and bound over to keep the peace for
six months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

INSPECTOR'S REPORT,

Mr. Dorricutt, Inspector, read his report, rind
stilted that several noisome., i existed ; but he
had ordered theta to be removed. In reference
to the Workshop Act, be stated that lie hail beet;
in communication with Mr. }taker, the Inspec-
tor, who was going to supply him with a number
of blank forms to be filled up, giving the total
numbers of workmen in all the workshops in
Stourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

THE VOLUNTEER CAPITATION
ALLOWANCE.

The following memorandum has been Issued by the War
Othee to cmnsuanding 0111.1.5 of v. lunteers :
War OLlce, Nov. 29, 1870.
. . .

"All claims for the capitation allowauce, of Ale. or
30a., aa the ease may be, earned under articles 259 or
280 of the Volunteer Regulations, should be made in
the annual returns and nominal roll, dated lot
proximo; but no claim ehould be made in the annual
returns for the special capitation allowance of £2 10s.
All claims for the last•mentioned allowance should be
made in the separate return to be transmitted ou the
let of April, 1871."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

BESIEGED FARt.

A correapondeot of the Food Journal says :—Cal Is eaten
and antd openly In Paris andalthough I never had the pleasure
of partaking of a deer of the kind—to my knowledg.—l can
assure you that cats are relished by a gond many people, and
are quo. ei at 6 francs web, while dog Is quoted at 4 train
the half animsl. I have, however, tPulds about the nog,
Oae Journal declares that more than 24,000 cats have been
sold and eaten. A student In medicine seat the following
note to a friend: Come on Metro lay to my rooms and eat
a broiled cat, seaward with pitta2hio nuts, olives, gherkins,
sad pimento, and %ached down with Chablin. After dinner
we will drink some Rhenish wine to the indivisibllity of
France" At a good house the other day—the holte of a
sudlemet-4,e bill of fare was lief de choral cOSt, tecaloppre
4.11110;4, plum pudding, a graome de bc.f.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Friday.

General Templin commanding the Seventh
Corps, sends the folloning :--
VILIANEUVE LF. lioi, Thursday.

Yesterday, at 2 a.m., 120,000 men under llu-
crot and Trochu, made a great sortie from Paris,
against the Prussian and Wurtemburg front.
We fought till eleven, when we were rein-
forced.

At throe we were attacked with renewed vig.
01.11%

The French were everywhe.te repulsed.
The Times Berlin correspondent telegraphs
that all around Orleans ths priests are preaching
a gnerilla warfare, and the peasants are shooting
the Prussian wherever they are dound. All
non-military persona found with arms in their
hands, are at once executed.

ROYAL HEAD•QUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
Thursday.

To.day the French requested an armistice
.to
bury their killed in yesterday's uncesaful sor-
tie.

WAKLFIELD COHN MARKET.
FRIDAY.

'We have e moderate consuruptiou demand for
wheat at last Frmay'a prreca, and the tone 01
the trade 1.1 rather firmer than in the early part
of the week. Baricy uus.tered. Secondary
aorta still neglected. liemui and oats steady at
lute rates.

LONDON CDUN MARKET (CLOSE).
FRIDAY.

Market very firm. English and foreign wheat
rather dearer. Town hour unaltered. country
markets slightly dearer. Malting dull. tiriud-
lug 6d clearers, -llama, beans, and peas, firm.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

AN EXTRAORDINARY AND INCOMPRE-
HENSIBLE PRACTICE.

Our readers (says the London Seamlard) will not
have forgotten Count Bismarek's recent allusion to
" the extraordinary and incomprehensible practice of
the French in firing from the forts round Paris." His
affliction at such a waste of metal and gunpowder on
the part of the French was thought at the time to be
suspicious by some who mistrusted his frankness and
good nature. As a sequel to the count's mild and dis-
interested remonstrant e, we extract the following from
the "Surgical Notes of the Gallo-German War, by
Student":—
Alter the battle of October 21, near Paris, I proceeded to
the battlefield to tender my services to the wounded there
I found that the number of shell wounds was enormous ; the
French gnus from Fort Valerian had committed fearful do-
vuestl di In the German ranks. Men had been mowed down
as if by a scythe ; In many places tinny wore lying atrelched
out In fan shape, with their feet towards a common centre ;
the inutlatlen their buil" had undergone beggar. deecrip.
/lon. The nlght was bitterly cold, and many of the poor
Yellows lay on the wet ground the whole night through, thus
quenching Oa last spark of life left In them."

Dr. Commck alAo makes the following observations
on "the extraordinary and incomprehensible Irac.
tics" :

Montretout Is invalnable to the Pruden.; beta, It is within
range of the Ire of Mont Valerlen, it is not permanently
tenable by them. Though Mout Valerien let sevrral times
destroyed the Trusaiatt batteries at Montt-stout, the French
have never beta able to dislodge them permanently. This
arias. front a crest ti wooded mil intercepting the view of
Montretout from the fort of Mout Va:erten. They have to
fire over this crest, and can only from other point, learn the
result of their tire lho blames are now so accurately as.
certained, that the Mont Valerian artillery Is ale ays able by
six or eight shots to destroy the Trimilan batteries and
semi the Prumlana skedaddling from the best part of the
position.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

HALESOWEN.

ASSAULT CASE.—At the Petty Sessions held on Tues-
day last, before E. Moore and F. L. Smith, lisqrs
Thomas Allen was charged by Benjamin Hackett with
assaulting hint im the 111th ultimo. From the evidence
adduced it appears that both parties were in a public
-
house. Defendant said he had heard that complainant
said he was the best LUAU in Ifalesowen, and challenged
him to fight. Complainant rifused, and the defendant
struck him. Fined 2. Gd and cods.

_
QVARREL,.-Atm Hackett was charged by
Mary Ann Warr with assaulting her on the lOth ultimo.
Mr. Hayes defended. From the evidence it appears that
both parties are neighbours. A dispute arose and the
complainant alleged that defendant struck her; but on
complainant's witnesses giving evidence, it sppeared that
toey both fought, and the Bench therefore dismissed the
case.

ASSAULT CAM—John Hackett was then charged by
Elizabeth Ooddard with assaulting her on the 15th
Mr. Hayes defended. Complainant said there was a fight
in Birminghatu.street. Defendant came up and struck
her. A witness was called, who' said in consequence of
hearing cries of Murder," she went to the row, and
found defendant's hands in complainant's heir, and she
ssW defendant strike the complainant. Two witnesses
wire c Wei for the defence, to show that complainant
.nid defendant's wife were lighting, and all that defend.
'ant did Was to part them. Fined Is and costs.
CHARON OF ASSAULT. Henry Wakefield, Richard
Wakefield, and Joseph Wood were charged by Ann
ilackett with &malting her on the 15th alt. Mr. Hayes
appeared for the complainant, who said that as she Was
rvturning home Henry Wakefield struck her on the head
and knocked her head through a window. The other two
aefendauts at,, struck her. Samuel Bayliss gave cone,.
bovative evidence, and said he went to fetch l'olice.ser-
gcant Kennedy. Fined 2a 6,1 and coils; in defanlt 14
days.—John Hackett was charged by Henry Hoilies with
assaultingh him on the loth alt. Mr. Hayes defended.
vlamplainaut said he was returning from work. There
was • row at the time in Birmingham-street, and the de-
fendant came up to him and struck him with a stick, and
knocked him down, without saying a word. Charles
Turner was called to corroborate. For the defence,
Charles Bayliss and Esther Perry were called, and said
they did net see the defendant strike at all; but saw the
complainant'is own eon strike him. Fined 24 6.1 and
costs.

-
CHARGE Or CRUELTY TO a HoRSE.— Charles Grove
was brought up on a warrant, charged with craelly
treatink his horse OD the 10th tilt, by working it while in
sn unfit state. Police.constable Smith proved that he
found the horse down, with a loot of coal on it. The
hone was got up, and he found that there were two
wounds on ths rump. Pined Is and costa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

FOREIUN NEWS

CHINA.
SHANGHAI, November Zird.
A Tartar insurrection has broken out in Mag.

NLWS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.

The Nyanza arrived here to-day with
£849,642 aperae.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

WAR'S AITENDANT MISERIES.

A Havre paper glees some interesting &Calle of the Om
esspatlon of Chartres by the Prussians. The first thing they
did was, as lanai, to "require "oil the to`tacco and cigars in
Its. place. Pcluce Albers of Fronds,the Prince of barmy,
and General Wictich were there, and is the town, up to the
date of the letter, discipline was severe, and no excesses had
teen committed. As an instance of the discipline enforced
it is mentioned that. soldier was shot for stealing a watch.
" But in the country,. the letter continues, "the berme,
village., and bandeta, there Is daily pillage. Corn in sheaves
in g.ven as litter to the horses, sacks of cats are cut open
and tLeir contents poured out and uctiandered, casks of wine
are stove in. It some unhappy peasant dares resist, if a
Freesbootre comes to his aid, ifs shot Is heard, the rage of
the Prassisns know, 1.3 b9unds, and sillagta, hamlet, or farm
Is quickly burr:. A little town, Courrhie was completely
sace,tl en thepretcxt that a Ih•teShooterhad pointed his rifle
at a Celan."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

JOHN BULL'S MIND ON THE MATTER.

( From Punch )

I don't want to fight, but 111 fight If I must;
And I must, it to light Is my duty.
And my duly, Just now, is my veto to thrust—
Fiat, if need be,—lwtxl liear and his booty.
FRoRbE, FilgEti.trf, and MILL, Inv all argue their fill,
That to fight in this quarrel Is frantic ;
That all I shall get by 't In Europe 's
And a back-trip from o'er the Atlantic.
Though the gates of upholding pledged faith be but far gains
The loss, purse and personal, nigh,
Stall I hold they t Mit make con alone unmake bargains,
That what cc vii tied one cannot untie.
When the CZAR says he's free his engagements to shirk,
My reply, firm if bland, must be "do
And if, after that, he make free with the Turk,
I must follow my wed with a blow.
I have counted the cost, and I know 'twill be heavy,
With a muddle I'm safe to begin;
I've an army to organise after I levy,

And the piper to pay, lose or win !
But there are thing, more costly than going to war,
And such are good faith and fair tame;
And there's one loss than all war can bring worse by far—
That', to lose caste, anti not feel it shame.
In Geirre strength MarriiEw Ansom! may dub me Philistine,
limn lir against me league Manchester school :
War is waste; ill, peace to my mill that brings grist In:
I am hot, when 'tWollld pay to be cool :
But a treaty 's a treaty for all who ret hand. to 's;
And while Turkey tears Bear', sudden spring,
As JOIN BULL then gave Ms undertaking, he stands to 1;
And tor gage, FLINGS Ills eel, IN THE SING.

The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
AND THE MINT.
The following correspondence has been forwarded
for publication :
'' 1, ceslton-terrace, London, Nov. 23, 1,570.
" Sir,—i have the honour to forward to you a petition
aliened by 106 worklng men in the neighbourhood of Ipswich.
'They are poor, and are gradually becoming paupers ;
every day's unwilling Idleness is to them a most serious
calamity, and I hope that you will have the kindness to
save them fr.mi pauperism, and give them an early and
favourable reply to their request.-1 have, &0.,
"61...1.GE Totting.
The Right Hon. R. Lowe, 31 P., Muter of the Mint."

"' To THE RIGHT HON. ROBERT LoWE M P MASTER OF
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

Mistelkuicous

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

AN AMERICAN DIVORCE CASE.—The Nov
York Tribune in introducing the story of a recent
divorce snit to the public, very truly remarks that it he
not often that all the characters of a dory are hope-
lessly corrupt. But in this particular divorce case,
which is truth and no fiction, our readers shall judge
for themselvee. A scheming inother.in-law who had
objections to her son's wife offered him 30,000 dollar
to divorce her. The eon, who seems worthy of such a
mother, consented. The wife, worthy of such a hus-
band, agreed secretly with him to connive at the suit,
on the promise that when the mother had been eased
of the 30,000 dollars they would marry again, A book.
keeper, worthy of his master, faly swore to im•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

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THE IMPARTIALITY OF TRADE.

The following letter from A. German who wiehea
hia countrymen while being Pruenatlized still to re-
main Just," has been opportunely sent to The Times
for publication :

For certain political purpoeen much noise has been made
In Prude about coal and arms bank furnished by this
country to the French, but not a word has been MAW about
the enormous quantities sent of woollen army socks, itock-
lug., under-Mauls, drawers, be.. or, above all, about the
many millions of army woollen blankets, flannels, which
have been, and are being, forwarded to Pruitt& from Eng-
land.

The manufacturers In the north have worked their mills
night and day for months past for Germany in the above
articles, end are at this moment no full of orders for the
same market that they will be fully employed till the end
of January.
Nay, not only are immense purchases made here for the
German armies, but now, as in 1855 (when Prussia supplied
RUSfila with anything In the !shape at waribte stores she
needed), letters are actually being received In title country
from Prussian ports which hold out the prospect of large
orders fur Russia In case of war between the latter Power
and England.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

ItEFUSING TO Fir.lir !

With regard to the contemplited sortie from Paris on the
19th. the Versutiles Cortespondebt of the Cologne fi yz,t, e
writes :—" As it seem., end the thing is stated by the hi at-
filtering,' men, it was not exactly Trochu's fault that the
sortie di i not come ff. ile had, on the contrary, made
every arrangement, evin to the smallest dotal:s, he once
More ventnring a fight When, however, everything was
fixed and all was ready, the =Wised National Guards, it is
said, and then In co-operation with them a portion IA the
Mobiles, announced thitr positive refusal to be led again t
the scene of battle. The sortie, declared these troops. could
have no practicil effect, and it was, therefere, useless to send
more men to certain death. In short, they would not
march. While this matter w.is being diickased, a deputa-
tion of troops of the Line from the forts also waited on
General Proehn, with the statement that they likewise re-
fused to make the proposed scrde, uateas they ennui cer-
tainly rely on having their rear covered hy the mobillte I
National Guards and on seeing an efficient remerve behind
then!. Under Vase circumstances all ides of a further sortie
had to be abandoned. Ills possible Paris, on the 19th, wks
suffering from a reaction of despondency which will be sac
ceeded by a corresponding degree of conlidence and determh
flatten.
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THE STOURPRIDGE OISFRVER.

inquiry to see if they arc pa king too much or too
little ; and would suggest that the subject be put
into the hands of a committee. _

Mr, Newriam said he should be meat happy for
the matter to be placed in the bands of a com-
mittee, and would withdraw his own proposition.
Mr. McEwen, as seconder, said he also would
withdraw ; but he sin old like to know how they
were to get at the statistis showing the position
of affairs. He believed in August 1862, the com-
pany reduced the price of gas ; but if it could
be shown they could afford to reduce it again
they ought to do so.
Mr. Newnam then proposed that a finb-ccm•
'Mites be appointed to consider and to ill \
gate the question, with a view to reduce
price; which was seconded Ly Mr. MeEwen, tint
the following were appoinbal as a conanitte., :
Messrs. Hughes, MeEwen, Woolley, and New -
nam. _ .

Mr. Stringer reminded thria that we wfre
paying lers for the town Jan Is than any other
town by lOs I. r year.l
After same farther remarks, the subjeci
dropped.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

A DECISION OF INTEREST TO DIS-

SENTING MINISTERS.

In the Ball Court In London, Isst week, the cause of
"Smith ,appellanti n. Itirnett (respondent " was bear I, nod
which was a case of considerable importance to dissenting
ministers.

The appellant was a minister of the Primitive
Methodist connection. The authorities of the body
appoint their ministers to certain quarterly circuits,
givit it them a printed form filled up with the places
and daya where they are to minister. The appellant
WSW, appointed to a circuit of 13 parishes or places, and
he had to preach on three Sundays at Filking, in
Gloucestershire. Oa Sunday, the 6th March, the
appellant was on his way to that place in a vehicle,
and when about to pass through the respondent's
gate the collecter demanded toll. He claimed his r setup.
tiou, produced his circuit paper and a cony of the general
turnpike act, on the ground that he was about to attend
hi a usual place of worahip. He refused to pay, and he
was afterwards summoned before the justice., who
convicted him, and it was against that conviction he
now appealed. The act provided that all persons going
to or from his or her proper parochial church or chapel
should be exempt from toll, and that every person
going to or returning from their usual place of religious
worship tolerated by 'law, on Sundays or any other day
when Divine service was, by authority of the body to
be celebrated, should, also be exempt from toll.
Mr. Pinder (for the appellant) contended that the
words usual place of worship, in reference to dissen-
ters, must not be read in the narrow and limited
manner which the words applicable to the Establbhed
Church were used. The appellant was going to
preach according to the authorities of the religious body
to which he belonged, and was therefore going to his
usual place of worship. He was not moving from place
to place from caprice or curiosity.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said bethought then when it
appeared a dissenting minister was attending a chapel,
as directed by the authorities of that body, he might
be fairly considered to be attending his usual place of
worship.
Mr. Justice Mellor concurred.
Conviction quashed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

OLD HILL.

CAUTION TY Penxicans,—At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Messrs. W. G. Berm and N. fling-
ley. Eli Hill, landlord of the Railway Tavern, Rowley,
was charged with selling ale during prohibited hours on
the 27th ult. Police-constable Dix deposed. I visited
Oefendant'a house in centinny with Police-conitithle
Craddock, at half-pa-t nine in the morning. I fund
fnur men in a room. 'there wee.. two quart jugs con-
taining ale. One of the men threw • jug and a glass
containing ale under the table, and broke them- De.
fondant's wife was in a front room down stairs when we
went in. She spoke to me. She said the servant had
Illicit the drink. Superintendent Mills said they had bad
complaints against the house. Defendant said his wife
was in bed at the time. He wan very sorry it had hap-
pened, bat it was the servant girl who gave Pie men the
drink. The Bench tined deferident 20a arid cost,
REFUSING TO SUPPoUT A CHILD IN THE RKFORMA-
TORY l-. era liteby Was summoned for DO/ supporting
his daughter, Jane Elizabeth Derby (14), in a Reforma.
tory. The case was proved by Sergeant Powner, and the
defendant wan ordered to pay Is 62 per week.
AS.AULT WITH INTENT.—EIiza Cole was charged with
assaulting Thomas Hill, Parish-coristable, with intent on
the 22nd ult. Complainant said On the above date I
went to defendant's house with a distress warrant. I
asked if it was James Cole's, and she said it was. She
went nut to Mr. Millard, is ho bad issued the distr... I
then told her I should levy a distress, and put my hand
on a table, and she ran to the fire place, seized the poker
produced, and hit me on the head several times. I bled
very propfusely. She also kicked me twice on the lip
Defendant said complainant tried to knock her down,
and she struck Lim in self-defence. William Millard
sod: I went to defendant's house on the 22nd ultimo.
I did not go into the house, but heard defendant say she
would give complainant the poker if he offered to touch
any of the goods. The rent amounted to Is. Fined 10,1
and costa; in default 21 days.
COAL STEALINO.—EIiza Parsons WAS brought up on
remand charged with stealing coal, the property of
Messrs. Skidmore and Waldron. Our readers will recol.
lect that the case Na. adjourned for Walter Homer to
produce his book to show the date defendant had her last
load of cool from complainant. Homer said defendant
had her coal on the 21st of October. Defendant pleaded
not ',guilty, and said she had not liad any coal without
asking Homer to give it her. Committed for 7 days'
Imprisonment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

AN ANSWER TO ADVICE.
" TonN Ben," say foreign friends, "you've been
A long time serving Mammon
Serve Moloch now." "See any green,"
days Joins, "in Shia eye? Gammon ,"—Puneh.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.

On Friday, the %th of November, a metal cue,
hermetically sealed, having a boatlike bottom and our-
momted by a metal flLig on a staff, with hemp lines
.attached to the body of the cave, to give a means of
picking it on if met with at sea, was washed ashore on
the c iaat of Cornwall, near Penzance. Oa the case
were painted directions for the cue to be delivered to
the nearest Lloyd's agency, with further directions to
the agent to open the cane and forward the lettere, &c.
placed inside to the poet, for delivery at their respec-
tive addresser. One of the letters was addressed to •
newspaper correspondent at Portamonth, and was for-
warded to him by Messrs. Mathews, Lloyd's agents at
Penzance. The following na a copy of this message
from the sea :
.Schooner Yacht Cambria, Nov. 20, 6 30 p.m , 1870, In lat.
ag 18 S., long. 730 W.—Dear hr—We launched a sea mes-
senger' to the deep with this encluied We have Just
finished taking third reefs In foresail and mainsail, as there
is every appearance of a dirty night, but glad to say we have
a fair winol—rather a new thing fur us to have this passage.
We had 15 days' strong easterly winds, with high seas, from
the 3rd to the 10th inst. We passed to-day, at 330 pm , the
American skip Nnoch Talbot. bound up Channel. There Is
every appearance now of strong westerly winds We are
golrg ten knots. Yours truly, It. 0. TANN,,,AL, Master."

Tois "sea messenger" is the invention of Mr. Julius
Vanderbergb, of Southsea, as a means of preserving
papers, /tic., from a ship lost, or in imminent danger of
being lost, at sea. If not seen and picked up by some
passing vessel, the messenger will be almost certain
eventually to drive on the land, and may thus convey
ashore the tale of some helpless ship, whose loss, with
all on hoard, could by no other means be learnt. Toe
launching of the sea mess.riger from the Cambril was
purely an experiment testing its capabilities as a car-
rier -if intelligence from off the sea, and its capture
near Penzance, with the subsequent delivery of the
letters with which it was freighted, is evidence of per-
feet success.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-03

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