The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-18 00:00:00

MONARCHY v. REPUBLIC.

The Spectator, in commenting upon the recent speech of
Sir Charles Dilke, at Newcastle, says

Sir Charles Duke delivered a speech at Newcastle on
Monday against Monarchy, s ery violent in words and
very inconclusive in argument His grand objection
to the Throne is that it costs money. He believes
£lOO,OOO a year is spent on Royal yachts and yachting,
and £131.000 on the Royal Nousehold, and £172,000 a
year used to be spent on tradesmen's bills and is now
saved by the Queen, "a diversion of public moneys
almost amounting to malversation," surely an outrageous
remark to make about an economy which, regrettableor
otherwise, is as absolutely legal as a saving affected by
any other official out of his own salary. Sir C. Dilke
says the monarchy coats £1,000,000 a year. If it is
worth having atall, the sum is not too much; but AA a
matter of fact, the Monarchy, apart from that matter
of the yachts, of which we know nothing, does not cost
£300,0110 a year. We cannot believe that the Repub-
lkan cause 19 advanced by clap-trap of this kind—it
was received with applause—though it might be by
latter part of Sir Charles's speech, in which he tried to
show from a speech of Mr. Disraeli's that the Queen
interfered very much in foreign affairs, and did show
that the Royal Family enjoy a most invidious and un-
just preference in military promotion. A maim ity of
people in this country are sill "loyal loyal " to monarchy
and the monarch, but we never beard of any one who
felt loyal to the Queen's relatives.

NEW SECTS IN AMERICA.—The New York
Tribune says the nucleus of a sect called the "Soul
Sleepers' has been formed in Indiana. They hold
that the saved souls only inherit immortality, the rest
being annihilated. Still another sect, with the com-
plicated and sonorous name of " Theophilanth ropo
cosmopolitanists," has its headquarters at Columbus,
Geormia

SPEFTTERINGS FROM "JEDTS" PEN.
Wily are people who have nothing to be proud of but their
pedigree like pot:A.4:st— Because the only good belonging
to them is underground.
" Tuovoil lost to sight, to memory dear," as the man sold
when he paid his dinner bill.
Tilk benefit of the Act—A call.
A MALADY of the Low Ten—Gout.

TuE phiLv for Cribbage-players—Pegwell.
A VIeNKRIBLE pile—A worn-out Turkey-carpet.
"BRACING weather this." says the Partridge. " Wouldn't
eve much for a hash of our lives." sa3 a the Pheasant.
"Oda rabbit." exclaims the flare, " we any be in Jog before
long, hut then you know what Mrs. Glasse says—they must
catch ns first."

A NIT of wine containsl2o gallons 3 barrels make a pipe,
SIM 21 pipes make an Imlinury barrel 11/Mll. Arrange your
own tunes afterwarila. and turn the handle gently.

T. cure a Smoky (limey-I.y the fire very carefully
with paper, wood, and coals, hut do not light iL

IT I not tnie that all the (lermam In the late war retunwd
home minus Akg and All arvn though it certainly is a fact
that I :tch mdtlier had Wily one arm and Ime leg' left.
1..n0m I:Ern—yea, hut sonic people any nothing can be
walk,

A SERVANT of IN Work— A hall porter.
Prison llsore—A "quo.!" reel.

To INV ALIIN.—A Place to Winter in—Somers Town.
STnaNna FArT Pt.ly knowa a young clergyman who,
when he was a curate, used to drive about in a T cart ; now
he boa got a livin, and resides in a V carriage.
To Keep Away chaps—Keep only very plain cooks.
To Remove Crvaive Spots from Silks and Velvet—Mace a
red hot iron utan the part it will take them out directly.
How to Preserve Dates—Enter them in a book and take
care not to lose it. —Judy.