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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-04

WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.
From Punch.)

EVERY& knows the story of Muir..les and the Lion.
Everybody knows the composition of sulphuretted hydro

Everybody knows the plays of SHAESPEARS.
Everybody knows the meaning of the Balance of Power.
Everybody knows the old English ballads.
Everybody knows where IIoGARrH, DRYDEN, Sir .1.0.91ne
REYNOLDS, awl Dr. JOHNSON lived iu London.
Everybody knows how the electric telegraph is worked.
diverybody knows where black pepper twines from.
Everybody knows the topography of Asia Minor.
Eventody knows what the Silurian System is.
Everybody knows all about our glorious British Comilla.

Everybody knows the difference between an acid and an
alkali.
Everybody knows the derivation of 'biscuit," " saun-
terer," " currant," "Jerusalem artichoke," "desul-
tory,' and "cambric.
Everybody knows the llistory of England.
Everybody knows who was Prime Minister when the
Queen came to the throne.
Everybody knows The Pilyrinie Flowers and The Fairy
Queen.

Everybody knows the change& a butterfly goes through.
Everybody knows the construction of a watch.
Everybody knows the course of the Danube.
Everybody knows the Rule of Three.
Everybody knows French.
Everybody knows that Napoleon entered Berlin In 18045.
Everybody knows what is going to happen when the Bank
of England raises tile rate of discount.
("Ha! hare tee touched anybody hearty ?")
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-04

THE UNENVIABLE LIFE OF A MINER!

A miner's life in Nevada is not an enviable one. As a
curbing photograph of the state of society in that State this
extract from a letter from Pioche is amusing :
_ . . .

"Pioche is the county seat of Lincoln County, a
mining camp a year old. It is on the Great American
Desert, and situated between bare mountains, looking
over a base dry plain. Water has to be brought eight
miles by waggon, and is sold at six cents, per gallon.
There are about 1,200 people here, the half of
whom have been in State Prison (stage and high-
way robberies. &c.), and the rest ought to be.
Our graveyard has 41 graves, of which but two
are filled by death from natural causes. The
rest all died with their boots on. Shot mostly ; some
cut. One shooting scrape took place in the bank, is
which Mike Casey killed Tom Gos,in, after receiving
Gossin's fire. There is no law. Any one feeling
aggrieved seeks redress generally with his pistol. It's
been a close game for me several times. I got cut in
the leg once, but I sin here yet. I sleep with a big
bull-dog, a Henry rifle, and a six-shooter. The mines
(silver) employ about 600 men, about. 100 are in busi-
ness, and the rot are blackguards of the worst kind.
Cattle thieves, renegade Mormons, and men who are
banished from society by their crimes, and ready for
anything. It's thirty miles to railroad or telegraph ;
we bare three stago a week and one mail. I've
shale very well here, and would have made some money,
but two of my partners in a claim were killed, and I
can't go on alone. My life has been attempted twice
by the party who killed my partners. I don't allow
any man to scare nie if I can have a show; hut when it
gets down to cases where you dare not sit by a window
or by an open door after dark, its time to jump the
game. If ever I get back to California, I think I'll
stay there; anyway, I've got enough of this kind of
living. I'm tired of packing a six-shooter around day
and night."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

ENGLAND A "SAFE ' FOR FRANCE.

The Commissioners of Customs in their annual
report, recently issued,
stated that very large quan-
tities of plate, jewellery, mid other valuable goods have
been brought to England from France for security
under the baggage regulations as private effecta. They
have thought it right under the special circumstances
arising out of the war to extend to the importers of the
packages very liberal treatment. In London, at
Liverpool, Southampton, I/over, Folkestone, New-
haven, and Littlehampton the demand to be allowed
to deposit these articles in safety without payment of
any duty for custody and ultimately for re-exportation
has been very preissing. These requests, as far as
was consistent with perfect security to the revenue,
have invariably been complied with. It was neces-
sary, however, especially in London, where the number
of packages brought was very large and the value very
considerable, to relieve the Crown as far as possible
from the responsibility Of the safe emit. sly, and hi
insist mein their being deposited in bond under the
oharge of various warehouse-keepers, some being ex-
amined and an account taken, and others being taped
and scaled and left f' ,r re-exportation in a place of.
security at the risk and covered by the bond of the

4arehouseleeper. Thus the Queen's warehouse was
cleared of these valuable packages as speechlyas poesible
so that the number remaining there in May last was
only twelve, whereas 236 packages have been ware-
housed at the legal quays. uptown warehouses, and St.
Katherine's Dorks. Similar precautions were taken at
the outlets above named, and especially at Southamv
ton, where the arrivals were very numerous,
and where the Dock Company provide! &comb
notation in a strong-room especially fitted for the cus-
tody of such very valuable gissls. No estimate can be
made of the great value of thiare igickages brought to
this country for security, numbering in all 644, inas-
much as in many cases no examination has been in-
sisted upon ; many have now been re-exported to
France, duty has been pail on the contents of Nome,
and others still remain in the, various warehouses.
There ii no doubt that the accommodation afforded to
many French proprietors has been very great, and the
Commissioners believe that, though the majority of
the it:mirages thus imported hs ve fallen under the de-
signation of private effects, advantage has in some
cases been taken of their liberality to preserve from
the chaise of robbery and destruction the trade sleeks
of French goldsmiths, rilversmiths, and jewellers,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

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PLAYING CARDS

pLAYINO CARDS, 14.

PLAYING CARDS, In. ed.

PLAYING CARDS, 2s.

pLYING CARDS, 2s. 6d.

pLAYING CARDS, Bs.

PLAYING CARDS, Se. O.

CHILDREN'S PICTORIAL PUZZLE
BOOKS, Is.

PRESENTS FOR BOYS AND OIRLs.

AN IMMENSE VARIETY AT

FIELD'S

~ OBSERVER " OFFICE.

11011 STREI:2 ,STur1iBR11)01:

THOMAS lIOMER,
AUCTIONEER AND GENERAL VALUER,
FIVE WAYS, CRAVLEY HEATH,
Respectfully solicits the patronage snd support of
numerous friends, and the Puldle generally
Charges strictly Moderate.

JOHN CLARKE,

BOOKSELLER AND NEWSAGENT,

HIGH-STREET, KIN VER.

Agent for the OBSERVER.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
•ommunications must be authenticated by the Name

and Address of the writer, not necessarily for public
cation, but ass guarantee for good faith. Those who
do cot wish their names to be published should, in
addition, adopt a nom de plume.

Communication. for the Fditor nay be addressed to 92.
111011•11TRFET, SToURRRIDOE, or to the Branch Office,
MR. T. MoBIRR, PRINTER, CRADLIY MEATH.

We shall feel obliged by all those who favour us with
Conatnanirations or Advertisements writing on one
aide of the paper only, and sending them ait early in
tie week as possible.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

DEATHS FROM LIGHTNING!

On Friday afternoon, about four o'clock, the vicinity of
Hamsterley, in Durham, was visited by a most violent
thunderstorm. After one of the crashes some one
looking out from Hamsterley saw the farmhouse of
Kuaveemire, about a mile distant. occupied by Mr.
Wilkinson, break out hi flames Several persons at
once went up to the house, when they found Mrs.
Wilkinson laid outside the door on the ground in an
insensible state, her husband laid with his head rest-
ing on her knee, and tjuite dead, and a child by his
side struck blind with the lightning. It appears that
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson were sitting in the kitchen
having tea when a terrific flash of lightning, followed
by an awful peal of thunder, took phwu Both ran
out to the fan;; building close by to see if the stock
was safe, and as they were returning they were met in
the doorway by another lightning flash. Mr. Wil-
kinson WM killed instantaneously, while his wife and
child were blinded and rendered insensible. The poor
woman died the following, day from the effects nf her
injuries, and but little hopes are entertained of the
recovery of the child.

A shocking calamity happened last Saturday evening
at Abney Drange. near Bakewall, Derbyshire. Two
days previously the district hail been visited by a heavy
thunderstorm. Du Saturday evening, between four
and five o'Aock, Mr. Middleton, a well-known farmer
of Abney :range, WM seated at table taking tea with
his wife, when a severe Hash of lightning struck his re-
sidence. lien-ending through a bedroom at the front
it the house, the lightning struck a bedstead, and
picsseil to the lower room, where Mr. and Mrs.
Middleton were seated at the tea table. The former,
apparently without any warning, 11,11,1 killed on the
,Tot, whilst Mrs. Middleton was much injured in the
leg. Robert Wright, a man in their employ, who was
also in the same room, was injured in the cheek. The
lightning was as terrific that it splintered the bedstead
into small pieces. A farmer named Redfern, residing
in the same village, who was upon a haystack near
the scene .f the occurrence, at the same time, was
precipitated from the stack to the ground with great
force.

Another death from lightning is also reportist
Villaam thsslwia, aged forty-two, butler to „Mr.
George Thornhill, of Diddington Park, Hunts, went
out fishing lan Thursday in last week, on the banks of
the One. Ile hail not returned at lssltime, but the
other servants thought (as the family were from home)
he had gone to visit some friends at a village adjoining,
which he was in the habit ..foloing occasionally. Next
ne.ruing, finding he llii not come home, they went in
search of him. but with no success. 1)n Saturday morn.
lug the s.arch was renewed, and about noon his body
was 1 tint under a tree about ten yards from the river-
shle ; his fishing-rod lay near bins. The body wail
black, :eel decomposithei had reached a frightful stage.
noslical men were sent for, who pronounced Isis
,ttl t has e roAtlted front lightnhw.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

110 PS.

The tone in some districts has improved, while in others
It has become worse, and on the whole is very unsatisfactory
During; the week only a limited inquiry has prevailed. but
prices have been well maintained. Mid and East Kent..
005. to 1478. Weald of Kent, 605. to 105 s. ; Sussex, Ws. to
105.,, Farnham and country, 901. to 120 s. ; and olds, am. to
308. per cwt.
POTATOES

The supplim of potatnes are limited. The trade has been
quiet, but prkes have ruled Om. Regents, fee to bes.
Kidneys, Ws. to 110 s. ; and Shaws, 40a. to Ws. perton.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.

The special questions for discussion at the Leeds Congress
of the Social Science Association, to be held from the 4th to
the 111th of October, under the presidency of alr John Puking-
ton, have been finally arranged by the general and local
ecanrnittees of the several departnients as under

Jurisprudence, Mr. NV. Vernon Ihreourt,
M.P., president I. What ,teps ought to be taken to
eAtahlish a better system f Legal Education! 2.
What is the bet Constant of Local nit and
what sheuld be their Juriadiction ? 3. What Altera-
tions are expedient in the Laws resting to the Devo-
lution and Transfer of land?

Repression of Crime, Lord Teignmouth, president.
I. How far ought the Cellular System .4 Imprisonment
to be adopbsl, and how far does it necessarily interfere
with Productive Labour? 2. By what -Principles
ought the amount of Punishment, other than Capital,
to be regulated. 3. By what Measures may the Trad-
ing in Stolen Property, whether by put...hoeing it, or
revels ing it in pledge, be most effectually prevented?
Education, Mr. Edward Baines, M.P., president.
1. What are the Special Requirements for the Improve-
ment of the Education of Ohl, ? 2. How may the
Education of Neglected Children be best provided for?
The question to be considered under the divimiona—M.)
Industrial Schools and their relation to the School
Boards ; In what form, if any, may Compulsion be
best applied? 3. What are the Advantages and his
advantages of large as compared with small Schools?
Health. M.% Eeorgc f.shvin, FALK, fm.sident -
I. What are the 1e.4 and moot Economical Methods
of Removing and 1-tilising the Sewage of large Towns ?
2. What are the hest means of securing the Sanitary
Improvement .4 !Inman Habitations? 3. What are
the best means of Promoting the Health of Operatives
in Factories mid Workshop.?
_ .....

Economy and Trade, Mr. William Newmarch,
F.ll. S., president. I. What Antendments are neyled
in the existing Laws for the Licensing of IL Mat, for
the Sale of Intoxicating liquors? 1. What Principles
ought too regulate the Assessnient and Administration
of Local Taxation 3. Is it desirable that the State
or Municipality should assist in providing Improved
Dwellings for the Lower Classes; and, if so, to what
extent, and in what way?
One question will be taken on each of three days,
two days toeing set apart for the consideration of volun-
tary papers on other subjects not specified above,
within the scope of the departments.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

THE ARMY AND THE ELEMENTS.

The Iletturttualt of Army Control
up Berk3hlrehiUndo! crunpuhm,
tiowkrernent iuto hole,
Because they were afraid it would rain.
Better soldiers they could not desire
Mao er tismps for the norm work of slaughter.
Toy knew they'd behave well under tire :
Feoret they would:11 :tet on under Neaten—Pawl*.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

A CLIMBING GIRL.

A lady has elomb to the Matterhorn's summit,
Which almost like a 31oninnent points to the sky.
Steep not very much leas than the string of a plummet
Suspended, which nothing can scale but a Sy,
This lady Ims likewise ascended the Weisshorn,
And what's a great deal noire, descended it ton,
Feet foremost ; which, seeing it might be named leehorn,
no slippery tio no small thing is to do.
No glacier could baffle, no precipice balk her,
No peak rise above her, however sublime.
Give three times three cheers for intrepid Miss Walker.
I say, my boys, doesn't she know how to climb !—Poncli.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

HALESOWEN.

DAMAOS.—At the Police Court, on Tuesday,
before E. Uem, heq., Josiah Hipkisa was charged wan
wilfully damaging a window and a cup, the property ul
Job Hlpkise. Mr. W. Hayes appeared for complainant
Compiainant's wife proved that defendant did toe dam-
age to the amount of Is, and that he was drunk. The
defendant, who did not appear, wa, heel de tid, Is dam-
age, and costs; in default 21 clays.
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VAGRANCY.—WiIIum King, a youth, Wad charged with
beggiag at tirades Village, kialesowen, on the 21st met
Youeveconetable Turner proved fleeing defendant go Iron,
nonfle to house begging. Defendant was sentenced to 14
days' imprisonment.
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_
DaVNlCltatriss.—Job Hipkise was charged with being
drank and dieorderly on the 12th instant, at Cakemore.
Puttee-covetable Pennant proved the case, and defendant
was hued Is and costs, or 11 daya.—Ereltiah Waldron,
years of age, wan charged with ,being drunk and disor-
derly on toe 19th last, at haring Hill. Police-constable
Smith proved the case, and defendant was fined is end
costs.—.l.,'vPh Hunt, a.'" man, wes charged with being
drunk Lod oisorderl.,. at fiunnington, on the 91h
qtr. W. Hayes defended. Police-constable Knowles I
a patter of a in to from defendant, end on In,
above dote he heard 11111 shouting from his own hous,
He went to wee what was the matter, when he perceived
defendant by his own bonen drank, and he was making a
great noise. Mr. Hayes arked for an adjournment to
enable him to bring defen,mers daughter as a witmaa.
The case was adjourned for 1-1 days.
ASSAULT CASE.—Wiiitztill :11t1 George Smart. tiro
•

brothers, were charged ting Jonathan Hadley,
on the sth inst. The case was adjourned for 14 days.—
Several other eases were adjourned for 14 day., in ion•
sequence of only one Magistrate being present.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

PUBLIC NOTICES.

STOURBRIDGE IMPROVEMENT ACT.
1566,

AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.

ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS,

In the place of those who go out by rotation, on Thurs
day the 7th day of September, 1871.

IT the undersigned, John Taylor, of (Al,
9 Highwtreet, in the Township of Stourbridge, in
the County of Worcester, Clerk to the Eitourbridge
Improvement Commissioners Incorporated under the
Stourbridge Improvement Act, Itinti, do 114 rt by gint
PUBLIC NOTICE, as follows .

That for the purpose of Electing Commissioners le.
the Three Wards into which the said Township ,d Stem
bridge is by the said Act divided, in the place of thoi.
who so out by rotation, MEETINGS of the PERSON s
ENTITLED TO VOTE at such Election will be heb,
on THUItIiDAY, the 7th day of SEPIEMBLR, 1871 (beim
the tint Thursday in the said month), at the Places fl
lowing, that is to say
. . . . .

--Alteeting of tge Persons entitled to vote in th,
EAST WAS() of the id Township. sill be held ail
SAINT JOIIN•S INFANT SCHOOL ILION, FoSTER-Al RAFT. il
the said Township.
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A Meeting of the persons entitled to Vote in the
WEST WARD of the said Township will be held et
the PRIMITIVE METHODIST SCHOOL Room, BEAUTY RAW
in the said Township.
. . . .

A Meeting of the Persons entitled to Vote in in
SOUTH WARD of the amid Township will be held it.
the Cull% EXCHANGE, In MAEKET.STHEET, in the said
Township.
Such respective places hosing been duly appointed I, I
the said respective purposes by the Commissioners ad.
said Township.
. ... • . . .

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That at the said Election, Three Commissioners are ti,
be Elected in each of the said Wards, and the Commis
stoners who go out by Rotation may be re-elected.
That at the said Election, the Voting will coinmenc,
at Nine of the clock in the forenoon of the said day el
Election, and will finally close at Four of the clock ii,
the Afternoon of the same day (ankss in case If riot m
obstruction) and will be conducted in the tusimer pri •
scribed by The Commissioners' Clauses Act, 1847."
. .

That the Presiding Officnt at any place of Voting ma 3
close the Voting or Poll at any hour before Four of the
cluck, if one hour shall elapse during which no Votine
Paper shall he tendered at such Place of Votist;.
Dated this 23rd day of August. 1371.

.1011 N TAYLOR.
Clerk to the said Commispionero.
56, High•oteeet, Stout budge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

HAIR BRUSHING BY MACHINERY,

HAWKINS'S HAIR-DRESSING AND
SHAMPOOING ROOMS,
110, HIGH-STREET, STOURBRIDGE
(OPPORITL COMMIRCIAL FICILDINOs).

a CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF BRUSHES,
COMBS, PERFUMERY, etc.

ACMOOLB AND FAMILIES ATTENDED.

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NEAR DtDLIkl.

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SAMUEL KING. PROPRIETOR.

MHESF, celebrated SALT WELLS for the
CCRP of RHISIVAIATIOI, SCIATICA. GOUT,
sad many other Complaints, axe NOW OPEN for the
Samoa. _

Essvy accommodation for Invalids and Trovellam.
Comildicoim sad Slobling.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

CICifA.RS ! CIC+ARS ! CICEA_IZS

TO PUBLICANSALGROCERS, AM) OTHERS.

450 BOXES OF CIGARS,

FROM 66. 6d., TO Bs. 6d.

JUST ARRIVED, DIRECT FROM VIENNA AND HAMBURG,

.
A large quantity of
CIGAR HOLDERS

MMMRSCI-lATINI
Also a splendid assortment of
SEALSKIN cIGAR CASES, TOBACCO POUCHES, AD ELSIE BoXFS

AND OTHER ARTICLES IN GRFAT VARIETY.

THE CHOICEST TOBA.CCOS.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

ANNUAL LICENSING DAY AT THE

STEWPONEY.

On Tuesday 'set, the annual meeting for the Kingswin-
ford Petty Sessional DlVlGiuli was held at the Stewponey
Inn, and comprised the following places : Kingswinford,
Wordsley, Amblecote, Upper Aricy, Hawley, Rinver,
Tryst'll, and Enville. The Magistrates present were Ma-
jor Fletcher, F. Evers, H. Hall, and R. Woodward,
Esqrs. There were 226 old licenses, and 124 beerhouse
licenses renewed. Several persons were ordered to at-
tend who had been convicted during the past year, end
they were cautioned.
The following applications were made for wine and
special licenses Mark Watson, beerhouse keeper, Brock-
moor ; Levi Russun, licensed victualler, of Brierley Hill,
for a transfer of license from old to a new house.—APFl,-
cation for beerhouse and wine certificates John Herbert,
Collis-street, Dennis Park, for beer to be consumed on
the premises ; James iVilshaw, Wordsley, for wine to be
consumed on the premises ; Herbert Humplarles,
Mid-
ctreot, Brierley Hill, for wine to be consumed on the
premises. In consequence of the New Licenses Swipes-
siou Act all the applications were refused.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

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a trial of the

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extra profits.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

THE PHYSICAL TYPE IN BRITAIN
DEGENERATING.

There can be little doubt (says the Poll Mall (Th:elle)
that Dr. Beddoe discoursed to a symathizing audience
when he explainex to the meeting at Edinburgh his
reasons for beleving that the physical type in Britain
is degenerating. He took care to explain that this de.
rneracy of race %VOA lees marked in Scotland than in
Eugland, but even without thin apologetic olsservation
he might have been sure of a• ready reception 1% (r his
opinion. In the first place it is one which has always
been popular, though it is difficult to see why it
should have been, and in the next place there is
unfortunately a great deal more ground than usual
for believing it to be true. Complaints are rife
throughout the agricultural districts that labourers
are unable to do the work which they used to do.
Some farmers attribute this inability to the
spread of elucation, others to a certain dis-
like to exertion which is fostered by the present poor-
law system; but, among intelligent employers, there is
a tolerably unanimous belief that we are suffering from
the natural results of extensive emigration. Children
are as numerous and quite as healthy as in former
times. but they quickly learn that their strength and
energies will find a better market abroad than at
home, and therefore desert the mother-country for her
colonies. This evil will doubtless:cure itself, and gra-
dually work a reform which it might be difficult to
effect by other means.• Another cause is suggested by
the statistics of the recent Census. It appears from
them that there has been a disproportionate increase

among the less healthy classes of the community. The
birth rate in large towns, where the physical standard is
lowest, has been much augmented, and is no longer
checked by a corresponding death-rate. Sanitary im-
provements and medical skin have brought about this
effect that a far larger number of weakly children sur-
vive than was formerly the case, and, as the debility is
constitutional, we must be preparts) to find it also here-
ditary. In other words, the numbers of the sickly
and undersized will have an increasing tendency to
exceed those if the healthy and able•lsslied. Dr.
Beddoe is perhaps over-hasty in attributing "the ap-
loarently growing evil of unsound teeth" (itself a cause
of imperfect nutrition) to the scarcity of milk for
children's use. For the evil prevails at least as much
among the wealthy as among the poor, while in some
districts 14 England— the West Midland, for example
the teeth ()f the peasantry are &mild enough though
milk is an unknown and even an unappreciated luau) y.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

Ilasofastur
TOT HE QUEEN.

Maimed the only Prise Medal, for Purity
and Excellence of Quo:day.
LONDON, 1862. DUBLIN, 1865.
THE ONLY SILVER MEDAL—THE HIGHEST AWARD,
PARIS, 1867.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

The people of P,,,ton are polite that they call
their foundling asylum a "Refuge for Anonymous hu-
manity."

An American paper says that a team of horses, he-
Voming frightened at the elevated railroad, ran away. awl a
policenaw endeavoured to btop them. The condi was
hroken, owe hiss' nearly killed, awl the officer badly hurt
but the elevated raill,a4l was uninjured."

No gravel or maemianki4ed roMi is fit for use until it
ernieutea liy coati 'II travel. So says the maid
of the K •ntocky Boani of Internal Improvements. A smart
I,lliing tilk. said with a wink, " that's the ease,
111 never la. able to put these boots on until I have worn
them a week or two.'

What 010 you In for a living ?" asked a farmer of a
sturdy vagabuid who came begging at Ids house. .• Well,
nothing much, except travelling around," Raid the fellow.
•. You look as though you an, goml at that, •' responded the
farmer, '• Well, yen, lam pretty good at travelling." Then
said the fanner. opening the door, " let's see you travel.-

• •
Here's appreciation! A lawyer in Leavenworth,
Kansas, recently sued a lady for seventy-live dollars profes-
sional charges, which she claims she paid in full. When the
case came to trial, while he employed an attorney she mid
she couldn't afford it at the prices *asked, anti would defend
herself. After the opposing lawyer had exhausted himself,
she spoke a few words to the jury, complimented tilolll
their honesty, and said she expected justice. In aI ew
minutes they nrought In a verdict for the defendant, :mil
also presented her with a bouquet.
A Goon) RECoMMENDATION. A Yankee manu-
facturer and vendor of quack medicines for rheumatism and
the gn,wth of hair combined recent/y wrote tin a friend for a
reia•mmentlation 14 his, the manufacturer's, balsam." In
a few days he received the following, which we call pretty
strong :—" Pear Sir,—The land composing this farm has
hitherto been NO poor that a Chinaman could not get a living
off it, and so stony lb d we had to slice our potatoes and
plant them edgeways ; hut hearing nf your balsam, I put
some on the unmet, of a terparre field summated hy a rail
fence, and in the morning I found the stones hail entirely
disappeared, and a neat wall encircled the AIM ; the rails
were split up into firewood and piled upsymmetrieally In my
back yard. I put hall-an-onion in the middle of a tumble.
berry swamp in two days it cleared otf planted with corn
and pumpkin., and a row of peach trees in fell blossom
through the middle. As an evidence of its tremendous
strength, I would ray that it drew a striking likeness if my
eldest son out of a mill-pond, drew a blister all over his
stomach, :1 kali of rOtatiles finite Mites to market, drew
grease out ohs flint, anti eventually drew a prize of ninety-
seven dollars out of a defunct lottery. ks,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF

A PRIEST.

At the Cardiff Police-mout on Saturday, John Sullivan,
all elderly Man, was idiargod with unlawfully wounding, with
Intent to do grievous bodily harm, Father (luta, a Roman
Catholic priest.

The complainant said : About a quarter-past twelve
o'clock on Friday I was passing near Bute-bridgewhen
I saw the prisoner. Ile had passed lire about three
yards, when some children who were near told me
that the prisoner was pointing a pist at me. I turned
round, and saw him snap the pistol at me, which
missed tire. I asked him for the pistol, when he
timid he would not give it to me, luit would put the ball
through me. I then walked on, and in about a minute the
children again called out, "'like care, sir, he is firing at
you." I was in the act of turning round who' I heard a re-
port, and found the sleeve of my coat burning, the shot
having just grazed inyarm. The prisoner then threw the
weapon int< the canal. The one produeed I believe to be it.
(in the complainant being asked by the magistrate the
reason why he thought the prisoner had attempted to
take his life, he answered, I believe it was through
madness, awl my reason for thinking so in that three
or four months ago the prisoner used to come into
the church iii the daytime awl say his prayers aloud,
and my speaking to him about it, he amid he would
shoot me.' He had aLso threatened to sles,t another
priest who refmesl him athnisAion to the church.
The I:ev. James Cornewlus said: I am professor of
French at Radcliffe College, near Leicester. I was
with the last witness, Father tiarelli, on Friday. I
observed the prisoner with a pistol in his hand. lie
attempted to tire, but the pistol failed. Father
Garelli tried to take the pistol from him, but could
not, and went lon . pistol was tired again when
the prisoner was about two yards from or. 1 saw the
prisoner then throw the pistol into the ennui.
The prisoner, in defence, stated that the priest lutd
threatened to curse him, and make him speechless, and
strike Lim blind, guni he knew that no one but Ir.:od
hail any imover to do so.
Th,, prisoner was remanded.

The primmer wa,, again brought up at the
court ILMonday,w hen he WiLY COMMittell tLe
aa.4i2ei+ for trial.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

ORICIIIT.

LTI v.NIITIIIITOW. Thill Match Irks played ei
Netherton, on Moods} last, and ended atter • most plea.
sant and exciting game in • victory for the Lye by ten
runs. The fielding on both sides was good, and the bin.
ting of Dorricott, Yates, Swindell, Lyng, and Cole for
their respective sides calls for especial notice Subjoined
the score :

Tau try..
First Innings. Second Innings.
W. Union, c Hodgkin(ole, b J.
'3
T. Davis, o Cole, bJ. Cole.. 0 run out .. .. .. U
.1. Edge, c Cole, b Floditkise 4 b Danko
.. .. 0
J. Dorricott, bJ. Cole.. .. 0 not oot
~
..
.. 1,
J. Bowen, e Lytle, b J. Cole 13 b Swindell .. ..
W. Perry, bJ. Cole .. . 3 lb w, li J. Cole .. 12
E. Smith, bJ. Cole .. .. 1 bJ. Cole .. .. 1
W. Yates, not out .. .. 14 ran out .. . • .. 11
S. Cos, c Hodgkiss, DJ. Cole 1 r Towneend b J
.. . ' J.

•-•-
Cole .. • . 1
.1. Wooldridge, h Swindell bJ. Cole .. • 1
.1. Noake, c Lyng, I. .1. Cole 0 run oat.. .. 1
Entree . rs %trail

E THE ETON

First Inning, Second Innings.
F. Swindell, c Perry, b Yuta 4 ran out 1
J. Hodgkiss, c Edge, b Bowen I/ b Bowen ..
F. A. Jones, b Bowen U b Yates
Rev. F. 0. Lyus, c Edge, b
Bowen.. .. 9 thrown out ..
J. Cole, c Smith, b Bowen .. 4 b Yates y y
J. Gaston. not out .. :I b Dorricott y
W. Cole, b Bowen U run out
Townsend, b Y des 1 lb w, b Bowen ..
T. Hanks, run out 14 not out .. 5
H. Raybould, c Coo, h Yates 1 b Bowen
3. Danko, Bowen . .1 e Perry, b Bowen.. 2
Extra. . . .. 2 I', Gras ;

STOORPRIDGE GRA/111AS &eon ,•. OLDOW IMPORD
HOSPITAL. —A match was played on the Stourbridge
Ground OD Wednesday, between the above schools, which
proved an easy victory for the Grammar School. Master
H. Dean scored not out, and Master R Hill 27, sad 15
not out in the second inning, Master L. 8, Chapman
for the Hospital made 17 runii, and F:. Scott 11. They
were unable to make large scores, the bowling of Mestere
H. Dean and P. Mathews proving very destructive. The
following is the score

HOWPITAL.

First Innings. Sacred Innings.
W. White. b Dean . 9 c Thomas, b Dean
E. Scott, b Dean 11 b Dean .. .. 4
E. B. Chapman, b Dean .. 17 c Holloway,;b Dean 0
J. Cooper, b Dean .. .. e Holloway, b Dean 11
H. Stokes, e Thomas, b c Thomas, h
Mathews .. • 2 Mathews.. .. 4
ti. Peters, b Dean .. 0 ran oat .. .. 0
L. Pritchard, b Dean .. I c Simms.
Mathews ..
.1. Addison, c Holloway, b e Simms, b
Dean .. .• .. 4 Mathews
R. Banner, c Hill, b Mathews 5 b Dean ..
Cf. Comely, b Mathews b Mathews
T. W. Poper, Lot nut.. 0 not out 2
Extras.. . .. 2 Ennis I
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

THOSE WHO SERVED THE COMMUNE!

The trial of the Communalist chiefs at Versailles had
divertecl attention from another but not Ices interesting
clacis of prisoners called the " usurpers of functions,"
who are having justice meted out to them every day
by the 6th I hamber in Paris. These unfortunates are
the men who served the Comnmne in any way. There
are Government clerks among them and simple street
scavengers ; and though all plead that they accepted
office under the Comnmne to keep from starving, this
excuse is treated as friVOlOllS, Ma it is seldom that one
of them leaves the dock with less than a sentence of six
months on his shoulders. A man who usurped the
functions of Commissary of Police during ten days,
has 'wen condemned to imprisonment for three years ;
another who, to escape enrolment in the National
Cuard (where he would have been compelled to
fight against his own brother, who was in the
emailles army), let himsclf be gazette,: to a
receivership of taxes, has had two years, the judge
informing him that he should have fled to Versailles
along with " tons les autres homiletics gelds." But a
really hard case is that if a clerk in the Maki de
Ville, who has three children, and whocce wife was near
her confinement when the insurrection broke out.
" What was Ito do, M. he Prjeidentr he asks. "I
solicited no promotion ;I siinple remained at ncy lest
to earn my own and children'e )cresol. If I had not
cliche sci, how could we have lived r To which the
judge replied, " Itfonsieur, c'est aux pbree de famille
ile domer rexemple du chinch.," and sent the clerk to
reflect for three months at Clairvanx MI the disad-
vantages attaching tic the dignity of pre de famine in
a country with unstable institutions.

Among the evidence given on Tuesday before the
Court Martial, was a statement made by one of the
witnesses, a fireman belonging to the barrack, in the
Rue du Vieux Colombier, to the effect that a com-
mand reached the barrack', from the Comninue order-
ing that all places should be set on fire where it might
be thought desirable. The witness added that during
the tires the firemen were forbidden to leave the
barracks in pain of death. Another fireman deposed
to having seen at the Ministry of Finance empty
'males which smelt of petroleum. A Federal I'hief
of 13attalion stated that lie had received an order to
blow up two hon., in the Place Vembtine. Having
refused compliance with this order lie was affected by
the Committee of Public Safety. Another witness
sail he knew that orders had been given to burn the
Palais Royal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

in the 110I1Se of Lords, August 21, the Lords Commissioners
Raving dispatched the Usual message desiring the attend*
sore of the other 11011 SO iu the House f lords, the Royal
Assent was given hy Commission to several bills.
The Lord Chancellor then read
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

STRASBURG CATHEDRAL

The cathedral is thought by the Strasburgers (says
the Build( r) to be sadly damaged ; perhaps, the fact
that the lermans have taken possession of it is eill•
sidereul by thetas as only a trifle less horrible than if it
68AI been actually razed to the ground ; but I must
confess that to stranger eyes it looks, externally, much
as it did eight years ago. When the effect uuf the balls
Was pointed out, use C, sdul of course perceive that here
a statute had lost an arm or leg; there a long piece of
parapetwasshot away ; and, farther on, the mullion of a
window was splintered; yet, as I said, these misfortunes
were not very notices] de to the eyes of strangers. But um
going within the beautiful edifice we were greatly
grieved to see the fearful gaps—now closed by boards
--and numerous speckings all over the grand coloured
glass of the windows. The one most seriously damaged
is in the clearstory of the nave, immediately facing the
organ. The large cinque-foil in the head uuf this is en-
tirely shot assay, and great damage is done to other
portions of this and the neighbouring windows.
A horrible " olms " came crashing through the
glass, flew across the nave of the cathedral, and,
NM:Wang in the organ pipes, lodged, in the organ
itself ; hen., wonderful to tell, it remained with-
out exploding! Had it burst, of course annihila-
tion of not only the beautiful organ, but also of great
part of the cathedral itself, must have been the con-
sequence. The custodian of the tower has had the
dr,,,mfoi missile MOUlltCli OH a foot if marble, and on it
is fixed a brass plate telling the day, or rather the
night. month, and year, when this fs:ar'ul hail of iron
and tire fell on the devoted town. The organ-pipes have
not yet been replaced, but white linen blinds are drawn
down over the cruel gaps. More than half of the organ
is SO covens], thus showing the extent of the damage
done. The marvellous mechanical clock is apparently
uninjured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

ECONOMISTS OF THE FORCES.
lag", %heti the British Army's Masters
have never Beta squadron in the held,
The Naey's,likorise, are mere eonnter-easters,
What traits can their ailmistraition yield
By sea awl land, mine Ancient, lout di.mters°
- Pighch.

SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE ON THE
PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.

On 111onday afternoon, the members of the Exeter
Working Itlen's ...emotive Union met by invitation
at Pynes, the Devonshire seat of Sir Stafford North-
cote. The day was beautifully fine, awl upwards of
6,000 ioersons assembled in the ground.

They were addressed by Sir Stafford, who thanked
them for a reference that had been made to his recent visit
to America. lir could assure them that the great muss
of the Amerivan people, with whose views he had the
owortnnity if becoming acquainted, had an earnest
desire to be on friendly terms with the people 4,f this
country. There might Pea small section of Americans
who cherished feelings of groundless bitterness against
tins country, but that was not the feeling of the
great mass of the intelligent and respectable c.nomunity
if America. He had read in a journal published that
day—in the PPneA Herald. an account id. a man having
murdered hisl4 children. ltwaa a remarkablestatement
to have been made respecting the peaceful county
of Devon, but it carried him back in spirit to Parlia-
ment durin., the past Session. He had been presmit in
the House :f minions when the Prime Minister got up
and announced in the coolest possible manner the
murder of consideral4y more than 14 of his children.
Those were children in which the nation had a great
deal of interest. They were measures of the deepest
concern to the people at large. They were measures
of the deepest Importance to various large scetiims of
people engaged in business, and measures which had
for their object the better health and welfare id the
nation at large. It really went to one's heart to see
that measures of that kind were sacrificed ruthlessly
by parties who afterwards said they were sorry for the
course which parliamentary business had taken. But
they gloried in what they had done, and ileclari,l
that they hail a great object in slew hi sTsevering
with a bill they knew they bail no more ability
to pass than they 100 l power to march their
30,014.1 inen into Berkshire. They sail they had
accomplished a great °NMI. They had succeeded ill
Calt:ll44 a certain amount of oppiwition to the liaise of
and they had milled the Liberal party. But if
these were the fruit, of the Session be did not envy
Minister's their holiday reflections. He hoped the nest
Wolll4 Is he, hart.•ll than the last hail been.
lie Moped that in the nest Sessh at we should be able to
point to wia dime and to good and n,eful measures
passed, t. the ailvantage of the people, and he was sure
that in legislation of this kind the Conservative party
in Parliament would never be found wanting in the
duty of lending a cordial helping hand.
Sir Stafford, in tht course of his speech, was frt.,
questly cheered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

PENSNETT.

MYRMIRIOUtt OCCUItItE.Nt Es—On Satuross night, tyre
young women met • little girl, tool Indio el her to con-
voy an infant to the house of Mr. Mobberley. The girl
did no, but being unable to make anyone bear, ga.,. the
child up to a policeman. lt was then discovered tloil the
child was alive, and only • few hours old.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

STRUGGLE WITH A BURGLAR.

At the PlTston Police-court, on Saturday, a negro,
who gave the name of Harry .Johnson, was arraigned
on a charge f burglarionsly entering the house 41 Mr.
Evan Bretherton, landlord ol the " Alexandra" public-
house, Eybloroad. At half-past two o'clock that
morning Mrs. Brethethm was awakened by a noise at
her bedroom window, and immediately afterwards
saw the window shot up awl a dark figure stealthily
creep through. It passed MT, . the room to the head
of the stairs, and Mr. Bretherton Laving been
awakened by his wife, jumped out of bed awl followed.
He caught the unwelcome visitor half-way down the
stairs, and together they riled to the bottom, where
a tierce struggle occurred, the burglar oleclaring
that if Mr. Bretherton would not let bin; go he
would "cult his throat." Undeterred by this threat,
Mr. Bretherton kept his hold, and the couple fought
about the floor a onwiderable time in the dark. Mrs.
Bretherton ran downstairs while the struggle was
going on and fell over the combatants, receiving a
severe cut in the forehead, which bled profusely. At
this moment two or three of the children appeared at
the bottom of the stain', and added to the confusion by
screaming. Their cries brought to the door two lamp-
lighters and another person, who were admitted by Mrs.
Itretherton, and with great difficulty the burglar was
salmi with a clothesline. The police were then fetched
in, l int Johnsonlay upon the floor, stubbornly refusing to
rise, and he was removed by force and conveyed to the
police-stath in on a wheelbarrow. The tight was
literally one of "tooth awl nail," for the negro bit and
scratched like a will eat. Mr. Bretherton was
seriously bitten in theleft ann-pit, and in several pl.-es
on his legs ; and he also suffered much from large
abrasions of the skin, as the struggle occurred on a
sanded flair, and he had only a shirt on at the time.
The priw,ner was remanded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-26

A SWISS ROMANCE.

A letter from Yawl states that a young Cenuan
lieutenant, wounded in the late war between France
and I lermany, was sent to a quiet village in that can-
ton early in the month of October last to recruit his
strength. There he male the aquaintanee of a young
lady, whose parents resided in the same village, and
the couple became engaged. t /wing to the mildness of
the climate, and the interesting circumstances under
which be found himself placed, the hero noon regained
his health, and before very long an order arrived from
head-quarters desiring him to report himself within a
week at Berlin, where the depot nf his reOrnent were
stationed. The grief of the lovers, when the time came
to part, may be imagined, but with many vows of con-
stancy the lieutenant at last tore himself away, and, in
due time arri veil at Berlin. At first, his lettox were tilled
with pr ,testationsof the enduring nature of hislove, but
gradually, as time won: on, they became less frequent
and much colder in tills. Six weeks hail elapssel since
he hail last written, when, instead of a letter full of re-
proaches, the lieutenant received a telegrain from his
"titan Marie" in the following words : "1/ear Fritz,
I have just received a letter, informing me that my
uncle, who was a millionaire at Fnenkbar in the
East Indies, is derel, and that I an, his eole heiress."
The lieutenant lost no time. He set out for the
The young lady was overwhelmed with
joy on seeing her lover once more, but reproached
him for his long silence. " Don't let no talk of it,
dear Marie," he replinl. "There is now no obstacle
to our union. The unexpected good fortune which
Providence has sent us has removed the objections of
my parents to our marriage—for a fortune so great AO
collossal." At these words. Marie looked at him with
a puzzled and somewhat prin.lexpressk or, and. taking
his band, said. " Fritz do not make fun of me." The
lover drew ..ut of his pocket the telegram he Lail re-
ceived, asking her whether she had not written the
words, "My nncle has just flied a millionaire, at
Frankban" Utterly astonished, Marie dropped his
hand, and when she recovered the use of her tousle,
said sadly, her eyes tilhsl with tears. "Dear Fritz,
there is a mistake in the telegram. What I wrote was,
MY uncle has just died A sfissioseire in the East
Indies," and the amount he LAS left me is just
-Vw." The lieutenant returned to Berlin asadder
and wiser man.