The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-26 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

A New York paper says Tom Thumb drinks. If
he does, his wile has at least one consolation—he doesn't
hold much.
The Prince of Abys‘inia is to be allowed to accom-
pany Captain Speedy, R. N. on a visit to ludia.
In a certain regimental mess in India, in which the
bachelor dining memerers paid little atteetion to the Illeposi-
t. of the cook-room, an officer, by good or ill fortune, con-
ceived the desire to inspect the culinary arrangements of the
kitchen. What did he behold? Upon the centre of the
floor a vast round of beef for that day's dinner. Seated on
the ire i f a little black boy—as the vulgar song says, " as
risked as Venus," and kicking his little heels in nod air. The
Intruder was horrified. Not so the cook, who said proudly,
"My son, star 1" Then with a grin, for he wee a facetious
Bobachee. "Ole make beef nice and tender for gentlemans.'
"The Princess of Wales is said to be in 'an interest.
log condition.' ”—Court Journal.
An action has been brought by the Corporation of
Southampton against the Loudon and South-Western Rail-
way C.impany to recover £lB,OOO for a part of the property ,
belonging to them known as the Marshland, which the
defendants had taken under the compulsory powers of an act
of parliament for the purposes of their rune-ay The evi-
dence for the plaintiffs went to show that the land in question
was worth between a:12,000 and £ll,OOO, while the witnesses
for the defendants valued it at between £6,000 and £7OOO,
and it appeared that three years ago the company had offered
the latter sum, and were still ready to pay it. The jury, after
having retired f, ir a short time, found a verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages £5,500.
An inquest has been held at Birmingham touching
the death of Henry Butler, aged 16, a clerk in the parcels
office. On the 6th inst. the Liverpool train was about to
start from the station, when deceased was standing on the
step of one of the carriages, talking to a friend. After the
train had started deeeaaed made an attempt instep off, but
was not quick enough, was twisted round, and fell between
the carriages and the platform. Two Co. riages and the van
passed over his left arm. lie expired on the 21.1111. Verdict,
" Accidental death."
The prayer and thanksgiving ordered for the anni-
versary of the Queen's sects-ion were read in the I
chtu vies Inst Sund.,y, to m .st Malan, es bi epeciai disc i u
of tie dißiesan. The ticeurries of the 20th of Jo e
8111810 y VIA 3 spoken of 111 the 00110 418 of leadi ig pi eio, era it,
Dublin as suggetting th propriety of reference from the
pulpit to the crisis in the Churcifs h story. (heat If sap
polntment was expressed in none instance+ at the &Oahu fit
the Lints, hut the eineregations we: e exhorted to vow icue
Ste-it efforts to lessen the inju,tice of the contemplated legis-
lation.
An unrelparsed seene, very nearly eliding in a
tragedy, has been enacted at Bradford. Areorgst the treii-
dmits widen at presmit at-pear to he rewarmed as ...dial
accompaninienta of a menet:erre are fouler] and Moon rim,
performaiicsa ile,ci use, in the inn -tent lumusge id the pr.
prietors as lion hants fin Fridiy night, at Bradford, this
portion of the pi miramine vva, ding gime throb, 'thee 8
performing dime*, in-dead le the order of its
keeper to leap over his shoutiler, is,, I tel dragged the mar.
down, and attempted to nix° Ids throat. At this crlti Cl
moment, arindit the al trm of the spretrit..re, the male lion
rushed upon his In urn:mien, 81/8 the U.ht that slice, tiled
between the two un 'nu tedly saved the life of tile keeper
TIIO latter having regained his conffilet cc avid control tier
the Roll% with a until, of bravery and foly width are, at
least, remarkable, ciintilinal nrc enicied hie puligullllllll4l4l
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