The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-11-19 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

The number of wrecks reported during the past week
is 55, making for the prts,nt year 1,704.

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l'rince Torlonia has sent the Pope a Peterpenny of
50,000 crowns.

The Tiebborne estates trial has been poetponed till
the ht of February.

In poor doomed Paris the street-swespers were all
Germans. It Is said that hey have petitioned Bismarck to
obtain two millions sterling compensation.

At Wigan, a furnace-man, employed in the Gars-
wood Park Colliery, war sent to gaol for a month for neglect
of duty, whereby the safety I ths pit had been endangered.

Dr. Mary Walker has been mobbed by the boys of
New York, who followed her about in large numbers, shout.
lug "Who. your tailor r
M. Rochefort is preparing a volume to be published
only after the war, entitled, ""he Government of the
National Defence."

Application is intended to be made to Parliament
next session for power to construct a new line of railway
from Windsor to Aldershot.

Earl Nelson has sent to The Times a copy of a letter
which ha, been sent to his son by a money lender, and which,
he says, was the second during the present month.

Father Claret, the famous coufeserr of the ex-Queen
of Spain, died at the lout-lfroide convent, near Narbonne,
on October 4.

At a horedieeh depot in the Rue de la Roquette, in
Paris, notice was given a few days back that "hone-meat of
first " was on ludo from the stables of Consto de hi
Grange.

The French Government has issued a note thanking
the Powers for their mediatory efforts, and declaring that to
accept the Prussian proposals would have been to bond over
France to the tender mercies of the enemy.

A new ticket-printing machine which has just been
patented im England and Prussia, prints railway tickets on
bath sides, perforates them, and numbers them cumecutively
by one proems, and does all this at the rata of a thousand a
minute.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges the
receipt of £35, due to the Revenue from "if. II :" the first
halves of notes for 5:205 from "It. T.," on account of Income-
tax, and of the second halves of notes for £206 from " It T."
The ladies of Borne are torn into factions just now.
Three different addrmses are being cmivassed for female
signatures; one to the Princess Margaret, soother to Victor
Emmanuel, and a third to Pius IX.

On Saturday evening, an acrobat was performing at
Day's Concert flail, Birmingham, and when in the act of
tuning a sommerssuit from a ladder which was placed on
the stage, he missed his hold and fell. De received a severe
shock, from the effects of which he died on Monday.
It is stated that the Education Act has been printed
In greater numbers than any previous Act of Parliament.
More than 20,000 copies have been sold over Messrs.
Spottiswoodes' counter, irrespectife orwholesale orders from
all pasts of the country.
In the pamphlet of A Strawie Story Itcycaled, there
h a lac-simile of a passport with the signature of Bismarck,
which settles the question of how to spell that gentleman's
name, for he concludes it, as does another celebrated and
ancient personage, with ck.
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The Bank of Bughind have given notice that applj.
cations for the transmission of dividend warrants payable In
January, le7l, by post should be lodged at the Bank on or
before the Ist of December neat. Forma may be obtained si
the Bank or at any money-order office.

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As the train which runs between Ennis and Atheury
stopped at Gent station on Saturday it was seized by the
sherllf, accompanied by a band of bands, for debt. The
train mu net allowed t proceed on Its journey, and ties pas.
svngers Mid to employ local conveyances.

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At an inquest held by the Liverpool borough coroner
on Monday, on the body of a child whose death had been
caused by neglect owing to the drunken habits of Its parent.,
the coroner said that under the Habitual Drunkards Act be
would be able to send people like these to an asylum to be
confined.

A Baptuit minister, who died at Denbigh recently,
was always understood to be a man of very humble dream.
stances, and was often assisted by friends. After his deaths
search resulted In the discovery of neuly to notes and
coins, folded up in parcels, between the leaves of books,
In corners and cupboards, dc.
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A tragic story comes from Simla. A Mrs. Sealy
was found dead in her house with • severe sword cut in
her head, "indeed almost scalped." A man named Reed, an
assistant In one of the head-quarters offices, who Ilvedl a
the same house, was also totutd with a bullet wound in his
chest, though alive.

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Sir Robert Peel once presented a farmers' club in
England with two Iron ploughs of the best build. (In his
next visit he found the old ploughe with wooden mould-
boards again at work. " Sir,” said a member of the club,
" we tried the iron, and we be all of one mind, that they do
make the weeds grew."
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"Count Bismarck's last Cirenlar,oommenting on the
abortive negotiations between himself and M. Thiers, pre-
serves the vigorous atyle that has distinguished his former
Despatchee. No one expresaei himself with more clear and
sharp directness, because no one knows better what he means
to ..y."—The Zulus.
The following extract ja from a weekly periodical :
A lady at Bedford, who lives nears church, was sitting by
the window listening to the crickets, which were loudly
chirping, the music from the choir ['bewail being faintly
audible, when a geutlemali dropped in familiarly who had
just passed the church and had the music full in his mind,
' What a tioDe they are making to-night' Yee,' replied the
lady, ' and ills said they do it with their hind legs " "

On Monday the good citizens of Bristol commemo•
rated the Philanthropy and munificence of their famous
townsman E !ward I iston, by the umal sinners. In the
absence of any absorbing political questions the speeches,
although pleasant and cheerful, were of no great public
interest. Amongst the guests at the Anchor dinner General
Burnside had been expected, but at the last momenta tele-
gram was received stating that he c mild not be present.
"It in stated on high authority that Prince Gortscha•
koff has addressed a Circular to the great Powers whickswere
parties to theCreaties of ISM respecting some of its provisions
which the Russian Government desires to be modified. For
some time such an overture on the part of Russia has been
expected. It was Impossible that the catastrophe of the
present year could be without effect on the general policy of
Burope."—Leader hi the Tunes.
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John Bull says that acme of the moat eminent of the
"Evangelical " clergy in the diocese of London and Win-
shester have given to their adhesion to the movement for •
simultaneous minion. Their conduct has been most gene-
rous, and the whole spirit animating the conference• of
these clergy with the committee has been of • devotional,
rather than controversial, character. There i. reason to an-
ticipate a great drawing together of different schools as the
result of this movement.

Mr. Cardwell has decided to make • large increase
to our field artillery ; and thin branch of our forces is to be
augmented by twenty batteries, Cr, In other words, 120 guns,
which, with our present 180 guns, will give us 300 field guns
for home defence and for operation, if necessary, on the
continent. It is thought by many that this augmentation cf
our held attlilery force will contribute largely towards that
g. neral Increase of our military strength which it la Our duty
and our Interest to effect.

ID the Rolle Court (London) OD Saturday, during
the hearing of ODD of the petitions for whidllog up, the
iiityter of the Rolls observed that it appeared that limited
coMpaalm were at rife 1111 Oyer, He WU in the habit of re-
ceiving almost daily the most heartrending lettere from
persons who alleged that they had beea led to take share. in
limited companies by the false repreeentatione of the pro-
motet.. Yet people would not see that the only way to no
safe was to have nothing at all to do with these coin-
pane..
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A very wise and humane misaaure has been decreed
by CrSalient the ZilLister of Justice, to the effect that no
judge who took part in the mixed Commluion of 1851 and
IK2, and who, as a member of the same, pronounced the de-
positions, banishments, and imprisonments of the Repub-
Wane, is now to be imprisoned for it. Thole who have
already been cast into prison are to be released immediately.
But, the sliulater adds, he has the list. of all those judge.
before him, and It is his Office to propose to the Government
what measures he would deem tit regarding them. No
other citizen or authoritylias any right whatever to interfere
with them.

An extraordinary robbery in a banking.house is re.
ported from Glasgow. A young lad in the employment of
Messrs. Andrew White and Son, stationers, was sent last
week to the National Bank to lodge the corn Of £332, con-
sisting of three £lOO notes of the Clydeodale Bank, and 32
£1 notes of various other hanks. The lad put Ma money on
the counter before the teller, who was extra busy. While
the ii‘g was waiting, • man stepped forward, and saying he
war short-sighted, requested him to fill up • blank cheque.
The lad stepped aside to do this leaving hi, money where he
put it, and on returning could not find It. Several persons
saw another man take up the notes, which they seppoted
were Ina own.

A woman has attempted to murder her sister sst
Lurgln, in anger at her going to an Orange ball.
Mr. Bright's health is now so tar recovered that he
Ii aale to write long lettere to his friend.. lie has felt,
and continue, to feel, deeply on the question of the war.
; It is reported that Brigham Young's eldest son has
proposed to the young ladies' seminary lately opened a&
Salt Like.
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The German Americans have contributed half •
minion ot dollar' for the sick and wounded of the eld
country.
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King William has appointed two Jewish clergyman
to look after the spiritnal wants of the several thousand
Jewish soldiers In the Prussian army.

Russia is said to have in contemplation a measure
for requiring every male, without regard to social rank, to
serve three years aa a soldier.
According to the Glasgow Herald, • photographer
in that city hat received orders frim a London house for
60 000 photographs of the Marquis of Lorne.
The death is announced of the Princess Maria
Amelia, second daughter of the Duke of Mon:Pensier, in her
twentieth year.
As an instance of the high value sometimes placed
upon raze animals, we are told that Professor von Mare, the
African traveller, has been offered 20,000 dollars for A large
gorilla, by an American agent. . .

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People who did not obnerve the beautiful aurora
borealis the other evening will be glad to learn from a con-
temporary, *hit the coruscation umbilicised to the zenith
and foliated in the horizon to homologous f urnationc"
Frequent vicita are paid to Prince Arthur at the
Ranger.• House. Greenwich Park, by the Prince Imperial,
who rides over from Chtselhurst. Prince Arthur has, °nom
or two occasio" returned the visits by driving over to
Camden Howse.

There are more English in Paris than was at first
supposed. The number Is estimated at 1,600, 80e of whom
are destitute, and were It not for the kindness of Mr. Her-
bert (brother of Lord Carnarvon) and Mr. Wallace (heir of
the late Marquis of Hertford), they would probibly starve.
Telegraphic information received in Liverpool of the
burning cf the ship Japan, in August, when off Caps Horn,
has been confirmed. Finding that their attempts to subdue
the fame, were fruitless, the crew left in the boat., and
were afterwards picked up by the American ship Matchless.
From April 1 to November 12, the total receipts
Into the Exchequer were £37334623, tie against £t1,589,06e
In the corresponding period of last year. Ep to the Rama
date the expenditure amounted to £41,947,542, of which
more than eighteen millions and a quarter Was for Interest
of debt. The balance In the Bank of England on Saturday
last was £1,519,627.

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" The Campbells are coming, heigho ! heigho ! The
Campbells are coming—and no ou, with heighosionnmerable.
Let us put our houses in order, and let each one who wishes
for success in life intermarry as speedily as possible with
some member of the übiquitous and omnipotent elan."...
Daily Tekgraph.

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The death is announced of the Hon. and Rev.
Ls land Wool. visa+ rot KTts., iletlanclohlre, .nrl honorary
canon of Peterborough Cathedral In 1850. Mr. Leland Noel,
who was In his seVenty-fourth year, wag brother of the lion.
and Rev. Baptist Noel, and uncle of the Earl Of Galnaboroogh
and the lion. Gerard Noel, M.P.
Lady Pigott, wife of Sir Robert Pigott, Bart.' of
Branches Park, Newmarket, has arrived at Metz, where her
services have been gratefully atcepted by the gentlemen on
ttie medical start She at once commenced active stout
afoot g the 'MA and wounded. Lady Piggott ie an eithellenti
linguist, and her aid is, therefore, doubly valuable.

Notice ham been given by the Clothworkere' Company
(Loudon) that they have established two prmes of £5O eech,
to be competed for every year by young men between the
ogee of eighteen and twenty-one, who have distinguished
themselves by their talents, good conduct, and Industry in
any professional, scientitic, or commercial pursuits.

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It seems that Mr. Baynece parishioners at Coventry
have effaced him • large increase of income by voluntsry
subscription if he will stay among them. He decline%
however, observing that he feels bound to go to Madagascar
—though, in taking the bishopric offered to him there, he
goes to no preferment, "as the world's most objectionable
phrase has it."
A story is told of Captain Burgoyne, the commander
of the ill-fated Captatn, which appears very 'Wiring as we
read it by the light of events. He was said to have been on
board an Ironclad some time ago in • heavy sea, and upon
hearing an officer remark that on the whole Ironclad, ready
rolled less than wooden twc deckers, he observed. "
that is very true; up to a certain point their steadiness Is
greater and the rolling les., but if they get over that point I
do not ate how they are to recover themselves."

At one of the London police-courts the other day,
the magistrate suggested sending to a reformatory a boy
who was charged wtth robbing hi. employer. His mother.
however, said that her husband had been a warder in bits
Millbank Prison, and from the experience he gained there
she dreaded her son going to a reformatory, as boys who
went to those places generally came afterwards to prison.
Six out of seven of the convicts in the Mlllbank prbon had
been in reformatories. The lad was reminded.

In London' the other Sunday evening, as a learned
preacher was holding forth in a chapel, a female fainted, and
censiderable anxiety was manifested by a portion of tile
audience. Thereupon the learned preecher, no doubt with a
good intention, addresaing the congregation, said, "Be
calm, try friends. Isle only • poor fellow creature who is
seised with illness. Let us sing" Praise God from whom all
blessings how !' "

A letter from Versailles in the Cologne Gazette, de-
scribing the temper of the population, says the Legitimist,
and Ultramontanes me the only classes who are really mis-
cible of the present position of affairs. This Is attributaele
to their hatred of republicaniain and their dismay at the fall
of Rome. They believe In the German victories, laugh
bitterly at the treachery to which those succeases are,
ascribed, and sorrowfully admit the superiority of the Geri-
man army, statesmen, and nation One of them remarked
of Gambetta, 'lie is as touch like a statesman as sieltrer
water is like champagne; the 101MOZ froth/ up, but the
!Lonna Is Wanting."
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The tenacity with which tenants cling to the land
which they have once occupied is exemplified in 5 CAM
tned before the magistrates at Tipperary the other day. A
farmey, named M'Calfrey, a tenant on the estate of Mr.
Smith-Barry, hi P., got into surefire to the extent of £75.
An ejectment was served, and possession was obtained by
the catistabularly, and a sum of £lO given to the defaulting
tenant, besides the loss of the arrears. In a few days the
tenant's wife got into possession again, and it bOCUIND
necessary to apply to the magistrates in order to get up the
lands M'Caffrey had been offered permission to sell his lie-
forest but refused to do so.

The New York papers report that a terrific gale
raged en Lake. Erie and Ontario on Sunday night the 50th
uit dolog much damage to shipping. Several vowels were
driven ashore and wrecked, or seriously damaged, but the
crews, so far as reported, were saved. There was also a
violent wind in St. Louis, which blew down Genesi build-
ings. there were snowstorms in Maine and New Ilampshire
no Monday. Several lives were lost during the gale on the
lakes on Monday. Several vessels were wrecked, and their
cargoes, mostly of grain, entirely lost. An exploalon of
150,000 pounds of nitro-glycerine occurred at Fairport, Ohio,
on the SLII Inst. Four person. were blown to pieces.

in the Court of Queen's Bench, Mr. Bennett ap-
plied, ex parte Stafford, for a rile against certain jmth es
or Surrey to show cause why an order for the payment of
church rate to the amount oth,. 93. should 110 t be quashed.
The rate was made hi Si. Saviour's parish, Southwark,
under a local Act last May The items for which It wse
levied included a sum of £6O for a Boy's National School :
and it was now contended that the rate was not only bad on
the face of it, but that the cue also did not fall within the
exceptions provided for in the fifth section of the Act for
the abolition of church rates. The court held that the rate
was good on the face of it, and that it fell within the ex-
ceptions contained in the 31st and 32nd Vic. They accord-
ingly reinsert the rule.

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The following attractive announcement appears in a
London paper :—An elderly person, fend of every pleamire
We can afford or money procure, (imams to be received into
or to make an enjoyable home. Party possesses and lives up
to an ample fortune has common-sense perception, and
therefore hopes boardinghouse keepers and such like, ail
puritanical people, monctonlots, and hungry, poor, Wog.
sling reopectabilities, mil feel it useless to write. Offers
must be very explicit on all points, and will be contldentbd;
therefore no mere general or anonymous letters will be
neticed.—K. Z., doe, &c.