The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08 00:00:00

SLIGHTLY IN ERROR!

A short time ago (writes a correspondent in Brazil),
a most ridiculous affair happened at Rio de Janeiro.
An ice-ship from Boston entered the bay, commanded
by a Captain Green, in the South American trade.
Fort Santa Cruz, not recognising his house flag,
hailed him, and ordered him to "heave to." But
the worthy skipper didn't speak Portuguese, and
the simple statement of the name of his vessel,
which he hurled at the fort, was not all satisfactory,
so a blank shot was fired as a mild suggestion for
him to stop. But he called for his revolver, and,
pointing it skyward, fired six successive shots.
hen a solid shot from the fort skipped across
his bow, and then another, better aimed, passed
through his foresail. The fort and two shore
batteries opened fire upon him, and several of his light
spars were cut away. But he held on his course re-
joicing, loading and firing his revolver. Finally he
reached quarantine, and came to anchor just as his
flying jiboom went by the board. He was then so near
the other shipping that they dared fire on him no
longer, and the police boat, the custom-house boat, and
the health boat all boarded him, together with the
captain of the port, who, with more vigour than
politeness, wanted to know, "Why the deuce didn't
you heave to?" "Heave to ?" ejaculated the
astounded skipper. "Was that what yen wanted?
Good Heavens, I thought you was militia' the
American flag !"

PERSONAL STATISTICS.
(From Who's Who in 1878 J
The oldest member of Her Majesty's Privy Council
is the Right Hon. Holt Mackenzie, aged 80; the
youngest, H.R.H. Prince Leopold, aged 23. The
oldest duke is the Duke of Portland, aged 76; the
youngest, the Duke of Norfolk, aged 29. The olthst
marquis is the Marquis of Tweeddale, aged 89 • the
youngest, the Marquis of Camden aged 4. The ldest
earl is the Earl of Leven and Melville, aged 90; the
youngest, the Earl of Norbury, aged 13. The oldest
viscount is Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, aged 88; the
youngest. Viscount Clifden, aged 13. The oldest baron
is Lord Chelmsfor,l, aged 82; the youngest, Lord South-
ampton, aged 9. The oldest of the titled heirs of peers
is Viscount Kiikaldy, heir to the Earl of Leven and
Melville, aged 59 ; the youngest are Viscount Crow-
burst (heir to the Earl of Cottenham), Viscount Forbes
heir to the Earl of Granard), Viscount Kingeborough
heir to the Earl of Kingston), and Viscount Stavo-
ale (heir to the Earl of Ilchester), each of whom are
In. their second year. The oldest member of the
House of Commons is the Right Hon. Joseph Warner
Henley, M.P. for Oxfordshire, aged 83- the
youngest, the Hon. William F. 0. O'Caltagan,
M.P. for Tipperhry, aged 23. The oldest judge in
England is the Right Hon. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Lord
Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, aged 80;
- the youngest, the Right 'Hon. Sir George Jessel,
_Master of tho Rolls, aged 52. The oldest judge in
I Ireland is the Right on. James H. Monahan, Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, aged 72;
the youngest, the Right Hon. Christopher Pallas,
LL,D., Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer,
aged 45. The oldest Scotch Lord of Session is or
Neaves, aged 76- the youngest, Lord Shand, aged 47.
The oldest Prelate of the Church of England is the
Bishop of Llandaff (Dr. Alfred 011ivant), aged
78; the youngest, Dr. Edward Parry, suffragan
Bishop of Dover, aged 46. The oldest Prelate of the
Irish Church is Dr. John Gregg, Bishop of Cork,
aged 78 ; the youngest, his son, Dr. Robert Samuel
Gregg, Bishop of ()ssory and Ferns, aged 42. The
oldest Bishop of the Colonial and Missionary Church
, is the Right Ray. Samuel Gobat, Bishop of Jerusalem,

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aged 77; the youngest, the Right Rev. Reginald S. 1
Copleston, the newly consecrtted Bishop of Colombo,
aged 30. Tne oldest bishop of the Scotch Episcopal
Church is the Right Rev. Robert Eden, Bishop of
1 A ray and Ross, aged 71; the youngest, the Right
R v. Hugh Willoughby Jertnyn, Bishop of Brechin,
Li d 55. The oldest of the retired bishops
is the Right Rev. James Chapman, late bishop
oflOolombo, aged 77; the youngest, the Right Rev.
Edward Twells, late Bishop of Orange River, aged 48,
The oldest baronet is Sir Richard John Griffith, aged
92; the youngest, Sir Henry Palk Carew, aged 6. The
oldest knight is General Sir John Bell, G.C.8., aged
94; the youngest, Sir Ludlow Cotter (eldest son of Sir
James Laurence Cotter, Bart.), aged 23. The oldest
lcorder in England is John Bramwell, Recorder of
vham, aged 82; the youngest George E. Dering,
'der of Faversham, aged 35.