The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-22 00:00:00

an awkward backfall from top to bottom of the nullah
of some fifteen feet. Of course we both toppled over st
the game instant; and on recovering my wits, for I
was momentarily stunned by the fall, I found myself
underneath my late antagonist, he stark dead, with
his head laid across my left arm, and purpling my old
phiz with his life's blood. With an I succeeded
in getting myself clear of his carcass, but, on atteuipt-
ing to stand, discovered to my chagrin that my left
leg was broken. Just then my two assistants, who
had, on first hearing and seeing the tiger taken to
flight, came up still under the effects of their late panic,
and imagining the beast to be still alive fired simul-
taneously at him, but with such bad aim that instead
of hitting the tiger they very nearly " did " for Me.
After an hour's delay a charpay was procured, and I
was carried to my wigwam (the tiger in rear slung on
a pole), and next day I was brought into Jubbulpora
to the Royal Artillery Hospital, where I ant very
kindly treated. Barring my dislocated leg and a few
trivial bruises. I'm not much hurt. So you see my
good shooting has once again saved me from a mauling.

ACQUITTAL of YOUNG CHALONER for
the MURDER of WHITAKER.
QUEBEC, May 5.
The trial for murder of It J. Chaloner, who shot
Ensign Whitaker for seducing his sister, terminated
last night. The jury were lacked up until this melt-
ing, when they returned a verdict of not guilty. An
attempt was made by the dense crowd of persons in the
Court-room to mark their approbation of the result,
but the demonstration was quickly suppressed.
Chaloner was loudly cheered outside the Court-house.
Commenting on this acquittal, the New York Tribune
B ow much longer must the advocates of the death penalty
thus see men discharged wholly unpunished for the taking
of human life, because they.insist ou a punishment against
which the moral sense of the public revolts, and which no
average jury can be brought to hifict! Men are not ac-
quitted for murdering the seducers of their elves or siatens
because the public regard such murder as praiseworthy' or
innocent, but because they consider the piulishmoit
monstrous.

ENORMOUS EMIGRATION FROM
LIVERPOOL.
The emigration from the Mersey during the past
week has been of the most extensive character, and
shows that the number of English emigrants is far
greater than for many previous months and years.
The emigration from the Mersey has not at all beenco
fin ed to English, Scotch, and Irish emigrants , as the great
bulk last week consisted of foreigners from Bremen
and other German ports. No less than six steamers
sailed during the week, and the number of passengers
was 7,155, of whom 4,063 were foreigners, and the
remainder English, Scotch, and Irish. Of 12 ships
which sailed, 10 were under the provisions of the
Government Emigration Act, and sailed for America
with 7,094 passengers; while two, which sailed not
under the Act, and carried out 01 passengers, were
destined for Brazil and the West Indies.
The number of applicants tor passage berths now in
Liverpool is enormous, and as many of them come
from the manufacturing districts Blackburn and
Preston especially and are bound for the Lowell
Mills district, there is no doubt whatever that a very
heavy drain upon the employes in the Lancashire cotton
mills is being carried out, in consequence of the high
rates of wages now obtainable for practised mill hands
iu the United States.
The number of Irish who left Liverpool last week is
far below the usual mark, but when the vast numbers
who sail almost daily from Queenstown, Waterford,
Belfast, Londonderry,&c., are taken into consideration
the figures at Liverpool do not at all represent the
total emigration from the United Kingdom and
Ireland.
From the Clyde the Anchor line of steamerttakes
weekly a great number ot emigrants—in fact, there has
• not been for a large number of years such an immense
and rather serious exodus from England, Ireland, and
• Scotland.

THE DEATH OF LADY FIRTH, AT
BOLTON ABBEY.
An inquest was held at Bolton-bridge, on Monday, on
the body of Lady Ada Firth. whose death took place by
drowning.
The deceased, who if she had lived until that day
would have been 26 years of age, was the wife of Sir
Charles Henry Firth, of Flush-house, Heckmondwike,
a manufacturing town,lin which is Bolton-bridge, a
celebrated spot, known to tourists, high up in the Val-
ley of the Wharfe. Sir Charles, his wife, and a party
of friends, including a lady and a gentleman named
Haigh, and their two children, had been staying at the
well-known Devonshire Arms Hotel, Bolton-bridge, •
for rather more than a week preceding last Saturday.
At the coroner's inquest, the first witness called was
Mrs. Haigh, and her evidence was to the following
effect :
On Saturday morning, when at breakfast at the Devon-
shire Arms Hotel, it was proposed that she and Lady Firth
should go out and have a walk, as Mr. Haigh was going
to Skipton, fishing. Lady Fittli, when this proposition was
made, said that she would also like to go to Skipton ;
but Sir Charles said she had better Lot go, but hava
a walk with him. Mr. Ilaigh then left, and Won
on his fishing excursion, and Lady Firth went into
an upstairs room for the purpose of dressing for walk.
lug, leaving Mrs. Haigh writing a letter. Ina short time she
returned, dressed, and, looking into the room, said, "
Are
you not ready yet I" Mrs. Haigh replied "No ; I have my
letter to fini,h, but I shall only he a moment or two." Lady
Firth then went out of the room. Witness went mit Soon
after, and looked for Lady Firth, but could not nod her.
After some other witnesses had been examined,
Haigh was recalled, and was asked by some of the
jurymen if she had observed anything peculiar in Lady
Firth's conduct or manner at breakfast, or at any other
time. She said that Lady Firth was a little silent.and
reserved on Saturday morning, but quite collected and
rational, and on the day before she had been in good
spirits.
A young man named Gill found the body of the
deceased on Sunday afternoon, about one o'clock, just
after the congregation had left the church. It was
found in that part of the river known as the "Duke's
bathing-place,' in deep water, about eight feet from
the bank. She had all her clothes on, and her hands
were a little raised. •
A country policeman produced a watch and some
jewellery and other articles found on the body of the
deceased. The watch was standing at 42 minutes poet
10, which, no doubt, was the time the deceased lost
her life, and which would be shortly after she left the
Devonshire Arms. This witness also said that there
were no bruises on her person.
After evidence had been given by persons who caw
the deceased near the river, the coroner sumnied up,
and the jury returned a verdict of "Foutd drowned."

AN INTENDED MURDER FRUSTRATED. —We
(Irish Times) have been favoured with the following
extract from a letter addressed to a military officer by
a gentleman holding the commission of the peace : •
I suppose you did not hear the providential escape GI Mr.
Clarke, Robert Rowena father-in-law. Another murder has
been prevented in his case, and in this way: On Friday last,
7th inst., he came from Dublin by train, and got out at
Thurles, his station, lie was met there by somebody who
' had some suspicion of what was going to happen, and he tin-
sisted upon his not going home, but made him stay the night
there, and sent home his caniage. Well, the carriage was
stopped by an armed party win; searched it. but not finding
him, told the servant to drive on. Thus, in all probabiltty
another murder was avdded.