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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

THE VOLUNTEERS.

An abstract of annual returns of Volunteer corps
for the year ended 30th of November, 1870, has just
been issued by the War Office, from which it appears
that at that date there were 193,693 enrolled volunteers,
of whom 170,671 were what are called " ordinary
efficienta," earning for their corps by drill alone 20s.
per head per annum. Of extra effluents, that is men
who etain to a cert gin degree of efficiency in shooting
as well PR in drill. the, re 113,761. They each earn
for their eei ;OA. p r aooow. The rest-23,222
were non•etticieMs. The number who attended at the
official inspections were 138,451, or 71.4 ner cent, of the
enrolled strength. 'One numbers of etticients in the
different arms of the force are : Light horse, 659 out of
an emolie.l strength of Sit; artillery, 33,867 out of
37.431 ; engineer, 6,278 out of 7 097 ; mounted rills,
147 tut of 196; and rifles, 128,231 out of 190,836.
This gives a total of 169,182, but adding 1,489 for staff
of administrative regiments, and we get the t0t..1
given above,l7o 671.
•

Comparing this return with a similar one issued last
year, it will be found that there is an increase of 374
in the total enrolled strength, there has been s falling
off to the extent of 3,214 efficients and 8,201 extra effi-
cient& Next year there will be other materials from
which the degree of efficiency of a corps may be
judged, namely the proportion of officers and sergeants
who have obtained certificates of efficiency, and it will
probably be found that the ci rps which stands highest
in this test will also be highest in all others. The total
Lumber of officers who have passed at the schools A
instruction is 154.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

WOOL.

Much quietness has been observed In the wor.l market.
Trarniscthms have been ma a limited scale, and have not ex-
ceed° I actual requirement., Very few erport operations
have been reported Value., however, continue to be well
maintained. Current quotations of English wool :—lfiesoes
Southdown hoggeta, ls. 32. ; half-bred ditto, in 31..
to le. 44c1. : Kent fleeces. Is. 51. to 1. 4d.; Southdown ewes
and wethera, ls. Id. to Sr. li.; Leicester ditto, lc
lc lid. torte: Clothing, la. to la. 44d.; combing,
is d. per lb.
Choice
to effect

Throughout the waek a dull feeling hal prevafled.
hope being scares, have commanded late rates, but .
. "- accepted.

sales'ln otlTer deeciiptlons less money has had tk; be
0114 and Kest Kent, 401. to lfds ; Weald of Kent,
75.; Sussex, 35s to 70..; Farnham and country, 755.
olds, 24. to 50s. per mtri.
POTATOE3.
Large 109121e1 of potatoes have men on offer, '
progressed slow's., at our quoMstions Ush
to Om ;dl to Reports, 551 Pr tIM; SoOteh
Os.; and Bodo. 60a, to olit pot too,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

TELLING FORTUNES!

At the Marlborcugh-strest police-court, In London, Mar-
i; Iret Chiriton, an old woman tblng crutches, was charged
ith ohtainlog 2s. from Loutia bailey, a young drcsameker,
nudor the pretence that she would tell hoe fortune.
The ptosecutt ix, who could not refrain from laughter
while giving her evidence, maid: On flinpulay liet I
weut to N. 28, M..rket-row, saw the prisoner, and
asked her if she told fortunse. She imid yes, and I then
said that I wanted her to tell ma Dune. She aolciol me
to cut the cards, saying that would be lid., and allted
me if I was married or single,. 3111.1 I nodo3l single. She than asked me if I was keeping
company with a 311111114 moil, and I ea ii I had been
with a dark young men come time ago. She said
that the young wan was false to me, and that I shoeld
have athli by hen before I wat ruarried. She then
asked me if I should Ike to bold the globe, and said
that by doing PO I/1110111d have to pay lid. I amid I did
• nut anti T hold it. She then tv-kel me to wish,
and told me she would till me whet I wished. I did
wish, and it woe that I not have a child by the
young man. Sl,e then said I shwald luive my deaire,
! ,tid n 11,a wlot it WS& I teld a young
ot ••11t it, and she went to the prisoner,
yiroc,eoirga with h, r.
','•••,•n you c dlett on les I told you I
. , • 1 ,ttitaht, hut you naked me to try
. .
y r, tine.
liateher said : Last night I went
. •, • , her Fut, in; there with
• . I I Flua told fortunes, and
• . •• ! earths on the table,
i • • • ‘l ••• •.t." I told her I should
• , u • •: • begged to he forgiven,
~ • - kt •il • it. I told her ahe hart
• , . • i , •y• Ara, aiol that I WI,I not able
• • r 1 ,o 1 several cards aliaut the place,
the "cryit il globe."
• ' • ,l, a. It, re., .er said
, t ' •t, at her only means of
. . . • y i fortum it, and that she
• • e..rs. I fon,: a windier of
• • . p ',one who had tent tmstage
. :•ris ,uer t, • have epee:id:l, anowered, and
.g that none ha beeu s nt.
' : Has she been carrying this on for
six years and s,c cheating pour girls?
S,rBc.cut R,:tch.r : I b•litve ahe has.
The Prisoner : I own ti haviug dune it ; bet lave
met :y ott 010, ad I am rill etrd.
The a rue: It 1. obvicue you have b,en carry.
Mg it ou for yore, and I sha)l er•nt--000 you to the full
term ed impr snment. -.three ni n he.
The letters fuued iu the posse.son of 11 e prisoner
from tiff,rent ports of the cuuntry—all written by
I- malts—were in re'erence to queeti, Ls the writers bat
pet to her as to wham they were id be married to,
when they were to be ma, riot', and the number of chit.
Area they were td have, the hmdwiitimt oh most of
the letters b, S:' evi,lettly thot of s-r cants. bat in one
or two instances of 5.0, u of better pooltlon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

GOLDSCIIIIIDT V. SPOTTIBWOODE.

This was the action for the parearaph in the American
Regieer

The Boilultor.General, Mr Pot`ock, (lc., and Mr. Thedger
were for the plutntiff ; Mr. W. Wllliants and Mr. C•then wore
for the defendant.

The evidence in the former cam was taken as read. TOO
only defer Cc was that, as in the former case, the defendant
was only the printer, and had no control over the cootenie of
the paper, to which wad added that the defendant had dbelosed
the tame of the pr.ipriettor, but the plaintiff's attorneSs had
required a guarantee of his responsibility for damages, which
was declined.

The Lord Chief Justice summed up the care to the
Jury, telling them that it differed but slightly, if at all, from
the former case, a:111 repeating in substance his direction in
that case.

The jury vve a verdict for the platntlff for £l5O.
The third case was then called on,

COLDSCHMIDT v. STIFF.

Thfr war the acti,u egolust the pnoter of the London
Beater.

The Solicltor-Eleneral, Mr. Pollock, Q.C., and Mr. Theelger
were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Guth, Q.C., was :or the de-
fendant.

Counsel emferred together, aid
The ,iolkitor.Cleneral stated that he had agreed to accept a
verdict for £6OO.

With reference to Mr, ficldsehmliit's cue, it shruht have
been stated that It WAS announced on his part th-tt ashe
brought tne actions only for the vindication of his character
he cared not for damages beyond what was necessary to re•
lathers,. him the expares Incurred. And it isr:y, perhaps,
be added, what w a not rret in court, that tiers Lai been
mada in lilt part huh:we the trials to acci,pt iwin a mode-
rate amount of earnaaes In each case as sr .al.l en 1. eta eiy
answer that object, and that the offer was renewed after the
that verdict.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

won) : On Us!,

May, to move an bumble address to the Crown, praying that
the dt votary for Foreign Affairs mar be Indus led to enter
in. 0 eemmuuleation with the grest European Powell, with
the view to promoting mutual illsero.anient.
Mr. Graves On the 'wooed reading of the Compulsory
Pilotage Abolition Bill, to move a resolution COI denmatory
of the abolition of the existiag system, as dangerous to life
and property.

- - -
Sir. Cawley asked if the treaty of peace about tO be
deed at Brureele was to be ratlitod by toe whole or ony I
the other European Governments without previous dt-cus•
.lon Or revisu n on the pet of the limb tr.alots of ouch
Goverment, ; and if It were correct that the Dutch Govern-
ment haft demanded the adoption of the princi,de of respect
for private pro,,erty it main time of we. es well ILS an
intereationsi definition of articles contraband of war.
Lord Beheld sada that he had no information as to the in-
tentions ot the rowers at present in negotiation at 11:11rsels.
1 4 the best of his knowledge end belief, the Dutch Govern-
went Mel made at proposal nor any suggestions with regard
to the exemption of the private property from capture at its,
Or with reprd to articles now dellnet as contealmed of war
Mr. W. U. Smith asked ta what way the Coveremont pro-
poeed to deal with existing contracts with reference to the
bill which was t be brought to. it was understood that the
rules now paid by the occupier would have to be paint one-
half hy the owner, and one-half by the occupier.
Mr. Goschen said that contract. existing at the passing of
the bit would not be interfered with.
The Elections (Parliamentary and Muoiclpal) 13111 was corn-
witted pro forma
The report upon the Exciseable Ltiocrs (Licmtieg) BUt
was brought up and agreed to.
The adjaurnesl debate on the inclosure Land Amendment
MI was resumed, after which the blll was read a secood time
without any opposition.
Colonel Barttelot then moved that the bill be referred to a
select committee.

Arter a abort convenation, in which Mr. Fawcett, Colonel
B)ltes, and Mr. Bruce took part, the moaon was agreed to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

REMARKS ON THE BOAT-RACE.

The tide r f fortune on the river seem once more to
have turned In favour of Cambridge. After a series
of defeats, which c sole after a series of successes,
Cambridge has now scored a victory for two years to.
gethiv. The race of Saturday was in all re,pects
worly of its predecessors. It was won by superior row-
ing ; but was well con, osted by Oxford. Tai, second vic-
tory in succeseion, followiag, as it does, on a eerie, of nine
defeats, confirms the ebrere aion so often made that
these victories and di feats come in cycles. There is,
however, an easy explanivion of this undoubted fact.
When two competitors are as well matched as our two
Universities are, a eimiearatively slight event gives one '
the advantage over the other. When that advantage
hes been gained, the inen who have won the victory
will reappear, as for as possible, is the crew of next
year, nod the new min associated with them will learn
their methods aid perpetuate their traditions. A
defeated crew either keeps together inferior men, Gr,
If it changes them, comes up next year with far lees ,if
the benefit of experi, nce, and, of course, none of the
prestige of PIUX.-83. Hence the teadency of victory arid
of defeat to run in cycles. That tendency is, however,
only an evidence that the two Universities are worthy
,of each odier. Oaf, rd began eleven years a-'o with a
long am ar of defeat to bring up. It gathered energy
from advereity. aud by an immense effort defeated its
competitor. ['hen for nine years it held the river
against all the efforts of Cambridge. But the long
succession of defeats has taught Cambridge how to
win, and this) ear it has perpetuated its vict vs,. We
recognise in this fact the true mettle of the English
race. To learn in failure the lessen of 131.1CC:MR, and
pluck Veory out of the very bosom of defeat, is the
beet proof of the peileseion of those qualities which in
a race of men, as in an individual man, are the marks
of greatness.
[ln 28 races from 1829 to 1871, Oxford has won lfi,
Cambridge 12 races].
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

THE LYE.

Tex CO•011.2111ATM SoCIETV.— The business of this
flourishing eociety, which haa nowt.eu in existence sheet
ten years. has increased no mucb during the last two
three years that it has lrcorne Leceesary for providing
wore commodious premises for several branches of the
business carried on in connection with it. Extensive
alterations have recently been made, which are now nearly
complete, at the premises pr. vionsly used as. nail ware.
house and store rooms. Ihe buildings are opposite those
upon which the grocel y business is carried on, the Ironb
has been eutir, ly rem nod, and two shops formed with.
large window in each, One is intented for the drapery
business, and the other for the boot and shoe trade. A
good workroom is 1160 provided for • journeyman tailor
and a boot and shoemaker, besides a large office, a store
room and warehousing for carriiug on the nail trade.
• The emit is estimated to be about £320. The society's
, operations have been extended to lialesowere, where a
branch shop has recently been opened, and 220 persons
have already become members. In cousequenoe of the
, above alterations, and the opening of the branch shop,
the committee of the society have decided nut to issue
their usual quarterly report for the past three months.
lint defer reporting the condition of the society until
Midsummer, which will be embodied in a report for the
half-year, and will, it is considered, show that the society
has not only done a great amount of business up to the
present time, but conferred great benefits upon all those
who are connected with it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

WOLVERLE Y.

TENTIMONIAL To BENGSANT•MA2OII MALDEN. From
the first commencement of the volunteer movement the
First Worcestershire Rifles have been under the tuition
of Sergeant•Stajor Malden, whose pa leg attention
has brought the eorpr up to the highest state of MI
meney. al the honours won by the company in the past
obndent!! testily. Failing health has compelled the
gailant sergeant to resign his charge, and the menlhess
of the Corp., recognising his services, have presented
him with a testimonial, amounting to £ll7, as • mark of
their appreciation sod respect.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

QUARRY BANK.

Locet, BriAltD.—At an ordinary meeting of the Local
Board, held at the National School..room, on Tuesday
Inst. there were present Dr. Dixon (chairman), Messrs
Sideway, B. Evers, Webb, Watts, Butler, Billingham,
Symonds, flasleharet, Green, S. Sideway, Darby, the
Surveyor, and Clerk. —The minutes of the last meeting
having been read and signed by the Chairman, the Sur.
veyor's accounts were next sobrnitted to the Board, and
were passed, showing an expenditure of £l7 Ite 9d forth.
mouth. There wee a balance due to the surveyor of £3
Is 4d, and be nee granted a cheque for £8 to meet car.
rent expenditure. These small establishmeet aecontats
were passed, and ordered to be paid ; Way moulted in
ihe wuole to Os Id.—The Ch•irman annonneed that
that was the last meeting before the election of the ass
Board.—Mr. Webo, one of the retiring member., thank.
ing the Chairman. said they should feel a pl. asure in
cuing returned as members agile, if it was the wish of
lilt parishioners, but they diu not wish to force then,
Solves, and if they were returned they would do then
nest for the benefit of the ratepayere.—Mr. Watts urns
proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, for presiding
daring the past year, which wse tinsuitaosisly Carried.—
the Chairman responded, thanking them. and expressing
his gratification at having to preside as their cliatrniati
Ito Said that while in other places dissensions had arisen
the Board had diseherg,l their duty in a brotherly ant.
triendly manner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

MR. RUSKIN ON THE HAPPINESS OF
EDUCATION.

Mr. Maki, in big fourth inter to the working ehrees, lout
pnlnishea, wakes the following re.na, kr on the educAtion of
the w: clang el ore, :
-

"We have, it seem, now set our opening hearts
much on the one point, that w e will have education
for all men and women now, and for all boys and girls
that are to be. Nothing, in deed, can be more desirable,
if only we deternaMe nleo what kind of education we
are to have. It is then for gloated that any educe.
Von must be genii • that the no ro of a ,ve get the
hr tter ; that led education °ply 111,3126 little rthlC.l-
- ; and thet the wrest thing we have to fear i 3 I
getting nene. Alas, that Is rot at all au. Getting no
education is by no means the wordt thing that can
happen to 115‘ One of the pientsantest friends lev
hod in my life waa a Savoyard guide, who could only !
read with difficulty, ant write, scarcely int.ffigibly,
and by great effort. lie knew no language hut hie ,
own—no nenience, except as much practioal agriculture
as served him to till Lis fields. But be was, without
exception, one of the happiest persons, and, on the
whole, one of the best, I have • va• known; and after
lamb, it hen he had leal hie half bottle of Savoy wine,
he would generally, ,ewe walked up some quiet valley
in the afternoon liobt, give me a litrie lecture on phi-
losophy, ; and after I had fatigued and provoked him
with lees cheerful viewa if the world than hi, own, he
would fall back to my servant behind me, and console
himself with a shrug of the, shoulders, and a whispered
'be oeuvre enfant, il no salt pas vivre !'—(' The poor
child, he doesn't know how to bye.)
"No, my friends, believe me, it is not the going
without education at all that we have most to dread.
The real LI jog to be feared is getting a bad one. There
are all arts—good, and very gond ; bad, and very
bad. The ch.ldren of rich pro, le Mien get the worst
education that is to be had for moary ; the children
of the poor ef'en get the best for nothine.
And you have really these two things Cow to decide.
for yourselves in England before you can take one quite
safe practical step in the matter—namely, o;ent, what
a good education is; and, secondly who is likely to
give it you. What it is 1 'Everybody knows that,'
I supponne yen would moat of you answer. 'Of course
—to be taught to read, and write, and cast accounts;
and to learn geography, and geology, and as.
tronomy, and chemistry, and German, and French,
and Italian, and Latin, and Greek, and the aleu•
rtginal Aryan laaguoge.' W,ll, when you had
learned all th,t, what would you ffin nest? "Next?
Why then we should he perfeutly happy, and make as
mach money as ever we liked, and we would turn out
our toes before any"company.' I am not sure myself,
and I don't think you can In, of any one if these three
thinge. At least, as to nuking you very happy. I
know somethif g myself, of nearly all time matters—.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

EXECUTION AT BEDFORD.

On Monday morning, at eight o'clock, the convict
William Bull, aged 21, who was convicted atwhe Bed-
ford Assizes for the wilful murder of Sarah Marshall,
56 years of age, at the village of Little Stanghton, was
executed by Calcraft within the walls of the prion at
Bedford, in the presence of the sheriff's deputy and the
prison officials. A black tisg Wets lio6ted over the
gaol.
The murdered woman was a poor imbecile crea-
ture, living in a cottage by herself on the road-side
In the vidage, and for many years past appears to
have been the bra of the roughs and children
of the neighbourhood, who amused themselves
by teasing and annoying her, and thus exciting her
to violent anger. On the evening of the 29th nit., at
nine o'clock, Old Sally wan seen in her usual health;
but at about eleveno'clock the same evening the neigh-
boure heard screams proceeding from her cottage. Teat, I
however, was an ordinary circumstance, and no notice !
was taken of it; but on the following morning the old
woman's door was seen standing partly open for several
hours. Thin excited suspicion amongst the neighbours,
and on an examination of the house being made, the
lifeless body of Old Sally was found, brutally murdered
and bearing marks of fiendish violence. her body had
been forced through the sacking of her humble bed, and
her head and heels were doubled up together. Her back
was one mass of wounds and bruises, and in the
lower part of her back, there was a wound penetra-
ting nearly two inches near to the anus, and thdre was
no doubt that a determined outrage had been made
upon the uo'ortunate woman. Oa her throat were
scratches and bruises, showing that it had been fiercely
gi &sled 1 y her aessilant, and that death had been
produced by strangu'atlen. Information havin.g been
given to the police, inquiries were at once made with a
view to discover the perpetrators of the foul deed.
Thoo.. inquiries resulted in the apt reheneion, trial, and
conviction of the prisoner on conclusive evidence.
Since his condemnation the culprit made seatemet ts
to the govern ir of the gaol admitting his guilt ; but he
paid little heed to the entrvaties of the chaplain to pre-
pare for death.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

HOUSE OF COMMONS' WORK.

In his evidence before the Select Committee on the
Bminess of the House of Commune, the Speaker ex-
pre64ol a very decided opinion against the system of
eit• ing until two or three o'clhck in the morning, and
eohl that ;t turns an honourable service into an almoet
it tole r Ode elavery, end that the country, instead of
aoprovim= this self-secrifice, look I upon it as extremely
unreoBooed-1e and almost insane. He observed that,
er his length of service, he might be considered as
e,e-akirg rather for the House in general than for him-
s. tf. Ile evidently doubted whether the resolution
which was sensed to by the Committee to take no
fresh oppotted business after half-past twelve would be
teund sufficient, and whether it would not he neces-
eery to fix a time for clueing public business, as on
Wednesday. If the debates closed earlier more mem-
bers would stay to the last. The influence of a fuller
noise would tend to t heck such unseemly conteets as
have sometimes protracted the sitting of a thin House
to au excessively late hour.
It was stogested in the evidence that after Easter,
or thereabouts, orders should be taken before motions
on Tuesdays, so that members having Bills before the
House might be able to get them through their
several stages, instead of having to try to bring them
oil late on Government nights.
In reference to the adoption of means for com-
pulsorily closing a debate, Sir T. E. May stated that
since 1837 there have been three debates which
exceeded four days; one laqted six, ore seven, and
the debate in 1806 on I. till Grosvenorle amendment on
the second readirg of the Parliamentary Represmita-
tion Bill, lasted eight days.
The modern practice of moving amendments on
going into Committee of Supply, it appears, may be
dated from 1811, before which time notices of motion
had precedence of orders of the day on every day in
the week; but for twenty-five years there were not
above one or two cases in a year, and often none. In
1870 the amendments sometimes took all the evening,
and on some other occasions there was only time left
to take a very few notes. Putting the question in the
House is not a long process. Ou the 20th of February
seventy-two private bills were read a second time in
four minutes, and on the 1331 134 first readings were
, accomplished in less than eight minutes. No record
is ordinarily kept, however, of the time occupied in
the various proceedings of the House, except that
when a debate is 1 holy to be adjourned it is the custom,
for the cmvenience of the Speaker, to keep a record of
the Dame of every member who speaks, and the time
occupied by each speech. That has been done for
many years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF
PARTIES IN FRANCE.

When the historian deals in the moss with the
strange events which in,w occupy our minds in detail
as they occur, he will have to account for one very
singiVar phenomenon; the persisteocy in point of sum.
ber, as well 33 of motives and characteristics, of that
disciplined and determined minority which now sways
the destiny of Pati,, and apparently that of other large
French cities likewise (remarks the Pall Mall Gazette).
In the spring of 1848 the first appeal was made to
universal suffrage in Paris. On that occasion pro-
bably 400,000 voted. Lamartine headed the pull with
259,800 supporters. Then followed other Wend.
of order; and then, far lower down, the Socialist
candidates. Of ti em last cremer (ouvrie.) got
133,00 votes; Percbgnier (ouvrier). and Louis Blanc,
117,400 each. It was clear that the socialist
" ticket " had been voted almost unanimously.
In 1849 matters were changed. Politics were out of
fashion with the mi jority of orderly people. Lucien
Murat, their favourite candidate, polled only 134,000.
But the Socialists occupied exactly the same poeition,
in point of absolute number, as before. Their highest
man, Ledm-Rollin, polled 129,000; their lowest, again.
Perdiguier, 104,000. Again their candidates, so to
speak, might have been "covered with a blanket" in
the sunning; and again they carried ten of them. A
hundred thousand, in round numbers, constituted
their trustworthy force, on whom the leaders might de-
pend; and so we were Informed by one of their chiefs
that vi ry year. This force, however, WAR for
the time broken to pieces in June by collision
with Cavaignac's artillery and musketry. Again,
after more than twenty years the same numbers
confront us. The Red members were one and all
returned, and most of them, if we remember rightly,
not having the number before us, by rather more than
100,000 voter. On the la3t occasion the number who
joined in the mmmunal elentions is variously estimated
at 130,000 and 180,00. But a few arrondiesements
returned men of order, and in others these had some
supporters. Therefore the general result seems to be
much the same—the voting power of the Reds, pretty
nearly coextensive with their fighting power, amounts,
as It has for many years amounted, to about 100,000
men. Such is the thoroughly disciplined force which
now threatens to revolutioroze France and Europe,
and which the Conservatives try to meet by a
" masterly inaction."

It la said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has a
scheme in hot Ina'get Ihr abolishing legacy duty altogether,
lipplylng the Succession Act to all kind. of propert)—a
Dgd 1.414 being made applicable to all cues, so that relator.
and steal gen will have to pay the setae percentage for any
property to Which they may succeed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

ROBESPIERRE OVER AGAIN!

NOT A BAD SUGGESTION !

The Madras Times suggests that captive balloons
might with great advantage be used in India. What
a delight, it says, if, for instance, in the coming hot
reason such of us as cannot escape to the blue hills
could spend a day occasionally in a temperature of,
say. eixty to sixty-five. A party of four and a rubber
would, with the exquisite feeling of pure air, make the
thing most enj yable. Ladies also could enjoy their
woi k or a gi oil book. We feel confident, adds Tim
Times, that we possess at our hands a ready
means, hitherto overlooked, of much enjoyment, and
perchance to the sick of much advantage, and
if tine experiment be carried on by Government a
boundless field for observation which might be of the
tit moat practicable advantage to the army. There can
be little doubt that the general use of captive balloons
would lie productive of enjoyment not only to those
who arc uded in them, but abio to those remaining
below. How of ten the peace of a household would he
! aseured for a few hours at least, if some fretful old
lady or gentleman forming a member if it could be
hulloed to spend a few hours in the clouds by means
; of a captive balloon attached to the establishments
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

KINVER.

Tan scuooL BOARD. The newly-formed School
Hoard has given instructions for preparations to be made
for the transfer of the Kinver Schools to the manage.
ment of the School Board on or about the 24th Jose
nest Mr John Bennett han been appointed the clerk
for one year at a salary of £lO. The next meeting is to
be held on the evening of the 24th inst.
MOM an litioronc—At the Public Office, on Mon-
day last, before B. L. Freer and W. C. Pirrustone,
John Lowe was charged with being drink and riotoue at
Wullamon. Police•conetable Smith proved the offence,
and defendant wee hued 10, and Costs ; in default 21
day. impritionment.
'rife LATit WHoL6BALE RUBBISHY AT STOORTON.—At
the Staffordshire Quarter Seaiiono held on Weigneaday,
before Mr. 'l'. F. Tweitulow (Chairman). Joseph heron
formerly head-gardener at Steurton Casale, ea, brought
Up On three indictments charglng hint with anal.* on
the 2lith of October last two bags of potatoes, on the 6th
of December one peck and • half of kidney beaus and
WO geranium plants, and in October • quantity of fowls,
fruits, vegetables, and other things, the property of his
master, Oettrge Richmond Colt, Reg.—Mr. Young (in,
structed by Mr. C. Collie) appeared to prosecute —Mr.
Young opened the case and stated the facts, which have
already appeared in our paper —Priermer, by the advice
of hie counsel, pleaded guilty to all the charges, and ex
pressed his regret for what he had done.—The jury f-end
prisoner guilty on all the indictments, and the Judge. in
delivenng judgment. said that men in the posttion of
prisoner must not think that they can glee •Way that
which did not belong to them. It was quite clear teat
prisoner hal been paid for his set-sines, and Met no right
whatever to diApose of the property of his ono.ter In to.
way he had done. As this wait the first off-ace he bad
been charged with be should not pass a Very beVere AYH
'mice upon him. but hoped it would have a ealutary effect
upon hint in future, and be a warning So others.—Priso-
ner was Men seuteuet2d to one month's imprisonment,
with hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO THE
EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

On Monday her Majetity the Queen. accompanied by
Pence Leopold, and attendcd by the Duchess of Roe.
burghe, the Mareliioness or Ely, and Lord Charles Fitz-
roy, visited the Emperor Nepoleon and the French Im-
perial family at ChislAurit. H, r Majesty and suite
lift Windsor Castle shortly Ude, three o'clock, and,
going at express *peed, reached Chislehurst at a few
minutes before four o'clock, win re a considerable num-
ber of apectatore had assembled. Beyond keeping
the platform of the station entirely clear, and
laying down a crimson cloth through the booking-
office, no special preparations had been made—
the visit being considered strictly private. A fume
of the local division of police had an may task in mar-
shalling the expectant aesembly, which had none of
the rough town element in its composition. A quarter
of an hour before the arrival of the Queen, a special
train dashed through the station at the rite of fifty
miles an hour, conveying the Princess Louise and the
Marquis of Lorne on their way to Dover, en route for
the Continent. The pace was so rapid that even
those who knew whom the carriages contained were
unable to distinguish the Royal Iwiy and her Midland.
The Queen's train glided into the bale station of
Ohislithuret, amid the cheers of those who were assem-
bled to whale's its aurival, and on alightiug, ter
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

ACTIONS FOR LIBEL.

At the Surrey Milan held at Kirgston, last week, the
three actions brought by Mr. Golalsehmitit, the husband of
Jenny Lind, for Melo upon him, imputing that he had by
extravagance dissipated her fort.e and rendered necessary
a separation, were tried bolero the Lord Chief Justice and •
special jury. The actions were Realest Mr Spottiswoode, as
prlr tor of the A merican Register; Mr. Wyman, as the
I petutre of Public Opittiuf : and Me. St.a, as the viuter of
the Londin Reader. The libels appeared to hive celglda'ed
in Anlerib,l papers, and the 10.1 complained of in Public
Opinion (of Jot nary 21) was In ca .t copied from a New Y.,ele
paper, with an expression of doubt added. The paragraph
ran lion:—
•

"Jettny Lind.—We take the following from Woodhall and
Chapiin's Mealy 01 the 7th lust , publioneti to haw York :
.Jerky Llud'a huslund 1183 at length ran through the
spit n lid fortune well which she retired from the lyric stt.ge,
al d she is compelled to teach music for • living. Tho
matched pair hove separated by mutual consent, and the
spmdthrift cora ow shift for hirnsell. (We hope tide Mate.
meat Is incorrect.)"

And in the A meri can Register of the 4lst January, a I mr-
nal published in this country for Americans, there Null a
similar paragraph :
- - - •

- - -
"Jenny Lind end her husband have separated by mutual
consent. Aecorduig to Mu woe ititordiv Mn. Goldschmidt
Mu Ole ipated the tine lin lure with which ids wife left the
lyric stage, and she Ps dependent on motto snholars tor her
living. It is intimated that she will give another series of
concerts in this c ,uutry."
Then in the Leaden Reader, Of the 4th of February, appeared
a eluding paragraph. Tan paragraph ran than;—
Jenny Linde husband has at last runithrough the tine for-
tune with which see retired from the lyric stage, and she is
compelled to teach music for a Ilvit.g. the lirmatched pair
have eeparated by mutual cousent, and tbe spendthrift must
now Shill for himself."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

SMALLPDX IN INDIA.

The following letter has been sent to The Tinus for
publication
As many persons in England have doubts as to the value of
vacanation. It may ba nreful to bring to notice the loss of
Ile by smallpox which occurs annually in U e Punjab, a
country which Is as yet practically unortrected by caches-
Hon. In that VOVIIIVA, with a population of 18 000,000, the
de iths from smallpox are never lees than 20,000 a year. In
1869 they numbered 53,19% Contrast these terrible totals
with the emallpox mortalkty of England, in which, with its
population of 21,000,0000, the average of smallpox deaths doee
not now exceed 6(000 year, though previous to the intro-
&teflon of vaccination It svi.s quite as high as it is now in toe
Pubjab.
Ent it is not merely In the saving of life that the benefits
of vaccination consist. The amount of phyelcal disfigure-
ment caused by smallpox in the Punjab is enormous. Any
person walking through the streets of a Punjab city le
struck by the immense proportion of persons blind of one
or both eyes—a calamity ceased in 99 cases out of 100 by
smallpox.
Europeans, who, ass rule, are tolerably well protected by
vaccination, 'tidier very little, though they live in the midst
I of a never-ending epidemic, and natives have everywhere
remarked the immunity of Europeans from the injuries to
the eyes and oth or disfigurements to which they are them-
selves so select.
Facts like these must sorely convince all Rentable persons
that vaccination is one of the greatest boons which has ever
been conferred on mankind. It bee conferred on 13:-gland in-
calculable bleseluge, in which even its opponents and de-
tractors participate. In the Par-jab few persons reach adult
life wi hoot baring had an attack of email-pox, and become
dirfigured or disabled by it in some way. Here, thanks to
vacillation, imperfectly administered se it Is, smallpox
epidenitcs have beer me so rare that a few hundred death.
from the disease make a great sensation through the length
read breadth of the land, and even unvaccinated pereous
h vu a very gout chabce of getting through life without
being extmeed to the risk oil, faction. Under a well-, rigsti.sed
',pen, of vaccination, the rink might be almost altogether
aboliaLed.-1 am, Sir, your oned lent servant,
. _

A. C. C. DE RIMY.
Sanitary Commissioner at the Puujab.
Kingstown, March M.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

TtiE PARIS PRESS.

Karl Marx writes to The Timm
you allow me to again intrude upon . your
columns in order to contradict widelpspread taiga.
hoods? A Lombard telegram. d)ted Paris, March 30,
contains an extent from the Cozdois which, unaer the
sensational hendue, "Alleged Oaganiz diem of the
Pori., Revolution. in London," has ad creed tho London
pep of aur"n' nt. Ilavi, g during the late
-War evcoa.afully riv diet tile Figaro and the PM,' i 3
Journal in the concoction of Munchawdades that made
the Paris petite reEse a byword nil over the world, tim
Ga Idols gem, nine tin.o ever c a.vinced that the news-
reading punliewill alway cling tothe tenet, "Credo quia
absorduta est." Baron Mut:et:amen himself, would he
have nuel,:.dren to organizs at Loudon "in the early
port of Fetroary," when M. Thins did Lot yet told
any eflical p not, "the insurrection of the 18th of,
March," nailed into lire by the attempt of the same
M. Thlns t) disarm the Paris National Guard? Not
content to s)wl MM. Aosi and Moroi on an
imaginary voyage to Lcudon, there to conspire with
myself in secret conclave, the Gao lois adds to that con-
clave two iruajnary trims -One " Bentini, general
agent for Italy." ainl one " Dormott, g.neral agent
for England. It ids i gracionely confirme the dignity
of " enprerno chief of he Intrrnatonale," find bo-
ttomed upon toe by the Paris Journal, Thy', two
wurthies notwithstanding, the (trio-rat Council of the
International Working Men's Aseociation will, I am
afraid, continue to tranvact its busine.s without the
incumbratco of either " chief " or "president."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08

CRADLEY HEATH.

ANNUAL thismoNs.—On Sunday last three sermons
were preached in the Baptist Chapel. by the Rev W.
Jubb and Mr. Belcher. The sssssssss Isere well attended,
and the .inin I the ehildren gave the greatest satis-
faction. The collectwns amounted to over £2O.

LOCAIOTLVII ACCIDENT.-011 Tuesday. a man named
George Crompton. employed at the Corogreaves Iron
Works, was Injured by one of the locomotives. Ifs was
just slapping upon it an it WWI running song. when his
foot sipped, and the wheel passed over it, cutting off jar
of his toes. lie was soon conveyed home, and Dr. Ma-
hon dressed the wounded loubs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-11

STEAM CULTIVATION.

Mr. Meehl of Tiptree-hall, near K elvedon, haft sent the fol-
lowing letter to The Timex foe publication :
•-•

The great reformers of our poor pasture system will
be the steam plough and the growth of beetroot for
sugar. We shall then see theme pastures producing
from 15 to 20 tons of beetroot, sold to the sugar fac-
tories at '2os. per ton, or an average of Liii per acre,
their present prodoce being only about £'2 Ins. poracre.
The intermedtatecrops will be valuablegrain, pulse, and
artificial grass's, and, in lieu of a wret,hod pastoral
inactivity, there will he a vast employment of labour
awl capital, with increased rents for the landowner
and pod for the people:
This is no speculative anticitSatinn,for its realisation
is successfully proved at Lac .. enhain, Suffolk, and is
about to he extemled,"and will no doubt become general
over a considerable portion of the United Kingdom.
There is one difficulty about the matter - that £, the
conveyance of the roots to the factory. The cartage of
roots costa aboot Is: per ton per mile, and a radius of
supply of two to three miles is considered a limit of
distance by road, miles., brought by rail ; but the steam
PUIDP anti UndergrOtind irQD PiPen wlfl relned9 this, Mid
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-11

TIIE LOSSES BY THE FIRE AT
CHICAGO.

The Chicago newspapers are beginning to calcu-
late the losscs in that city and the area of the
burnt district Careful measurements are said to
place the length if the burnt district, from its
starting-point to its place of ending, at four miles
and a half, with an average width of a little over one
mile. The number of acres laid waste is about 2,500,
while the number of buildings destroyisl is stated at
20,000, of which 1,500 were substantial brick edifices.
Of the money value of the loss different estimates
are given, varying from 200 to 300 millions of
dollars. The Chicago Trituac says about 50,000
people have loft the city, leaving a population
of some 280,000. In the five 'rain elevators
burnt, 1,000,000 bushels of COM Were consumed,
leaving unharmed 11 grain warehouses, containing
5,000,000 bushels. One-half the stocks in the city of
pork products and flour were burnt. Fifty million
cet of lumber were destroyed, leaving 240 million
feet. Of coals 00,000 tons were burnt, and as
much saved ; 95,000 dole, worth of leather, one-
fourth the whole stock, was burnt, and also the greater
portion of the stocks of groceries, dry goods, and boots
and shoes, while over one-half the ready-made clothing
was destroyed ; but of all these articles the quan-
tities burnt amounted to mily about a three weeks'
supidy, and more of each is being rapidly received.
About ten per cent, of the currency in use in Chicago
was burnt. About 30,000 houses are still standing.
The Tribsac is of opinion that between 20 and 25
per cent, of the total assets roil and personal
of Chicago have been destroyed. but hopes soon to
recover, as for many years lent the annual in-
crease of wealth in that city hao been 10i per cent.
per annum. Of the origin of the fire the story
heretofore has been that it was caused by a kerosene
lamp which had been carried into a stable by a ley
to milk a cow, after dark, and the cow kicked it
over. But this is HOW denied. The fire really
broke out in the hayloft of the stable referred to, but
its origin isunkuown. The Mayor of Chicago had arc
pointed r retober 29 a day of fasting, humiliation, and
prayer. Telegrams from there show a very favourable
condition 14 affairs. The demand for mechanics and
labour is much in excess f the supply. The health of
the city is fair, while the demand for passes to leave
the town is getting small. At first the daily applies-
tins for relief numbered 50,000, but the number has
gradually diminished, until now only &lent 25,000
apply for shelter, and the supplies on hand and being
received are said to be ample 1,0 provide for aIL
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-11-11

DUDLEY.

&MCKIM() DEATH OF • CHILD.—An inquest was held
on Tuesday night la.t, before Mr. W. A. Phillips, Deputy
Coroner, respecting the death of • child, named Joseph
Darby, who died from the effects of swallowing • reel of
cotton. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a
verdict of accidental i/rath. _ _

111.. CENT PiT FATALITY.—At the Pollee Court, 011
Wednesday last, John Murrell, engineer, was charged
with the manslaughter of Edward Henning. (201. n
miner, on the 25th of October, at the Earl of Dudley',
limestone pit.., Castle Fields. After hearing the evi•
dence, the Bench decided to commit the priaoner to the
Assizes, bail being allowed. Mr. Stoke, defended. The
case lasted more than five hours.

GIVING A FALSE NAAR AND ADDRESS—At the SAID,
Court Thomas Crone, • travelling draper, was charged
by the police with giving • false name and address when
: found in a beerbouse during illegal hours. The defend.
ant was fined 5s and costs. Mr. Burton said defendant
might have been summoned on a second charge.
DISTRIBUTION OF DRAWING PRIZES. On TlleildAT
evening the distribution of prizes obtained by the suc-
cessful pupils of Mr. William Causer (Birmingham) in
the late examination if the Science and Art Department.
at South Kensington, took place at the Mechanics' Insti-
tute, Wolverhampton-street. The Rev. Matthew Gibson
presided, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Charles
Cochrane, the President of the Institute. The latter
gentleman, in • letter explaining his absence, pointed out
the obvious advantages accruing to a youth or • man with
a good knowledge of drawing. Two mechanics, he said,
equally skilled in their ordinary labour, would probably
have vastly different lots in life if one had a good know-
ledge of drawing, and the latter would carry off the palm.
Mr. Gibson. previous to dieributing the prime, addressed
the student., advi.ing them to persevere, in order that
they might compete successfully with their fellows r
foreigners. The following is the list of prises taken,
the hooks being given by Mr. Cochrane : Henry Whyte,
Frederick Evans, and Henry Whyte Certificates :
Henry Whyte, F. Evan., E. Mould. S. Mould, J. W.
Pianock, J. Bulger. and F. Bailey.—Mr. Hillier, in ad•
dressing the meeting, said the results obtained showed
that Mr. Causer was • careful teacher, and pointed out
the advantages offered by the Institute to working seen
aad otbers.—Votes of thanks to Mr. Cochrane for his
gifts, and to Kr. Woos for preeiding, conelndeg she
meeting.
N.IN-V•CCINATION.—At the Police Court, on Wednes-
day, twenty penons were summoned for neglecting to
have their children vaccinated. In one or two eases the
Bench dismissed the defendant,, but the othen were
amid in rums Turing from fis and poste to hand roods.

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