The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-28 00:00:00

TRE PRINCE IMPERIAL'S FVNERAL,

"f. IL A." throws out the following suggestion to the
0108 :

Sir,—,The body of the young Prince Nappleon is to be
brought to England to he buried in the country of his
rldcption, awong his friends whom he made through his
good heart by his kindly nature. He fell in the sQrvice
of his adopted country, an example of e.. 11 t',4at is noble
and chivalrons. At this noompnt the great heart of
England throbc in unison of grief with the noblo
lady who his lost the one thread binding her to eaith.
Every an whom I meet seems degiron.; og doing
something to lessen this BO t-41,-11 cor her Majesty
Eng6niel so intrh eloved. Let us, therefore give her
some proof of our feeling, and not allow empty words
alone to express the sympathy we feel. I beg to suggest
that a military funeral worthy of a Napoleon 404 be
given to his remains, and that folir.oAcers from Amery
battalion in the co.rinti-Y--.-,-Le they cavalryQuaos,line,
militia, or Toliintaera-7-he permitted to follow his re-
rosins to their list resting place. Let it be volunts7,
as he was a volunteer, and I am sure the rsso4o3/V1
be one gratifying alike to the :Zee:tin,,:4l bi:(l* Majesty
our qiiep? l;er 4latestz the Enitoedis, and to the nations
of Prance and Fipgiand.

The Times of Tuesday published the following late; :
Sir,—When the late Mr. Peabody died, who had
done so mnch for thp working classes in Digland, We
nt cue ot our finest ironclado to America with big
reinsquL
The Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon has given us
his life, a 0 (1;0 as a *save soldier should do. Can
we clo otherwise than convey his body to England
! with all honour' in one of our ships of war
remain, 'Sir, yours faithfully,
Eist! 14. papprab Paptaiu
.tiriiston-on-Thames, Surrey, 4nne 20.

EPITOI\I]N ati NEWS.
lAA. 'TM( AND FOREIGN.
A whale weighing upwards of 12 captured off
was on '..7i;ai-Anskd attlLiburoauriguhmt
.to Brighton
tahneil !plea
coaf4Wi'lligthtite,
porpoise
4.• fat'a'acci4ent occurred on Tuesday morning at
t . .
vhic
up and broke when
srimm wished to the
e,td e w
hC*thmeacvaogiei Cwoalsl edrrya,. Glansorganejo le
rote by i
TShixeirmhVdies litts.,o not yet been
recovered,
lajttnomg °offetheliperi: awnedrak,.ii7ll: 71.(t
A vary ingenious application of electricity to the
purposes of navigation has recently been effected by 2.
Henry A. Severn, of Herne-hill, who had sucCreded in pro-
cincing a Mariner's Compass whi hen;\b4s the captain or,
officer to charge to hear, by ths ringing of a' bpi!, when the
vessel is out ot ttlo or4eteil Ours!.
T• tho Arner'ican correspondent of The Tinw, 8,2 "Madame Rolland, who, with her husband, .!.'its belt 7.7
on a
tour round the world, fell into th; :41.4ga.ta River on 4atur-
day ansl was carried over th 'She'dialted Three Sisters
Island,'stooped'with a cup, td et drink; lost her alithce, and
gall lute the rapjztristPaboVe Eons Ethoe*Fall, being
carrle4 away Oo quibkly for her huaband to rescue her.
They are from Lie, Belgium. Having travelled round the
world, they were about to return home in the next Frenol
steamer from l',Zew York."
.Mercoy 4.4 month IA os
on. April, ehtl; 0f6,469 on may.
There sailed from the
perionS, an .!.ncres:;e Of '4,41,.;51
167 a. In th‘s flve,expirod Morithh ot this year there have
emigrated from Liverpool 12,7.30 more persons than int t'.o
corresponding period of last year, .
es wtitch we live to find
vurclttti4oliigsditiagcosimi!oien,to4avfaotulls,:tahtell44
yentindetzdeboyt at'beteeaotnii.ptrroaroduweat,y;, ester':
trict, vine twtnty.miles distant. The line foHo*s"the old
ro )5111 khdw uto British tourists, a:j.,d, though there are
ittilhe steep inclines, the ip"d averages 'abont ten Miles an
hour
• luteresting competitive trial c 4 kehigerator
waggons for the conv,eyance ti;;ioi.ia of food is being
carried' out. The other a Vain made up of the corn-
Patillg waggons lest Qamien-town for Holyhead, whence it
returned on 'Saturday, and is now in the show yard at
xtiburn awaiting the expiration of the alloted period. Each
waggon contained a side of beef, a side of Veal, two carcases
of sheep, a lamb, a pig, a goslirg, a leveret, and a pate ol
fowls, ducks, and rabbits. The prize for the wacig*i litAklch
beat preserves the food is £S,Q. '
"Egypt ie „noir.; ilery grkental superstition a.Ad
„
41nraber ner people, A decree has appeared sanctiouipg a
&hilts every `deeade, and the first it to be takeo in WO.
The reasonis given for this step are notev'urtby. t wtu 143
of service, says the Minister, for the distribution of taxes,
for military conscription, and ' for the labour dna, to VI
State on works of public utility. In a minor degree it
also recommended as useful from a statistical point of Vitiw..
-;-Alexandria Cotresponilent of The Times.