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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

BATTLEEIELD WEDDING.

An interesting wedding has taken place In the camp before
klez Lieutenant raven, having been dangerously wounded
at Gravelotte, his tetrolhed made a rapid journey from West-
phalia, and, rejoiced anluding him still alive, attended upon
him with a devotedness only witnessed on battlefields.
Through her attentions and those of the surgeon he was suffi-
ciently recovered to be married to her on the 1510 by a
Jesuit priest, in the presence of reveal officers and Knights
of Malta and St. John. The bride remains by her husbands
aide until be Is able logo south.

"HOW.SOPTLY THEY REST, THE BI EssEl,

A German letter from Colitany:before Mote, -ries.cr.bes •
specie/ Sunday service devoted to the consecration of the
burial gronnd of :he soldiers killed in the battles of laat
month. 3 here was a long procession 1 clergymen, our-
Ream, aims, and men, as also of the inhabitants of the
village. In arriving at the spot, a meadow bordered with
poplars, the graves being decked with tixwers ly the dea-
conesses, a hymn was sung. One of the camp preachers,
posted by a Cow l 7 erecred cross, then delivered an impres-
sive address, In which he expatiated on the sacrifices
Which the war had cost, and on the wonders which hail been
achieved, pointing out that It was delightful and honourable
to die on behalf of the liberty and &realms of the newly-
constituted German Fatherland. fie then blessed and con.
Demisted the place, and concluded with a prayer for Ming
and Fatherland, and for a speedy, honourable, and durable
peace. The military limd played the tune, "110 w softly
they rest, the blessed," and the list of the dead having been
read over, the Lord's Prayer and the benediction followed.
A verse of it hymn war sung, arid then, according to military
custom, as the procession neturne I, martial music wet
played, "I am a Prussian," and the " Wacht am /than"
being prominent. Or regaining the village those who had
taken part In the ceremony had an hour's cheerful convex..
sation over • glass of wine, while the band played a few
more pieces in the street, to the delight of the severely
wounded 'Anglo:l the hospital at Culligny.

FORTUNATE FOR NEUT.

The arr:val at Marseilles of MOM, an artisan, who was
condemned to the galleys for killing a police °Meer who
Nought to arrest Min on a cherge of conspiring against the
life of tho Emperor Napoleon, was made the occasim of a
Republican demonstration. Mily was at Toulon when the
fail of the Empire occurred, ar.d, as one of the Uri acts of
the Provisional Government was to release all political pet.
ewers, he was Immediately ret at liberty. On Monday he
arrived In Manenice, where be was met at the railway sta-
tion by. numerous body of Democrats and members of the
I nterna4 iwygie. in the evening he attended a meeting held
at the Alhambra, and was enthusiastically welcomed, ard
throughout the period of his stay In Marseilles was the object
of constant attention and public admiration. Ile has aux('
left for Patio.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1870.

sided for in the Great Western 1..7u tnaitte of £s,ooGstgrk
subject to the terms of the agreement providing for tit.,
same stock "

At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks to the
Chairman was proposed and carried ; and in acknowlek-
jug it
The Chairman said he hoped this would be the last
meeting of the Company, and that in the course of th,
following month the shareholders of thin company, ti?,
exchanging their certifies... would receive six month,
interest at the rate of 4 per cent., and become holders e!
the substituted gnarantet 4 rent charge stock of the Ores
Western Company ; and congratulated the shareholder,
on an arrangement which, as compared with the pros
pects of the company a few years since, was etninenti
advantageous.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

BAD XAVAGEXENT AND ITS RESULTEI.

The dories one bean hi Sedan of the total ',isn't of plan,
organisation, and discipline that characterised the stay of the
French army are so astounding that were they not verified
by the woodmen* testimony of the inhabitant. they would
be ,Imply incredible writes a c nrespoodent of The Tim.' .
l'p to the last, and for them fatal, moment, whole rein
mente were Inactive, not knowing what they wore to do.
They filled the hotels and Ca es, the Ulcers ccj cpu g them.
selves in tie ertllese manger while waiting for ordain. The
waiters tell )ou that on the arrival of some General or
aide-de ramp these gentlemen would ark, "Watt, are we to
go out?" The reply would be, "co, gentlemen, you will not
be wanted till evening." When evening came they would be
told, "You will not be required till to-morrow morning"
All this time that battle WAS raging which resulted In the
lending of the white flag to the Prussians, and tie,, windows
of the hotels and cafes in whMli the French ofli,era ate,
drat.k, and smoked were teeing smashed by the thunder of
artillery am' the blueing of bombs It Is admitted on all
handa that the French, both officers and soldiers, were ready
to do their duty : but no one knew what hi. duty was. liovi
France and all Europe were Imposed upon by the supposed
perfection Cl an organisation which went to plece• on the
first trial The terrific loss which the Frtnch arm) indicted
on the evenly rho.a what great things it might have done, if
it had only linen nr ought Into the field In an etli,lent state of
preparation, and if, like the Priedsu army, it had been en-
gaged In carrying out a weltdevised plan of notion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

Dealer in all kindsof Periodicals and Newspapers.

ALSO A VERY LARGE STOCK OF MATTRESSES.

FEATHER BEDS,
With BOLSTER and Pair oi PILLOWS, ready for

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!

QUERIES GERMANE TO GERMS.

:To rItOFESsoR HUXLEY.)

Germs hi the atmosphere, are there Live germs
let us agree upon definite tennis.
Germs, animalcules which form, do you say,
In an Infusion, for instance, of hay
Germs, and not egg., for If egge, everywhere
Must infusoria lay eggs In the air.
Which Is a ziotion at least as absurd
Al to suppose eggs so laid by a bird.
Germs of live matter exceedingly small 'f
Live But how more s than matter is all
They'll not stand sulphuric said and 11,
It other more proof ought we not to require
Ttill appears all we can safely declare ;
Germs are small particles floating in air.—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

RED HILL, STOURBRIDGE.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

NEWS FROM PARIS BY CARRIER
PIGEONS. _ _

T0V1.3, Sept. 27.
The Minister of the Interior hag received the follow-
ing despatch from the Prefect of the Department du
aurd
!run, Sept. 20, Evening
We receive the following from Paris by a carrier pigeon,
which was left by us in the capital .
" esterday, the lied, General Mondlay's division attacked
the heights of the plateau of VilleJulf, which were occupied
the l'ruraians The fighting commenced atthree not . end,
after a well.sustsined fire, lasting minis' hours, our field
batteries, eupported by the lire from the forts completely car-
ried the 7cdoulft tithe Segue mill of Villeju,f, a. well as the
redoubt of the Haute Pruyere 1 hey maintained the conquered
positions and etiii occupy them. The enemy suffered con-
siderably. The Garde Mobile behaved well. On tie some
day Rear Admiral Saisset effected a brilliant reemnaissance
on the ,Ide of Roulet At the head of 200 Fusiliers, 400
marine infantry, and eight companies of light cavalry of the
',el., he quickly diel..dged the enemy teem the village of

•. Oil the same day again Oereral Mamma ordered an
attack on the 'Nage of Plerrelitte, and the enemy, though
In considerable force, was driveu out after rather a sharp
tight, our troops effecting their return to St. hauls without
befog disturbed by the enemy."

THE NEN INGAGED IN W.H.

A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, discussing the
ability of France to continue the war, remarks that of the
430.000 or 440.000 men who composed its armiee on the Ist
of Angell, at least 90,00 hove been killed and wounded,
and 20,000 are sick, wir le 130;0 have been either captured
or disarmed in Belgium, no that over 230,000 of the best
troops must he deducted. 310rsha1 Bssalne is shut up in Metz
with ab int lin0,000: *OOO or 30,000 are invested in Struburg,
Michell's, and other small fortressee. At moot, therefore,
about 80,000 regular soldiers can take the field, and if 100,000
new troops are added m National and Mobile Guards, these
are neither drilled one disciplined. on the other hand, the
German forces on French tertitory amount, with recent con-
siderable reitiforcetnenter toot !mut 600 000. Including 00,000
to 00,000 of the I.stidether. Deducting the divisions em-
ployed at Metz, Strasburg, stc., 2,0,000 to 300,000 men are
free to take the Held, all perfectly armed and sisciplined,
full f confl fence In their traders, ami cAiscions of their ill-
vsrlable victories over the F-etch. The liarmans can non,
if they choose, Match through all France. Two Army Corps
of 80,000 each, including many ravel; s, may march to
Itesencon, Dijon, end Lyons, on the one, and Lille, up to
the east coast, on the other, w Plicut auy other foe than
Garden 3lobdm rii,d armed hordes of peasants, who will be
scattered like chaff btfore the first discharge of artlitry and
the climb,' attack.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

SIR HENRY BULWER ON MEDIATION.

The Tinto, in an article on Sir Henry Eulwer's
second letter on mediation, observes that Sir Henry
evidently diffcre from Mr. Lowe, hut it starches Ids
letter in vain to .'heever what he is prepared to do
which Mr. L owe would decline, It would seem almost
inevitable to conclude that heNtould be ready to incur
more or less of that risk which Government has so un-
hesitatingly renounced ; and yet he declares that he
has spoken only of " iriendly interference." lint to
1 this it is obvious to reply that if he really has nothing
but amicable mediation—mediation pure and simple
! ---in his heart, there is no difference between his policy
and that of the Ministry. Ouly, on that assump-
tion, what le the meaning of the terms "dastardly,"
"selfish," "cowardly," and the like, which are
applied by malccriteete to the Ministerial policy
and whieh Sir Henry himself deo; not exclude [Ain his
review of our position? How can the Government be
afraid, or be supposed to be afraid, of merely mediating
between the I..9i:ft-route Sir Item!) rfinsrer, how-
ever, gives us a ellen se of the poliey he would bedis•
rosed to advocate. Ile avows his CODVlullinl that if,
at a certair period of the quarrel between France avid
Germany, England "had expressed her opinion in tlzot
tone, and with that manner which he now wishes her
to assume, we zhould never have had the disastrous
war which has disturbed all the peaerful relations
of civilized life" Without itquiting into the With
of that conelrisien, we may obeerve that the
Demme., have made exactly the same aseetlion,
only in plainer I,lTda. They say that, if England
had d. claret herself ready to engage in ii,,, war and
take the field against France on lie fitet breach of
peace, peace would Lever have been broken. Does Sir
H.nry liulwer, The Tima asks, mean the same thing
If he does, then his objection to the policy of Govern-
ment is inielligible enough. though no doubt, it might
have "warred thenegcelatien” it such a risk had been
openly recommended. If he deem not, we think he is
entirely mistaken in his anticipation if the effect. We
agree with Lord Carnarven in thinking that words to
be effective in these days must be backed by blows.
Of course, the fear of the blows may stand for the
blows themselves, but only with the certainty that fight-
ing is really meant.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THE DIAMOND EXCITEMENT AT THE
CAPE.

Tho following is an extract from a letter from the
Cape of Good Hope :

-
"The diamond excitement ham now become inch • start-
ling reality, that I cannot help writing to you to try and ret
the damn of the Koine put forward Natal and Port
Elizabeth will no doubt be made out a. the best pieces for
Intruding diamond makers to come to, but neither of these
places are so suitable as the Kowie: it la the nearest port to
reach the fields. And everything requisite can he fur-
nished here_ Faqirs need bring nothing to the shape of
tools, as our markets here can supply everything. You
ought to hove every pnbllelty given to the advantages
0ff...3 to parties going to the Kowie; have pamphlets car.
eulated, and um all the machinery the Natal fellows under-
stand so well. These diamond held. wall revoluttoniec our
ebhony. The papers will show you how successful the opera-
tions there ere. The event of country said to be diamond
Gelds Is enorinbus. If I could conveniently get away, I
would pay the place a visit. We can reach the spot from
have by easy poet travelling In about nine or ten days. Par-
ties are leevug our towns every day, ard we shall 800/I be
without any mechanics I bear the merchants are taking
bonds from their clerks at Port E;lashigh, to prevent them
leaving I r the diamond fields Rosiness here Las not as yet
Shown much improvement. Spades, pickaxes, and similar
articles needed at present are very sele,ble It happens
that there are good stocks of there here and at loft
Eizabeth. Yon will all he pleased to hear that government
ban decided to noise the r! a works at the Kowlo at once. A
quantity of gear and machinery from the Table Bay works is
being sent up, and the engineer is daily expected. We have
brat terrible weather on the coast lately."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

The Journal de is Sr Agneole de Brabant states that
the tattle plague is vet), revere at Saarbourc. Metch and
Bittbourg. It has been efficially an nonnced that typhus has
broken out amm.g the vast herds collected for the nee o!
the German armies at Kaiserelanten, Sarti:gumlnes, in the
circles of Cohlentz, o:tweiler, St. WaLelel and Simmern, at
Stralsund, Dasenn, and Oranienbourg, near Berlin. The
Government has adopted a variety of measnres to prevent
the extension of the plague. In the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
bourg all the fairs have been suspended, and conferences
have been held to Inform the agriculturists of the means
adopted by the Government to prevent the introduction of
the disease. A despatch from Copenhagen announces that
the Importation of cattle into Denmark from Nortn
has been prohibited.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

CRADLEY HEATH.

BAPTIST COM,ERP.SCE.—The pastors of the General
Baptist Churches, forming the Warwickshire Conference.
held their half-yearly meeting on Tuesday last, in the
Four Ways Baptist Chapel, when the reports of the vari-
ous churches were received, and other busiuem truism
ted. In the morning the Rev. ti. Conins presided, and
Mr. James Mason, of Walsall, read a paper on " The
Relation of the Church of Christ to the Temperance
Reformation." The reading of the paper produced
very lively disenmion, which ended in favour of the ad-
vocates of total abstinence. In the evening a powerful
sermon was preached by the Rev. L. H. Parsons, et Bir-
mingham.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THE BURNING OF THE VILLAGE OF BAZEILLEA.

•
The destruction by fire of the village of Berenice, flea
Sedan, is still the subject of discussion and argument in the
conthtental papers. The interesting account quoted from
the Echo du Paritment, which exculpated the German
troops from the charges of inhumanity brought against theta
by the Duke of ritzier..., CM writnn, it appears, by Mr.
Sandford, formerly the American Minister at Brissele, who
has devoted .CS,OOO to the relief of the wounded. Another
visitor to the mot, Herr Vogel, writing Dern Frankfort to
the Atcg,ooioe Z.ilung, denies the Duke's statement that the
tillage wee buret simply because it was defended by
Its Inhabitants to the uniform of -:;ational Guard.. On
going over the ruins, 11l noticed in .more than one in-
stance the shreds of • Bavarian uniform, and he him-
self saw a villager and his wife trying to drag a wounded
Bavarian lying in the street into a burning house, both
of them being cut down by the wounded soldier.
comrades and themselves cast into the flames. On the 3lsl
of Angust, the homes bordering on the Meithe Were fired by
the Bavarian artillery on xe,:mut of their serving ova protec-
tion to the French defending the 1,1348.40 of the river, this
ledng a simple stretegic necessity. The next day. when
there Wm tightly g round the village, the houses iheitered
the French, psrticulerly one remmandlng two streets.
Baud:sell of ll...trims hail been thereby slaughtered before
the order of demolition irsa given. Pa meers accordingly
burst M the. ba,li walls, and threw firebrands into the
breach, but whether the Cornell and children who
had taken reline in the cedars wore burst neither
he nor the Duke can say. When the Bevariens, after seve-
r.' hen' Metairio. drove the b rei.ch marine Infeetry tern
the village, the numerous wounded were lying ill tile
hour., and eardeee, whom the wearers of the red C 1,14
desired to lettere, but the inhabitants remaining In the
home. Irettarvileie ci tile croak fired on them, felling MX
.4141 a half-thdionr. A wintery @gemination of the houses
Witattacquently premed, and the tiles Sad women found
in Oat Wile brought out, them who resisted lasing shot and
the remainder kept,, prlioners The houses, howe.ver, 'were
suddimly !I:peopled, CO if ilont invi.tiuie luilth,g place and
the tiring no, reueutd, still ou then, carrying elf the
w minded. Itome If whom et leoeth ndmed to pr.:ceed
unit,a the houses were cleared. Att., 160 person, had fall m, I
the order was given to fire them, and how many portal edit I
the limner he does not know, but be thinks the Duke's tall I
mate of I,looa twenty-fold etaggerenon It Is quite untrue I
that entire townies and women who tried to fly were thrust I
Into the flame*, and he himself raw • Bavarian soldier give •
draught from his flask to an exhausted old woman, and then
lift her bundle Of goods on her back.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

WORDSLBY.

POOS RATSS.—AI the Police Court. on Monday, be.
fore Messrs. F. Byers and H. Smith, l'!0 psrsiois were
summoned by Mr. J. elittins, the collector, for n..
ment of poor rates for X mg.wenford parish se..
cases were ordered to ..••• in seven days._
ASSAULT Case—George inter ease', Waliam
Badger with asszeiting him to.: the lilsh •.1 After
hearing the evide, -iee, the Ban- rite, .d • tendant to
pay the costs.—Beuilrenn Robots was el. •,,,ed by John
Gower with assaulting him. C. mrisinant said defeud.
ant went to his house for - • Int. Be refused to
give it him, and defender: sti the complainant, who
afterwards threw some wat, r .r, .• rim. Defen'Srant was
ordered to pay the costs.
DRUse.—John Flavell was charged by Superintendent
Mills with being drank at Brierley Hill, and fined 5s and
costs.—Charles lioni.g and Drury Womack were fined 5s
and costs, for a similar offence.

MASTENN AND SERVANTS—EIeazer Lester summoned
George Baldwin, ironmaster, for £lO, breach of contract.
Mr. Burbary appeared for complainant, ani Mr. Holber-
ton for defendant. After hearing the evidence, the Bench
dismibseol the case.

STEALING POTATOKS.—SamuI Holding was charged
with stealing a quar.tity of potatoes, the property of
Richard llowse, ant was committed to 21 days' imprison-
ment. _ _

A REFRACTORY PAIIPRIL—George Mo., a tramp, wa..
charged with tearing his clothes op at the Union, on the
26th ult. William Keightley, Superintendent of Labour,
proved the ease, and defendant was sentenced to one
mouth's hard labour.
Assam". nv WOMAs.—Ann Vickers was charged with
assaulting William Flavell,and lined Is and costs._

APPLICATIONS POE LICENSES FOB ALEHOUSES.—DiIiIieI
Beddall, the Engine Inn, Kinttawinford, refused; Henry
Fellows, the Anchor Jim, Kingswinford. refused; John
Porter, the Vine Inn, Kingwvinford, granted, if opened
in three mouths; Thomas Badger, White Horse, King-
swintird, granted ; Jeremiah Webb, Victoria, Kingswin-
ford, granted ; William George Webb, King's Head.
Kiugswinford, grunted; George Palmer, Dial, Audnam,
granted, if opened in three months; Reece Johnson,
Nelson, Upper Arley, grunted; Richard Howse, Queen's
Head, Kingswinford, granted ; Richard Phillips, Crown,
Knitting/infer& granted ; Mary Vale, Cottage of Content,
Kinney, granted, if opened in three months.
BEEPHOUSES.—AIfred Haskins, Bagley's Mid, refused;
th.torge Palmer, hill W mlmam street. Am bit rote, granted,
if opened in three months ; John Walters, Market-street,
Kingswinford, granted, if opened in three month,; Vs a-
hem Baker, Brierley Hill, adjourned for three month.;
Samuel Grainger, Audnam, granted ; Ann Lowe, Bret-
tell Lane, granted if opened in threc mouths ; James
Knowles, Upper Arley, granted, if opened in three
months ; John Corfield. Pensuett, adjourned for one
month George Lane, Brierley Hill, adjourned for one
month; John Wane., Market-street, Kingswinford,
granted; Daniel Mallen, Brettell Lane, granted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THE KING OF PRUSSIA AT
FERRIERES.

Herr Wachenhausen, the Come's-indent of the
Kiilnische Ziitnny, has written a leiter from the
Ateau teethschiel, at Fereibres. WhiLot returning
to the head-quarters he saw a carriage at Connly, in
which were eeveral gentlemen in "civil thee, and
white cravate." "'mat's Jules Farce" he beard,
" come to visit Count Bismarck." Shortly afterwards
Herr Wachenhauseia came in contact with the Count
himself, who proceeded to the Castle of Ferridres ,
to meet the dtputation from Paris. "It wrienot till mid. I
night," the correspondent proceeds, "that the kieg,
with his general staff, arrived in Ferriiires, after lie had
for a long time wandered about through the country. It
is incredible what hardships this commander, who is :
worshipped by his troops, subjects himself t and with I
what youthful vigour he bears them—ever forward,
ever in the foreground of the battle-field.. Oa the
straight road from Meaux to Paris, in the directifin of
St Dennis, there stood between the enemy and our
head-quarters nothing but a body of Saxon cavalry.
We knew well that the bands of armed French which
had wasted the next town to Meaux, had retired to
Paris. With a little courage nothing would have
been easier than to annoy our email eutpoeta, who
lay before the town." " This morning," writes
toe correspondent of the AVnische Zeitung on
the 20th, "I took a walk in the charming gar-
den of the eagle. The hoar-front lay on the
beautiful b.id of flowers, thick deweirops fell from
, the leaves of the trees in the rays of the morning sun.
I Everything still lay in the deepest repose ; only the
I sentinels moved before the doors. . . . . I was just
about to enter the space before the castle that I might
have a look at the facade, when one of the sentinels
made a sign to me to keep back. A lofty form &pi
peared on the terrace. It was King William, who had
stepped out to enjoy the freshness of the morn, with a
cheerful face, as usual, and in conversation with his
adjutant. All was etill in the wide perk; a shadowy
veil, as it were, lay on the grass; the beds of flowers
sparkled like diamonds. Surely the pious heart of an
earthly monsech at such a moment returned thanks to
a heavenly Mug for the blessings He bestowed."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

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Th.! Tana' cprrespondent also furnishes the follow.
log:

--e -
The news from Meaux is that General von Bogen and the
Prince of Liner have returned from the Emperor's residence
at WilhelmstOhe, and that they give a very interemiug so,
count of their minion. As they had been to mew measure
stherged with the custody of tfis Majesty's person, the King,
! with that fine taste of the true geutleman which he is in ail
respects, thought it would he Indite they should not renraqr
at WU hoheshdhe, as It might Took as if the Emperor were
under gurus, aed so they have returned to CIDDIP- The King
also offered a residence at Wilhelmet dile to the Empress nod
Prince Inperial, but the offer wee not acceptod. Along the
route from Belgium to ember, through Prussian (German
territory, the hood taste and feeling of the people were re-
markable, and forced the Emperor to praise what It may be
said le would " rather have no need to laud." At Colon's°
there were some TejOICICIDDS some populace" outhuretr,
bat they wage calmed by the gestures of the Prussian officer',
and one of the Emperor's Staff whom le would be invi-
dious to name, said "thud in a like case the people of
France would scarcely have behaved so well." At Wit-
helmslrehe a great reduction aros made In the personal
retinue, carrlagea, and flora's by the Emperor himself, and
he espreseed a desire to defray the expenses of residence:
but, as a Royal establishment had been sent there for hie
service, it was not possible to allow his Majeely to pay for
what WDS provided by the King of Prussia. The extra rr-
eonnel were diemiased ; the hones were soli. Soon alter
his arrival a tette" • ed from Prince Napoleon, in
an open envelope addressed to the Emperor, under coven
to the King's liead-Qqarters, in with Is the Prince
expressed a wish to be pet mitted to see the Euperor, but the
latter stated that, be had no desWe to receive • visit ICOM Ina
relative. When the news from Paris wee communicated tin
the Emperor, he was carried away and lost his usual re-
serve said calm. "There," he said, 'is the greatest mie-
fortune that can befall France ! A Republic. Now, gentle-
man, we have the same enemies—yen and I." So they
say. The Emperor made a requeet to the King which ilia
Majesty thought ehrgular and of no moment. It was that
he might he allowed to wear plein clothes. "lie May wear
whatever he please." Au officer has been appointed at
Cassel to watt on Ills Majesty every morning, to take his
orders, and then to quit the Schlosse, no that the Emperor
may t eel quite at liiretty, except so far as his p irole binds
him. Ile waa very much struck by the number of troops irs
Germany, and by the guards of honour drawn up at all the
nations as he passed. They were Land ache. "Why, they
have the hearing of old treined soldiers," he exclaimed, "nod
they areouly your Militia!" Jest what they were and are.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

HAVE WE A NUISANCE INSPECTOR "
To the Editor of the " Oboe r err.'

Mn EDITOR,—AIIow me to ask you the question
through your columns—have we a Nuisance Inspector in
Stourbridge ? If so, where is be :' Surely he cannot be
attending to his duties, or he would endeavour by virtue
of his °dice to try to remove the nuisance continually
ping on at the bottom of the two. If the Inspectoi's
:nasal organ has lost its usual important fauctiong, then
Ills to be accounted for: but if he retains them, surely
he cannot pass down the lower part of Iligb•street with.
out smelling those poisonous cdoura which are continu-
ally occurring. On Tuesi sy la.t the obnoxious smell
was something frightful, and lam told that several per.
sons are suffering from it. Not only is it injurious ti
the public health, bat detrimental to the interests of the
town, as I am informed on goad authority that many
persons prefer to go to Brierley Hill and other markets,
rather than come to Stourbridge, because the smell was
so vary offensive. If such, then, is the state of things,
I again ask, who lo the Inspector? and if we have one
he ought to do his duty at once. If he does not, I can
•ssure yon that the matter will be taken up by private
individuals, if the nuisance still continues to exist.
Apologising for trespaming on your valuable columns,
I am yours truly,
A SUFFERER.
The Inspector of Nuisances is Mr. llorrleutt.--Er,,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

KIDDERMINSTER.

BAPTIST SOMER.—The anneal Rojo e of the Baptists
was held at the Mllbie huh. on Monday evening, when
about 401) sat down to tea. The Rev. T. Fisk, pastor of
the church, took the chair, and opened the after-tea pro-
ceedings with an address. The Rev. Arthur O'Neil, of
Birmingham, then addressed the meeting on the subject
.if the war, detailing with much minuteness some of the
terrible realities of the struggle. The Rev. Br. McDon-
old, of Bromsgrove, spoke on the work the Baptists had
tichore thorn ; and the Rev. Mr. 'O'Neil then delivered a
vecond address on the causes and effects of the weir.
Other gentlemen also addressed the meeting.

d 4,f the ms-rriagd was —lying before him, sad
the clergyman having called his attention t•, it, the over-
seer forthwith proclaimed the event in the town, and it
quickly came to the run of the lady's frieuds at South
Parade. A hue and cry was immediately set np, the
parties were tracked to Treffriew, but there the scent wan
lost. Nest day placards were issued all over the neigh-
-IMorhood, offering a reward of £5O for information lead.
ing to the recovery of the lady, " who had been decoleed
from her friends." On Tuesday other placards were ii-
sued, withdrawing the offer of the reward, but the where-
abouts of the fugitives had not been made known.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

HAI GREAT PLBASVER EI_II293.IASHINO THR POLLOWINO

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A hCENE IN TOURS.

Yesterday I witnessed a scene which would have shocked
an English officer writes a Correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph). A mounted corporal ordered the tint driver ef
• string of arilhery waggone to stop • the man, who seemed
to be slightly Intoxicated, accompanied his not of obedience
with what sounded Ilka a curse at but the result was what
our French neighbours call an "altercation,' and then the
emleiral rode cit as if nothing was the matter. Next the
mutinous driver began to quarrel with e centre de. to French
fashion, they math, faces at each tthee, shock their nets,
placed themselves In the Ftell,h equivalent for a pugilistic
attitude !shade of Tom Sayers ! what ignorance of the noble
art of sclf-defen. I), and, but for the diplomatic inelintion
and forelhlo intervention of their comrades, they would have
come to blows half-a-dozen times. More than Oiled they fer-
vently shook hands, and seemed to aaaaa eternal friendship;
and then, drawing hack Nonni, they "squared " at each
other, acid dared each other to come on. The scene was
amusingly French In its Wealth of gesticulation and speech.
In ins twill manifestations of hatred and love. But it looted
for nearly • quarter elan hour in the principal promenade,
before the windows of the chief hotel, RIO within sight of the
Palace of Justice No eflicer, commiwinneci or nun-com-
missioned, put a stop to the quarrel—nor, indeed, was any
tilicer to be seen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

GERMAN I)PiCIF LLK E.

A local French jmumal remarks that the Pm, aim officers
have two great advantage. over the French officer,, in I heir
superior geographical and topographical knowledge and their
ability to enact ,si•edience. As an example, it quote, the
instance of a Prussian officer who with a few cavalry ap-
proaChel mil stir Auhe Few French officer. were aware
that the Aube Is fordable between Arch and %%nett°, but the
Prussian commander knew it, and had sent in advance form
listens to recooncithe the country cud to ascertain whether
the ford still existed. Whets these scout• regained the mail
body it appeared that they had owl], ted to ascertain then 11-
dition of the fords. The commanding officer immediately
crdoredtycrnto retium, and at their. own rbk they rode from
anmesons through ATGi‘, and only returned when they had
aatiaded themselves that the ford was available. In proof of
the strict ,A3elplice trM Omitted in the (iceman army, the
same paper mentions that at Coefola a soldier took MON
apples from a garden. Complaint was made, and the officer
commanding the detachment placed the offender In a pigsty
under guard until the departure of the troops.

SPEEDY JUSTICE.

A German letter says " fern happy to say a severe example
bus just been made of three Prussians, who came from the
town of Duren. It appears thatthete three rumens had die.
united themselves, two al Johunid'er and the third as a
temp:nen. On the field of the lBth they were observed by a
Druseian wounded officer to lean over the bodies of the dead,
and to take an unmodssarily ktit time over places where no
'voidance was region-A. De watched them carefully, miff
a sharp cry oil pain left him hi no duubt as to their horriqe
errand. They lent over a man, who evidently refused to
permit thorn to take from him the things so dear to the
dying soldier—perhaps the portraits of his wife and mother
—perhap. the few rings that brought to his memory the
faces of his children whom he was never more to behold.
The woanded officer drew his revolver and hit ono of the
wretches; the report drew the attention of some army
policemen, who hadeLing ti the spot, secured the three In-
human brute.. Their knives were red with the blood of
their victims, and I am happy to say the shrift was short
and eummory."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THOSE UHLANS

The Patrie et Friday evening. published at Poitiers has an
n ccennt of th.rproceed logs of the USlllMlltroops at Pa Meters
on Thursday last. It states that On that day, at hell.
Past 0.113 is the mornirg, nix or seven thlans appeared
before the Statue, and hum red whether there were
any arms stored tkero, demanding, II there were, that
they should be delivered to them They announced
that they formed part of a corps of five regiments
which would shortly arrive. Alter traversing the town, and
especially eraminieg the railway atatien they re-appeared
later at the Melee in Increased force with a written order
from their commandirg • Meer requiring dot tchment of it
men to cut the line of railway The Saus-Prefet of Pithiviers
recorded a solemn protest acainsi ally suah proceeding, aud
the prof le ale ,wed thenv elves little disp,sed to obey the re-
quisition, hut the I:lear.s compelled a number of men to set to
uork. The Prussians returned at three o'clock to obtain pos.
session of the anus and fowitng-pleces, the 3lalre having sent
away all other weapons the previ ms day. The conducted the
Maisie was not approved by the Prefect of the Department ; a
decree was lamed on the 22..1 of September depriving him of
lila emoe, upon the ground that by his conduct t awards the
enemy ha had compromhed the dignity of the Administra-
tion. The Patrie of Saturday's data, published at Poitiers,
st stem that on Friday intelligence was received front Paris,
elated the previous day, the sum sad substance of which was,
•. Every thing is going on Well."

TIIE ARREST OF A QUEEN'S MESSENGER.
Frurl,nc of September 21 says :—'This morning, am. iut
eleven o'clock, Captain Johnston, Batt ish o vernment courier,
wu seised by the mob in the Faubourg St. Honor& Ito
rude immediate militia to be conducted to the Embas•y,
where, onearriving In the cont-yard, the Concierge declared
that Captain Johnston had been for 25 years Quen's
Illeuenger. The mob refused to be satisfied with thin ex-
planation, den, unciug Captain Johnston as a spy paid by
the British Government to furnish information to the
Prurient. The mob by this time had largely increased in
numben, and, without further ceremony. conduc:ed Captain
ui to the miiltaty post of the Ely tee. lie arriving
there the officer Incharge tres enabled, not without ditticulty,
Cu calm and disperse the enraged crowd. Captain Johnston
had the previous day been arrested at St. fierrusinon-Laye
try the Brunie& t.u4s, and had ooly just reached Paris."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

FLIH.

Pickled Herrings, 28.; ditto red, les. to 15i per barrel ;
ditto bloatera, best, 34. to lit 44. : ditto, second quality, 26.
to 31 64.; kippers, Ss. to ls 64. per boo; turbots, As to
126 ed. ; brill, 36 to be. each ; lis to lee : trawl
haddocks, les. to Its. per boo; soles, Is. 61. to 3s. 61. per
pnir : cod, £5lO AiS 900 100! ; live ditto. Gs. to les. each ;
enitines, its. to los per basket ; eels, lid. to Is 3d. per In ;
mackerel. Is. to be. per &Len ; smoked haddocks, lare,
Set to 4,61 ; ditto: small, 20s. to 2.5. per barrel; red
nrullets, be. to 7a i eters; kis. to it : crate, he to
156 pir dosen; native oysters, £10; commons, Ms to 351.
per busiml.
WOOL

LEI,. animation Into been apparent in the wool market. and
business bee been confided within very moderate limit. Good
lustre wools continue to command the largest share of at-
tention, and to sell at 101 l prices Other qualities are
meglev.ted eurtent prices of Enalith wool ..—Southdowta
hoggets, Is. to Is. 14. hilf.bred ditto, Is tvl to In ad.:
Kent firmer, Is. lid. to I. Sontitdown ewes an 4
ethers. 104. to lid ; LeiYester ditto, Is Id. to Is. lid.
torte. Clothing, Is. to Is. 4ed.; combing, 114 to ls.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THE FFENCH SOLDIER AS HE NOW IS.

The Cologne Gazette, in an interestMg article on the
French army, as it formerly wan, and as it now is,
criticizes the French soldier of the present day, and
. .

',es in hie character and conduct reason to believe; that
France ie completely played out :
_ .

It, French soldier ;says the write, tsar, in consegnence of
Ids mode of life, lost all military virtues ; his thicpline In
weak, his amhid on is .nlunted. I am aesured that when I
Mactlahon ward isd through tnis place (Ithelnaih the French i
soldiers, tlrel of carrying their arms, throw them away, an-i
lottehed and sneered in the faces of their officers. I have
everywhere Maud proofs of the vandalism of whlch the
French soldiers are guilty in their own village, and towns
I have met townspeople who open'y declared that they
would rather have twenty Iranians as enemies than live
Frenchmen as defenders flow careless the Fiench army
can be in presence of the aunty was nun at Beaumont,
where our men surprised • large French encampment
In broad day, while the meals were bring cooked.
They had not even outposts. . What ilia French colder
Is in camp, he ISO!, the march. Ile caunot march ;he there-
fore makes very lietle progreu day by day. Mexchee of five
miles for three or four consecutive days, surh as our men
have so °Stitt made in this camoalgu, would have garnished
the roads with the whole French army. The French soldier
ball the mot, exacting for thia. Ile bears privations un-
willingly, grumbles when they are put upon him, and uses
force against his own countrymen in order to obtain what he
requires. The patience and endurance which our soldiers
showed in this war whfn it was nrceasary to do without
bread mid cyan water wonld he incomprehensible to the
Frenchman. It Is trae, and I cannot ufficiently accentuate
this, that the French hue fought bravely—and who
would not fight with such a weapon as the Chaise•
pot I Let it be remembered that I said of the little
rehearsal of Siarbrticken, they will Inv r fight; it is
only when they are in muses teat they tire well together;
they also hold mit in strong poott : but are these virtue
In a soldier Whore our artillery played upon them vigor-
ously they always fell away from each other, their affix's%
had no power over them. What we hove suffered from them,
, and God knows ills much, was brought mem tta hy thidr
ioArto.l weapon, which was pale death Itself to our melt,
which smote upon them P. Me hill that a happy chance
only preurved any- from wounds or death,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

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LONG LOOKED FOR, CONIC AT LAST

/it Published.

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Unmasked, and a Peep into a Oin.shop,.aniong
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Twenty Pages of Close Printed Letterpress
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GUARDS. BAND.

MTFIELD, Bandmaster, respectfully
• returns thanks to the Nobility, (*entry, and
Committees generally, in the Midland Counties, for
their liberal patronage during the past Twtnty years,
and wishes to intimate that the above BAND is
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Future favours will be much esteemed.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-01

THE REPORT OF M. JULES FAVRE.

The Report of M. Jules Favre, dated the 214 inst.,
on lii late negotiations at the llead-Quarters of the
Prvisiiin army. h -And that the day after its establish-
ment the pew Government received the representotives
of all the Powers in Paris. North America, Switzer-
ind, Italy, Spain, and Portugal officially rec4nized
the Trench Republic; the other Governments autho-
rized their representatives to enter iuto Hrlp AI re-
latitmo with the new li..vernment. ill. Favre explains
the vari:ms solutions of the situation which wee pro-
posed, suidi ass of the .Neutia! Putters, &Az , mud
guts on to sty
'• Cuint Birmarcis maintahred that he Fronch nation had
Led is fixed iutentiou to attack tierniany. le my obscure-
lions c donating hie assertimis and explaining the cadet
of
the war, and pressing him to sto:e exectly his conditions of
peace, if 'Mtwara replied distinctly that the security cf his
conntry compelled him to keep territory which would be a
pr.nrc of safety, •iid he declared that the Deputments
of tiro t . pst ad Lower Enloe, of the Manic, with Me';,
C05.'1$11•11 Saline, and ¼duens, arm, tudispensa,le,, and that he
could t.. 4 relinguiih them. To the object., tliot the 000-
sell of the people of whom he dillptlM d was mere tha.i doubt-
ful. nod that the pubic low of Europe would not permit him
to act without that, M. Bismarck reoin I that he was aware
of tai., tut aid, 'Anne shall short') have neither war with I
you, we hdend to euter upon it 10 press/Mon of all oUr
advantage,'"
•If reereirerewporrreriarted• that !Europe might find the
pretensions of Prussia exorbitant, arid might Opp°. them,
We will nr.ver .'ept them We Ctlll tench us
nation, hut we cannot eishonour punitive.' The country
alone it competent to decide ripen a COll4lOll of territory We
have TM doubts as to its milli merits, but we will consult it."
rosily, he ur6ed that !Turns. carried as-ay by the intoxica-
Mos el victoy, desired the destruction of trance. M.
protestod against this, but, to M. Favre's demand
for time to allow of the meet i ag of the C mstitueut Assembly