The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-04 00:00:00

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PASSIVE OB eDIENCE.— Mr. Mackonochie took
tart in the services atSt. Albans, Holborn, on Sunday.
He wore chasuble, alb, and tunic, and stood with his
back hi the people while oinseerating the elementa.
The salmon was preachod by one of the curates, who
said it would 130011 be impossible for any " Cathole;
priest" to remain in the Church; but they would not
acknowledge the ri4lit of a reenter tribunal to pro-
nounce jadgment. C,me what might they would bow
the knee to no Frotmitant Baal. Either than to
render homage to the image which Nebuchalnezz
the King, had net up, they would go into the furnace;
but let it be known they did not intend to leave the
Church of Er gland. They would cling to the nee of
Canterbury with the energy of men clinging for life.
1.714 PAL DONA BLS lONORAFCIC.—A short into
back there appeared in one of the French papees
article entitled "Tout pour t. argei.t," in whicti the
writer attempts to turn to ridicule the said ngrie,l of
the Enaela to scarp: pecuniary c anpeuratin in- the
loss of the Britiv.h vrasels lately souk by the Pruesiatio,
and where an immtinary and facetious bill mappoied
to ha delivered by Lord G.-auville to Count Bismarck,
is made to amount to the sum of £300,000 6. 121—
Punch.

TIIE CARNIVAL AT RJMN.—A correap t dent
of the Doily News, in noticing the Carnival at lime,
save, "contrary to their hopes and expectaliona, it has
been the most brilliant that Roam has ever witnessed
since 1846. It was not that the Romans had a great
desire to enjoy themselves ; but they knew perfectly
well what the clericals were aiming at, and therefore
did thsir best to make the celebration a perfect suc-
cess as a politic sl demonstration. To have seen the
thousands of people in ma- ks, who shrieked and danced
about the streets day and night, one would never have
believed that only a few weeks ago a terrible calamity
—a frightful inundation—had desolated and ruined
half the town. The presence of the Prince and Prin•
ekes of Piedmont contributed greatly to this success,
and the conflicts daily occurring between the Piince
and Count Arnim, who occupied a balcony close to the
HO:el de 11nne, must have induced the clericals to
believe at het that they have little to hope from the
German Emperor, upon whom for months they load
counted. Count Arnim, with quite a Prussian perti-
nacity, never ceased to throw txmiluets and boa-bons
to the Prim:en."

A GUARDED S rATEMENT.—There is an old got),
of a S:otchman who was asked after a certain Ssndy
Macrhereen, the said Ssndy being dead. Now, it
happened that the inquirer had been abroad, and knew
not of Sandy's death. "Where is our old friend
Ssndy ?" he asked. "1 dinna ken," said the other,
"but he's dead This is generally considered to
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have been a tolerable cautious-answer:but a man, who
hung himself, wan still more guarded in his statements.
He commenced a lett-r to hi relatives thua Before
another morning dawns I shall have gone no that
journey from whence no traveller returnii—tha: we
have any authentic ace ,nut of."

FRILNDLT ERITICS.—Two lessons from tbe
facts connected with the early history of "Wave:ley"
may be tameht, Us. Firs', let friends beware of f.beir
critical oriel -es (days the Bev. George Gilfillan in hie
Life of Sir Wolter Scott, Bart.) Two of the beet Loyale
ever written had nearly been strangled in this way.
Godwin gave Lis "Caleb Williams" to he read by a
friend, who returned P., telling him "that, if pub-
lished, it would be the grave of his literary reputation."
And how it fared with " Waverley " we know.
Probably hundred. of similar instances might be
quoted from Dieraeli the elder, and other collectors of
leterary Ana. The sec: nd lesson is, that authors
should never allow the aevere criticisms of friends to
drive them in rash diegnat to burn or otherwise destroy
the children of their brains. Let them put them under
as many Locke and keys as they like; let them °beery°
Horace's precept, "Premat ad nonum annum," as
r as they please; but (at them spare their
lives. Nay, let them keep them an carefully ea the
Mohammedans do ihe lesat scrap of paper they find,
lest beradventure it contains the name of Islehommed
or Allah. Dqlend on it, their day may come.
EDUCATION OF WONIN AT CANBILIDON.—The
RUCCoEII of the lectures for women, which were corn.
menced a year ago in Cambridge, eeems now to be
definitely establiehed. The attendance this term shorts
an increase a more than a third over that of any pre-
ceding term. One hundred and fifty tickets have been
sold, arid more than a hundred ladies are attending one
or more of ten courses of lectures, including English
history and literature, latim logic, political economy
and geology. The committee have juet received a
molt liberal donation, viz., three exhibitions of £4O a
year for two years one to be given annually. Too
first of three will be awarded for FUCCene in the senior
local examination for girls, to be held in December
next. Two other exhibitions of £25 and £lO roper.
tively (together with free arimieeion to three courees of
lectures for a year) will be given for success in the
Cambridge examination for women over eighteen, to
be held in July. Several persons have come to Cam-
bridge with the view of attending these lecture.. A
boarding.henee, with a lady super:ntrndent. will be
°pet:ea in October, for such as may requite accom-
modation of this art. Inquiries as to terms, &c.,
should be &dein and to 11. Si3g wick, M.A Trinity
College, Cambridge; or Mrs. Vain, Peter.field•house,
Cambridge.
Tile GRECIAN ILIND.—The editors of Hans
Breitmann'a "Ballad," seem to think thia expretsion
quite modern, as they call it " A recent Porta (chin
at once adepted in America. It is the curve made at
tits back of the body, when the female carries hereelf
as if walking in a perpetual curtsey ;" but more than
half a century ago the term was in use, as will be seen
in the Etonian (id. 57) :—" In pereon he waa of the
common eze, with something of the Grecian bend,
contracted doubtless from sedentary habits."

A PAINFUL SCENE.— On Saturday Judge Fitz-
gera'd passed sentence upon Nluckiaun, who was con-
victed for the murder of his brother at Monaghan.
Before the sentence the prisoner a Idressed the Court,
detailing the circumstances of the alleged provocation,
and stating that the knife with which he stabbed the
deceased was one which be found the deceased had
wide they were struggling., and that he received a
wound himself from it. The prisoner on his knees in
the dock implored the judge to have mercy on him.
The judge said mercy was not his to give, but he
would plat* the ri onnmenda• ion of the jury Isefoie the
Lord Lieutenant. lie remarked on the enoraii4 of
tte crime, sayirg he did Co to impress upon the pri-
soner that he must not entertain any hope of life. If o
then so atenced him to death on the 25th of March.
The judge did not wear the black cap while pacing
sentence. _ _ _

Tits Pores JITBILISF.—Letters from Italy
state that in Florence and several other cities an
association of prayers has been formed for the special
purpose of implorirg Almighty God to grant to Pope
Pins the grace of a happy celebration of the jubilee, or
25. h anniversary of his Pontificate, which will be in
the middle of Jane, when his Pontificate will have
equallei that sf S. Peter or any other of his pre-
sl!cessors. The a,eociates agree to recite every dry
with this special intention the veraicle " Dominus
conservet rum." " Although," says the writer,
"nestling at present denotes that the Hay Father's
Lie is at its close, or even very sri ar it, we cannot refuel
its Catholics to take part in the pious work of petition-
ing Heaven in a concert of prayers to grant the pro-
longation of a Pontificate which history will certainly
rank among the most, illustrious in the long line of
Roman Pontiffs."
THE JEWS' GENEALOOL—The Jewish Chronicle,
replying to the question of a Christian correspondent,
"it, it rossible for a Jew to trace his genealogy to any
of tribes of Israel ?" says:—

The Cubes:dm or dercendauts of Aaron, and the Levies or
descendants of other on,robers of the family of Levi, easily
reeogniso their lineage. as they sprung from that tribe it Ia
usually said that (exclusive of the L-vites) the Sephardim
Jews, or theme of 8 Whores Europe, are ot the lineage of
Judah and the Ashkensalin of the lineage of Benjamin
The other ten tithes ara said to be lost or irrecoguisahle ; but
rrohably they in•y be among the Jewish colonies of Cochin
and other parts of Eastern Asia. We have seen oue genealogy
of a (I.rosaa Jewish fanTy written In • service book, par.
portiag to trace back to the sec slid captivity from father to
son (tribe of Judah). Another distinguished German family
IA said to belong to this royal tripe. It lean advantage of
the traditional practice of Wing Certairk ministerial service
in synagogne leo the Cohanim assd Lesites tint a portion of
the gomals glee' strength of the Jewish ra-e is rustntsined.
In the syneg 'cues which pursue the oroloary and &erten:,
rules of adalmu, the descendants of Aaron still publicly
Invoke the traditional benediction on their brethren of the
house of Israel : and the Levites still attend them to possr
water oh then. hands The Cohen and the Levi lv t die prec--
deuce of she congregation in the privilege of being sumnivised
to hear the law read.

A RISOIMNSIBiLiTr. (From the " Editor's
Drawer,'' in Ilainr4 Nrae Monthly Magozinc).—A
little hilsrity was enjoyed a few days ag, in the
Supreme Couit, in New York! where Judge Brady
was holding chambers. A prominent member of the
bar, having occasion to make emotion, said :—"1-Jur
Honour, I have • mo. ion to nuke in a case where I
have a little rep msibility at stake." "Proceed,"
responr:ed the Judge. " Perhaps I should have ssid,
that I make the motion for the purpose of relieving
myself from • little responsibility." ' But," promptly
replied the Judge, "why come here fur that purpose
when you must ho familiar with the fact that there is
a foundling hospital up town!" • The point was
quickly taken, and for • moment court, counsel, bar,
and audience "wreathed themselves in smiles," as it
Wete.

TIIE " PIGEON STETFM." —The following jo an
explanation of the pigeon syetem recenVy adopted in
France :
Tie rMernecopic telegrems rent from Tours wore at first
misted nu thin piper by the ordinary eystem o phologrephic
reduction; but the paper was too hcavy—a pigeon cold
carry only live of the thile sheets, though they MIAMI< no
iron, than three inches long and two inches broad. T get
over this difticulty the deepetchee mere phologrephed on
per cot ccilobt n or th. name size ae the caper, each little
but containing thirty columea, mad averaging 20000, mode
that la to say, about the contents of thirteen haled ed.:nee
of a L isdon newspaper. From fourteen to eighteen et them
tiny leaves were put iuto ft quill sod tied tc • Mew n'e tail,
Fermat enolea of the ram° leaves being sent by dillereut
plgeous, so as to diminish the risk of Ins. When the bird
reached Faris the quill wee immediately forwarded to the
telegraph statues, where the haves were read through •
microscope to a clerk, who wrote out the despatches for each
person. Bat this WWI • terribly slow process ; it permitted
the employment of only one reader and only one writer,
which was insufficient for copying some 30,000 telegrams of
ten words each. So, after a few dam the leaves were sue.
oes.ieoiy p'acel in • large it:term:cope, to which electric light
was adapted; and the magutiled Image of each leaf was pro-
jected on a white looaid, from which It was c ,pled by as
many clerks, taking a COMM each, al could manage to get
sight of It from the writing table. This, however, was etill
too slow, and the final improvement was invented, instead
of throwing the image ou the white board, It woe ph 4o-
graphed straight oft upon a large sheet of collodlon ; direct
positive proofs being obtained, without any Intervention of
• negative, by the subs:nu:ion of hick I r white, and vice
versa 1 he collodion sheets were cut up, and the pieces
were distributed to a Luudred amiss ; so that all the cargo
of a pigeon was copied and sent out in • single day.
Tan Imam ELI LLB Ti) THEIR COUNTRYMEN.—
The political prieouere who have been liberated and

alloe—Q to proceed to America have lost no tinte in
evincing their sense of obligation to Eaglaud by issuing
an "Address of the Irish Exiles to their Countrymen
in America." Thsy express repo' at the disunion
which exist, emote Irish NatSona,•• ts in America, and
pr-pose t • ut•Pe the whole Irieh .• • ?Illation into one
great organizat.on, TO7 cdtio. credit for "disv
nteresteeil.ess anti Impartiality is 'V ding together die.
cordant Oen-elate," aed having thin bespoken con.
tidence they declare hot"t the principal thing that can
be dont iu America for Ireland is in the collection of
fat U. for the advancement of the cause of Irish
liberty." They anticipate some re edible suspicions of
their ructives in offering this valuable euggmtion, but,
wilt a 10f:inter; of purpose which is superior to the
I personal feelings which would restrain them, they
frat kly atknowledge that they "all realize the
necessity of means to an end." Tiny "would give
every guarantee that the money would not be misspeat
or diverted front the use for which it was contributed"
At the same time they " think it necessary to have
securities taken that it ehould be forthcoming when rte
quired."
SIAM TO BELIEVE THE TRUTH !—A correspon•
dent writem
The leek,/ of nen anti humiliation Is talcum. It Is of no
ate to soy to the Parbilane, "Why dten't pen really light
while there wee Vine to dolt r That ar,,ameat Is valuelees,
especially towsrea men who are coev ,ced that they did
fig 0. like herr es. Their eheory 1,. tb ••he s!ege of Paris is
a !normal, et is, is mklPacy hioltry ot ',Amps They leant
that tie defeece was splendid • mato ot fighting; they
do not c,.re for ties ',nen, Is mously aecoreed to
them of having supparlol varlous tor' I of care and suit,.
In? for five fieut dm, cud of having cenv,rted a laiarious and
eo7optuous Ctt, tote a temporary miad,l. That tied of glory
they as tie, ottcem they will have it the, the) have all bees
valleLt • *rd. ; and all. Is the rem 0.1 why they tel to
cruelly the threatened entrance of the Prue/dams If they
would hut own th.t as • rollitaly fact, :hero hes been ne de-
fence at all-11 they wowd recognise Vest their real pride
shout! ro.,t on their thorough and nncon.plalutng uc,eptance
of the trial, which hare resulted front separation Irons the
world, and from partial abut of the sane% necessaries of life
—then we all would give them our deepest ssinpatLy,
and assure there of our honest admiration. Lnt no; they
will not have the praise to which they are honestly entitled
They persist In asklng for what thee de not deserve—the
lure, of real soldiers. math, why they wince under the
prospect of the coming helmets ; that Is why they shout with
fury when I venture to suggest that Pass 14 really taken ;
that le why they swear they whl go on fighting if the hated
Prussiane daze to come.

MR. ATRION'd FAVOURITE PAPER. The.
Econornial.— Punch.
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A PanCISIMINT.—Ihe peers have a very ancient
preceient for expelling bankrupt members of their
lordahipa' Home. In 1477 the Duke of Bedford,
nephew o! the King•toaker and son of John Neva.
Marquis of Montacute, was degraded from all his
honours by Act, of Parliament (17 Edward IV.) on
aocount of his poverty, be brine she 'lately without
any elates. His Wilk, was • much harder one than
that of any of hit modern successors in miefortune.
Owing to no fsult of his own, and whiltt he was still •
child, his father's death at the battle of Barnet in
1471, in open rebellion against the Kng, brought him
family into (I:wace ; and under an act of attainder he
could not inherit tither the Ltlet or estates of his
father. Toe duked m had beta conferred on him in
IPA when Edward IV. intended to marry him to the
Princess F.:haat-tab, afterwards the wife of Henry VII.
He survived until 1483. Ile was buried at Sheriff
liutton.

A Don FAMOUS ! - -Ever siren the
triple victory of the fam. us Irish so e hound, 151'G ratio.
in the Wa•erloo Cup the moat rouse Jing canards have
gone the rounds of the prem.. It was announced that
Metter M•thath would be "pens. nted at Court,"—
that Lord Leman, he poeular 01,77.-r, "stands in for
about 1:150,000 "—and 111,4 previous to the dog's
leaving Liverp :ol Ur Belfast, • a µhey of insurance
for 1.:6,00es WAS token out to cover the era risk !" To
nobody did these announcements create more at-touish.
merit than to lour 4 Lurgan, who authorises on
(Skirting (ia:ette) to state, that he knows nothing
whatever about the policy of insurance, whilst hie
reputed winnings are no far grossly exaggerated that
they do not exceed £'2.000. It was only on Friday
afternoon that his lordship received a letter fr on Sir
Thorns; Iliddulph, ieforming him that "the Queen
would mach like to see Master M'Grath"—a graceful
compliment to the conning community at large, and
especially gratifying to all classes in Ireland, the
country of the famous greyhoundsloationality' that will
be equally apreciated by her Majesty's loyal stihjec's
in that kingdom, as so unprecedented an honour is
esteemed by the dog's noble owner. After Master
M'Grath has paid his visit to the Queen, be will after-
, wards hold en, or two private facts before returning
, to Ireland; and Lord Lurgan announces that after this
! Master M'Grath will never run sia n in publ c. A
onitemporary ammuncee the presentation to the Qce so
of Master M'Grath, the celebrated dog which last
week won the Waterloo Cap a third time for Lord
Lureal. After meeting with a must enthadastic
cep, ion on his return to Ireland from Alicar, Master
M'Grath arrived at Windsor on Wednesday, and
Spooner, the train. r, led him into the royal presence.
Her MAjeety fed the dog with a few biscuits from her
own band', and the whole court were loud in their
praise of his graceful term and beautiful condition.
Lord Lurgan's tralner was presented with a silver
whietla by Prince Leopold sea souwnir of the cccseile.
A REMARK a BLE FUNERAL—Tao following is
from the" Lie and Times of llcnry Lord Brougham,"
writ en by himself :

I heard also from my grsndmothtr a remarkable story
&vast her Itushand's fa:tend. tie died at Brougham to
December, 1712 Nether toy father, nor Ms brother John,
were then in Westmortand Charles, Duke of Norfolk.
((other of the Duke who went by the name of the " Jocks),
of Norfolk." alter his aneeetur or Bosworth,) was then BEng
at Greystoke, in Cumberland sad belne a most intimate
friend of the tautly, at:ended the funend an representing the
Wei mourner. In that charactzr his piece AU at the head.of
de table at the f unerel feast, where he was sapported by 311
the gentlemen of th 3 county. Ater the dinner the Duke rose
and adlreased the gueata isles .—" Friends and midi-
boner, before I f.lee you the toast of the day, the memory
of the decease. I ask you to drink to the aesith of the /entity
physidan, Dr. Harrison, the founder of the feast !" Many
touts followed. The gnests drank long and deeply. The
funeral then preceded or its way to the parteh church of
Brougham', callA Nate COnrchett, a corruption of Bt.
:S mien, to whom it Is dedicated, a distance of three miles,
the roa.l winding emu the steep bunks of the river Bement..
Arrlved at the church, the hearse was met by the re.tor,
but the mdin hod disappeared ! The shack wee enough to
sober the merry mourners. Oa • il..g back, the coftln
was disco. red in the liver, into which it had fallen, pitched
down the steep bank, at • place, whore probait:y the hearse,
driven by the drunken c atcUmon, ha I lore ted against a
Tho oak outer coffin was broken t s pieces, but the
lead remetneol Intact at the b Atom of the river, too heavy
to be carried down by the stream. The shoes and the
scandal produced by tide hod the afoot, not only of
sobering everybody, but of "WU] g an eini to such disgraceful
orgies in the coubty for the f attire. •Ihe accuracy of my
grunt-in tuor's story was strongly confirmed by an event
which happeued many years aftersvarda In Ortotayr, lain.
the wall of our vault In the chancel of Nine Churches bad
gtven way. Od the vault bring opened to make the neer*
stay repairs, I my self saw the lead coffin of my grandfather
b .tterod and bulged from flu tumble duen the rocky bank of
the river.