The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-08-12 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Sir Francis Lyeett, who lust year offered to the
Wesleyan conference £50,000 towards the building if chapels
in London, has this year offered to support four ministers in
the metropolis, paying each £3OO per aninim.
An educational institute has been eatablished to
counteract one of the supposed evils which has recently re-
ceived much attention, viz., the supposed ignorance of our
countrywomen in matters relating to household manage-
ment.
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The Mick announces that the Right of the Assem-
bly have resolveol shortly to introduce a bill for the restitu-
ti.q, to the rlean Princes of tile property formerly belong-
leg It, them annt of which they were deprimd during the
Empire.
A young gentleman from Liverpool was drowneol
Tuesday night in Lake 'Amato.. lie was telling in the lake
from a halt, watched loy no pin-into froom the shore. Sod-
denly he moved quickly forward, as if he had a loite, WO fell
into the water, ills father :nod mother could render no
assist:oleo, and he tuts drowned in their sight

The tonelon cabmen simplify the Queen's English
in a manner which would make Or. Johnson roll Ins -buffo
form in agony. " There's a fare, Jack," said one of these
autocrats, as he drove by a comrade near the International
Exhibition in a shower of rain. " There's a gent as wants
raffia', and can't get to the station !"
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On Monday the foundation-stone of a new lighthouse
was laid at Longships, off Land's-end. The stone weighed
two tmis, 8114 is of French granite. It forms the lowest
course of tin; tower, and is fitted into the rock The light-
house will be 116 feet above high water, and the light will
he seen at a distance of 1 miles.
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The &micro Badger learns from Constantinople that
RIISAia has asked pemn,ahn of the Turkish Government to
Is•allowed to send One of her warships, now stationed at
Athens. through the Dardanelles into the Black Sea. It is
said that the English Government has advised the Porte to
comply with this request, although Russia did not allege any
reason for making it.

One of the Board of Education going his rounds am
on amateur put the following question to a scholar in a
country school " Mow do you parse • Mary milks the COW .I'.
Tint' last word aas disposed of as follows:—'' Cow is a noun,
ftninine gender, singular number, third person, and stands
fin' Mary," " Stands for Mary !" exclaimed 6lle of the Board
.• how do you make that ' "Because," added the Intel-
ILient pupil, "if the cow didn't stand for Mary, how could
Mary milk her?"
Cleorge Ellis, who was cmdemned to death at the
reeent Manchester Assizes for the murder of his wife, has
been reprieved. The WOMall'A death OCOlrted ditrilW a
quarrel, when both he and she were supposed to Inc drunk,
and she either fell or was thrown from a hCli-roroill a ilidOW,
hilt tootle actually witneised the crime.
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The Gennan Correxpowleat snys that the Cerman, of
Moscow have purchased a splendid stud id three white horses
for the price of 4,000 ronliles, in order to present them (41
Prim, Itiunarck. The horses are from the stables if Mr.
Mull, di, who Iw,, years ago presented a similar stud to thr
FAlllll2ror NM114.11,11.
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In the report of tlo. Sciolice awl Art Depo.atinent,
published in Wednesday, it is stated that science school.
have increased in number since last year from Inn to 04a. I
The manlier of rialiSes has increased from 2,204 to 2,1154, and
the nunilwr of students Unita instruction front :14,253 ti I
:18,015. The department considers itself folly P.tilied in re-
porting to Her Majesty that its influence " in the promotion
of politic instruction in science soil art has been very con-
siderably extended during the year 1070."
The sectional gatherings f the British Association
were continued at hdinlinrgh on Monday. In the afternoon
a meeting of the General Committee was held under the pre-
sidency of Sir William Thomson, at which Belfast, Bradford
and Glasgow severally put in claims for the meeting of 1473.
The unanimous choice of the Committee tell upon Bradford,
Dr. Carpenter was elected president for next year, when tho
Association ineeta at Brighton.
rh•• will of Mr. George C ride, the historian, bag
been proved under £1151520 personalty. Ile has bequeathde 1
the colivright of Ids lliktory to his wife, and after
her tlet,ease to the ',anion University. tie heyteliiim to
University College, London, £6,000, the annual income to
forms perpetual endowment fora professorship of philosophy
of mind and logic. John Stuart Mill is left £lOO.
A gentleman whose hive of order was largely deer-
! loped had a clerk in his empl,y whose habits about the office
I were anything hut orderly. Nothing under his hand had a
, fixed lovahity. anti everything was at odds and ends This
carelessness brou.-.: oat a reproof from the employer, who
I Quoted the old precept, and said—" Sir, you should have •
place for evcrythirg.." "I have sir," replied the junior, "a
!. great many places ttr everything."
General Vinoy publicly expreasea the tnoq ardent
and deep-felt gratitude, in the Journal Offieiel of Sunday, to
the British nation for the efficient co-operation it tutu ren-
dered by the liberal contributions forwarded to the General
towards the subscription for the re-building of the Legion of
Honour Palace. The Great Chancellor sees in the liberality
evinced by England towards France during the last year a
proof that England has not forgotten how both nations were
companions in arms on the same hattle.flelds, where the
General was one of those who learnt to appreciate the valour
fothibitvl by the alas of Franco.

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The Leeds joinera and earpenten, after being on
strike aud locked out for nearly tivs ',seeks, resumed work loot
week, the masters agreeing to the racist demands, namely,
7d. an holm Mid mac hours a day.
From a return revs idle i,stel by the Regi•strar-
General, we leans that tilt ,s•ilmated 31t• f its, I•,ek
in Irelami in IS7I is .06,7 . i
The total number th, 'l.i - ' • :
wad 1.934 ; ill letk'i it a., . ' . • I:

In London, on 14tondAv, ,
estervanrc of the Bank notida)s A. • . • , :
fetrts of the metrop.h..
gree atirTenfted. The ndanber of c t; •
town was very large.
Arcording to Pr. Zlitlzer. of Berha.
1188110 W entered Oertomn. Darin, tin. 11l 4 three days of
Aut.rust.l7 fatal elses occurred in homites'holt: the dorm nas
oft Polish merchant who arrt vet at li,vizi.,,ther,f toni, Wir-
ballow inn Riga dcatbs from cholera were ieportett hr-
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two the r"th *nilNO of In
A proposal wa,4 recently mode to the Frew:. Go-
voe.tomt by 1111 AfllVllilfl CI mill:my t take this hol,* 11 thp
cenunitinat prisoners as ts.lonists to bower Val itorni o • ‘1
Thiers nosy announces that this prouessi is to is
to the French Aoelltibly as soon n possible.

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The other day a gentleman entered an lintel in
gob, and Medina that the person ho mime:m.4 to MI as
waiter could not give lion certain information win* be
wantol, put the 10.1,3ti.‘11, '• PO yon JO e.,t IA •
ment r to which Jeames replied, " o,me ; 1 lielnng to the
rt, Kirk.
At a trweting of the Birmingham ti,hool Bard 11
week, a resMutinn WOO ried lost rue Ling the clerk to
omit
Germany and Switzerland during tiii opllileg to • •
in order to obtain information as to the kinds io ,
niture and educational applianecs nßed iii IT,'
amst approved methods id teaching they

olmtry,

Advices received in Paris fnkii) A I,4cria state that the.
insurrection still continues in the ploy nuee of vomaaath,
that great tires ocenr in the forests, and that many murders
ale tiiimmitted. The LiWeil., says that M. 'riders is himself
going hi the Molly to judge for himself of the nature of Lae
movement.
Front April 1 to Ammet :ii the total reecipts into the
Exelniquer amounted to gti,33l,eGi as agaihst v 21,64,522
hi the corresponding period of lii4 yea, The eiiipentilt
tore has amounted to ti.!:.7:14,1ei1. The balance n the
Bank of England on Saturday last this xtiiil,l)4S, and in the
Bank of Ireland £1,d06,57U.
In the French Assembly, on Tuesday, the NU n—
treting the indemnity to Sir paid to the departments id
-li.ineey. invaded hy the ttermaus was adopted. Compensa
tiott Is to IN, given for ell loss, sustained . and a sum d i
100,000 banes is at once to lie illidributed alkuhg the M, I
n,rtL
A female teacher in a West Ilighland district teat
fauna guilty, before Sheriff Andrew Fraser, at Fort William,
last west. of liaxhig tilled tips false return in the aiie colunto
of her census schedule, and aas tined 20s. The agv IA anted
iu the schedule was 29 years, while the registrar's cestilkato
prorril that the holy has seen 44. •
There have been serious riots in Berlin, caused by
the ejection ot some tenants from lodgings which had beet.
sublet to thom in Violation of the agreement made w ith this
landlord. The hofitie Was all butt demolii.heil by the mob.
, and the mounted polieo luol to lie called out to clear the
j streets. Many Inc ins wen; wounded

The Board of Trade ret7nls for .luly have been
sailed. The total value of Mitts!, ill-worts was a.::1:1,1,k,
hying an increase of 0,561,03 as compared with .11,1).
During the seven months of this year the imports amounted
to £3814:07,467, or an increase of A:22,971i, 1'22 ott't th, s.one.
sponding period of last year. The exiiorts were v;illitql
at
419A.17,61.1, being an increase of A. 2,30,237.
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Mr. Charles Ilrmk, of Enderby•hall, LeieesteNhire,
the head of the firm of Messrs. Jonas Brook and "lirether,.
thread manufacturers, Huddersfield, last week looeicd over
to the trustees of the infirmary in that town a •• convalescent.
home," which he had erected at a rest of ...:32,istn. Fnd
to the eudon molt fuml of which he present.' an adaticnal
118,000.
Two young men were drowned in the river Wcas,r,
it Northu fell, on Monday. They had gomo in to bathe, when
tole of them becoming dig:Odell', stud being in dee-, r
lug, the other sir.ss ti ISIS ikAistance. Th, nl,4'
seized his companh ii in such a way :In to prevent hint (rem
keephta himself :Moat or accomplishing his object. and the
resnit lass that both sank.
It is ataltsl that f-ei, are now twelve peers Isel4htints
to tne tinter of Foresters - viz., the Duke of Cleveland. Indio
of Rutland, Marquis of Camden. Harolds of Norma 01. y,
1111Slapliff l'ofenaltend, Earl De Croy and Ripon. Earl of
Faver•bant, Earl of Halewood, hold Hawke, Lord Leigh,
Lent Londesbotough, and Lord Monson. Ti,.' nauu-s of it 4
members of the Itousn of Commons are on the roll of did.

-Order.
The plans for a tunnel from France to Fntiland tooter
the sea have been ellithlted; and it to confidently asstuued
that the French engineers are prepared to carry out the
destut. The suggestloll Whhh it might have I teen supposed
would Ire the groat difficulty, the matter of money, enly pro-
voked a Mlle. We can get all the looney we iiarit. in
France,' was the reply. So the war has net ruined trance
yet, and we may live to go to l'arit without iitu3sing over
the water.
A diserwe which the veterinary anrgeinis &dme to
lye i specie,: of typhus fever hi making riad havoc .inniit;
in }toiletry and tile netglibooring i ritagee The itithoaL are
first affected in the heat Irony
over the ioitire body, the •skin cthihiting huge e,,itts of !
deep putple, awl finally Oa. rothi• hecono, dilinost
! black. In every Instance as yet where the 311i115i1, :I,r/0
br.o attacked death has followed within twenty-four
Olt it4eitVirtlay evenity as Willie •S 1 orkmen sure even
voting at a depth of 20 lea helmv the PM-Paring.,
foundations tor a tie* tuthoneter at %1 illash,w, at!iir
hun
chester, the sides ot tht,
holed five of the wen who *Lye .1]
I of the toieworka. All a,,,' dead mlica their
! covered. 111, FAIII in ig sift RAM, e'
toes tact their liver only • ougli 1,10-
! Li:divan hen found ircit..2il) in al

f• it ill, 1:111
.i4)fit. .'nglllPr

; were Ire
it.,5,01113t

.11titlif it. it reet ,it%Vi.r.,,ii,.'tU 11l
,
that id the :f1.9..-11 nun ~rol le, in 15.- ,
Britain mid I 'eland from the o: to
10,h:itt were under 20 years of am. r.• 1:i..1 ...so to
and iiorti, 5, ere between 25 and 30. The 'elk of the men not
I.etwm. 511. sin, and Mt. Its. high Pit if them exceed. AI
feet, but 1.342 Wiwi: under sft. lie.
Many payer; were disci-, o-ed in the various sections
of the ffritish Association. sitting at Edinburgh. on Tuesita;
but the department which appeared to athuet mdsit &Meal.
Hon was that of Economic Science and Statistics, in pitids
Miss Lydia Becker read a paper "err',ono, inaticas of V. 11..
Meal economy as applied to the and '
of girls."
A yen! Selielllil Ilan 'lit PLAllti. Lu lit,.
Jura between the Gerinatill soul the inhabitant,. A Itt,Tat.
soldier was found bung near the radii ay titbits, atilt
exasperated the Germans occupying the t•oin. Is i.e patrol Val
the streets all night, and while to,' S Were fired,
by whieh one ISOM was and ate Alter inort.,ll) wounded.
The alarm wiei thereupon sounded, and the ra lo.f
upon the people and wounded a great inimber. Nevi day tho
Prussians occupied the town, mei flirt Melted le here . lot
tlebisted on the Intervention of the auriloriC, a,%, °Wei .
took to bring the offenders to justice.
Last week the arYO egate mortality in London alai
19 other large towns of the United Kingdom was at tie' rat''
of iM deaths annually to every 1.000 persons hying. ii. tho
metropolis 2,070 bilths and 1,302 deaths were registered. 11 in
former having been 93 and the latter 350 below the Averse"
Zymotic diseases caused 440 deaths, inelniling $7 front semi!-
, pox, IS from measles, 21 from scarlet fever. 5 from dintheria,
, 25 fr a. whimpintecough, 0, from clilfvrent in, foyer,
I and 223 from diarrhica. The !Mintier it deaths fi out small -
pox was the lowest returned in any eek sitico the middle of
December last. The Bleats temperature at GreetiWiell wee
031. or 2-1 above the average if the same week in 50 yesot
A considerable incursion of if; ermanm into London
lois taken place dining the fiat few weeks. They have rem,.
hither to niel situations, or to settle it tosiness err their OVIII
Seetitla. Originally they resided In Part, but on visitinit
that city again after Mot mace the majority found that their
business was niincil, their COMICetiOn gone, sod Quit a
general feeling of anitnositv mei aversioe prevailed againd,
them. Menet: but a small proportion will for flio prei-to
settle again in the French capital. Many have gun' to
Bamberg, others to 'Witten, eonitaratively f"ii it A"ttlit
appear, to Berlin, but a good umny Imre arrived in Limbo,
It is said that a great number of Americans hay,'
Coale to Paris, being led hither in smrch of Mit leinlo, with
the supposition that all volumes left miburnt lo the cont.
Tune mutt be easy to proeum. J. ri, ',Avis is anningit
the first collectors of old parchments in the w orb], alit! litre.,
of her agents are Imsy in buying up all Ott ean be found. A
copy id the famous set of engratinmi done for Linda XV.,
called Les I.:tierces de la i3,i,teS which was considered the
gem of Tlliers'A Indiau collection, is said to have been
traced to SA American gentlmnati, who perch:mei it ill the
street, himself unaware of its value in the niarket, a/tan*
struck with tic marvellous beauty of the engravings.
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A supplementary eivil-servici, estimate for i721F;,8i1.1
was issued on Tuesday. Among the item, are sl,:ha, the
root of forming the load throm.,ll St. James's Park from
Marlborongli ilowie to Morro'', 104, k0.'200 Mr rebuilding
sails, die., of tine British prom rty at Pera,. to
enable certain streets to be a iduned ffbi,ann he rem,
biased by the Sublime e Fete) r for pen.", connected
with the University of London Buildirigg 08469,0 r th,
new Condo of Justice and °the, • .ti,132 tb. id- to defray
expenses incurred by ox-Ins' Tour Eyre in his deknct !nee
various criminal pros,ention, in tituted agaisbt tem
£46,000 for the new convict prison at Brixton . and .Sht47o3
for salaries to school teachhrs in Ireland.
One nf the extra prizes at Wimbledon thi., year wad
a side drum if an entirely new ~nstruction, oven by tilt
inventor, Mr. Ihingon. The head of the slime off Inns tut
one), instead of being of parchment or vellum, n.s et thin
steel, and is beaten by sticks with irolia rubber tops. lts
advantages are that it is practically unaffected by damn or
changes of temperature. indestructible, and much simpler
in its tuning than the ordinary drum. Ibe rust price is about
the Paine, and, of Course, rem Ming 110 neon' heads it Is really
. mach cheaper than the old dining. The "snare," or strings
which, stretched across the loner bead, give the peculiar
rattle to the ordinary side drum, are replaced by an inge-
nious contrivance id sin producing scantly the same
effect.