The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-11-09 00:00:00

The New York clubs are adopting the
custom of putting their sealants into gorgeous liveries.
Cholera is on the increase in East Primly,. Medical
men are being engaged by the tiovernment to succour the
thinly-inhabited districts of Humbinnen. Schweiz, and Halm:
It ia stated that a Birmingham manufacturer has
given 5..2,000 for the purpose of founding health classes in
connection with the Birmingham and Midland Institute—
the result of Canon Kiigsley's recent lecture
At Ashton-uuder-Lyne, on Sunday night, a torch-
light procession of about 10000 people took place and at
one time seriously threatened the peace of the town, in
consequence of the cloning of the public-houses at nine
o'clock.
The Journal de Paris gives the following figures for
the French my during the coming year. 1 otal effective
force, 454,170 men of who 2-2,044 are infautry,6o,o44 cavalry,
51.300 artillery. 8,000 equipages 29,170 gend-
armes, and 14,604 miscellaneous.
The Mandiestsr Courier rays that the Manchester
free loorarie. have pn veil highly successful The nnm,er of
times th..t persons have avail. 4 th,liselves of the 'lnnate
during the year 1071.72 was 2,,e4,682, against 2,112,900 the
previous year. The accessions amount to 1.4,307 volumes.
On Tuesday evening Mr. 11. M. Stanley delivered
a lecture in St. James's Hall, London, on his adventures in
Central Africa and his reminiscences of Dr. Livingbtotie.
The hall was filled, and Mr. Stanley was very warmly re-
ceived. _ .

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A subscription is being raised on behalf of the suf-
frage from the terrine inundations which have laid waste
almost every part of the Peninsula, and especially the Lom-
bard and Emilian Provinces bordering on the Po It is said
that the subscription list is headed by some Italian mer-
chants, who have put down their names for £lOO each.
During the seven month. from April 1 to November
2 the lacheouer receipts amounted to £40,133,157, as com-
pared with £37,5-2,9'18 in the corresponding period of last
year. The expenditure Las been £403i1777. On Saturday
last the balance in the Bank of England was rather more
than three millions sterling.
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On Monday there was a debate of some length in
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on the new Treaty
with France. No one defended it, and more than one
speaker urged that the Instrument would never have received
the approval of Mr. Cobden, who understood from the
French Government, twelve years ago, that the policy of that
country wont, be directed towards a grudual extinction of
the duties now proposed to be cbaited.
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A fire occur-red- in Cupar Fit.. on Monday, involv-
ing loss of property to the amount of g 40,000 It broke out
In the cabinet works of Mr. Adam, arid for a time placed the
neighbouring building.. Including the office, of the Fife-
shire Journal, in imminent Jeopardy. A very old house,
once the residence of Lord Balmerino, who was executed on
Tower-hill for his share in the battle of Colludes, was en-
tirely destroyed.
With reference to the inumlations in Italy, a Daily
News telegram says that in Mantua the danger seems to be
averted The inundated districts still present a terrible
sight Thousands of sacks of stones and other materials
have been thrown into the water, and in this way new em-
bankments, so to speak, are formed Many small steamers
and boats have been sent from Venice with assistance. The
emigration continues to be enormous, and people are in
great need of clothes. Trains laden with bread and other
food are arriving from all parts.
A fire broke out on Monday, at I)unecht House,
twelve miles from Aberdeen, which belongs to the Earl of
Crawford and Balcarres, and is occupied by his eldest son,
Lord Lindsay. The tire was confined to the sing where the
servants sleep, which was almost entirely destroyed. While
the tire was at its height, Lord lindaay darted through the
flames, and brought a deaf and dumb lady's maid safely to
the outside a few seconds before the roof fell with a great
crash.
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After a contest attended with much popular interest,
and characterised by a great deal of excitement within the
borough, Tiverton has returned a Liberal in succesaion to
Mr. Juatice Denman. At the close of the poll on Monday. It
was found that 577 votes had been given for Mr. Massey and
537 for Mr. Walroud, thus showing a majority of 30 for the
former. This is the first contested election In Tiverton since
the granting of household suffrage, for in November, 186 a,
Mr. Denman and Mr. Amory were retained without opposi-
tion.
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The granting of privileged licences to public-houses
In the neighbourhood of the metropolitan theatres formed
the subject of a deputation to Colonel Henderson on Mon-
day. The Commissioner confessed that the Issue el these
privileges was a most invidious duty, and one surrounded
with difficulty. He suggested that if the theatres were to
close somewhat earlier there would be no occasion for any
extension of time to any publichouse whatever: and bees.
pressed his belief that by this means the views of all Con-
cerned would be met.
Mr. Mitchell, Assistant-Master Shipwright, of Her
Majesty's dockyard at Keyham, has received from the Jim-
peror of Germany a handsome telescope of white metal, hear-
tug an inscription, in recognition of the services he rendered
to the Bremen steamer Balt iwore. when run into and damaged
by a Spanish tteamer, on the 2.lrd of May last. The telescope
was accompanied by a letter from the German Chore
d'Affaires, both being transmitted through Lord Granville.
A. similar presentation has been made by the Emperor to
Commander h. St. J. Garforth, Inspecting Officer of Coast.
guard at Hastings, for services on the name 0.111•1011.
Mr. Darwin has produced, in support of his theory
of evolution, and in necessary corroboration of his De.wsit
of MA," his eagerly expected work on the expression of the
emotions in men and animals. The work Is an elaborate de-
fence of the theory, in opposition to Sir Charles Bell's cote -
braced essay, that the habit of expressing our feelings by
certain muscular movements, though now rendered innate,
had been in some manner acquired or, in, other words,
that the nervous and muscular specialleation by which por-
tion'nr emotions are indicated es the result of habit, in-
herited peculiarity, arid natural development—the principle
of selection, as exhibited in the Individual.
During the past few days the scale of salaries in the
Colonial Office hoe been revised Ind very largely increased_
Formerly the entering salary of a junior clerk was £lOO per
annum, ; henceforth it will be t 250, .d will rise to .£6OO by
£2O a year. The maximum salary of the second-class is
£9OO. The salaries of the tir.t-class clerks range from GLOW
to £1,200 per annum. This will eon witless be the scale of pay
granteo to those few officers which are likely to have the
extremely good fortune of being placed in the nrstriasa.—

A fresh conflict between Church and State has arisen
in Switzerland. Some time ago a Jesuit Father, named
Allettwas appointed curb of Loutche, in the Valais. Accord-
ing to the Swiss Constitution, however, the members of the
Order of the Jesuits are forbidden to exercise any functions
either in the schools or the churches. The Federal Council
has accoroingly requested the State Council of Valais to
refuse its ratification to the appointment. The appointment
is meanwhile defended by the Bishop in whose diocese
lou6che is situated, who maintains that hi. Allot has been
admitted among the clergy of that diocese, and is now under
episcopal jurisdiction.
Judgment has been given in the Court of Session,
Edinburgh, in a curious divorce case. The pursuer was a
shipmaster, who, after his marriage in lbw, went to Austra-
lia. Doting his absence his wife, who had received money
from him, married another man, who, four months ago, also
left her and went to Australia. The first husband returned
this year, and raised the action for a divorce, which was re-
sisted on the ground that the decree was not sought till
more than ten years after he, the first husband knew of the
second marriage. The Lord Ordinary was satisfied that the,
pursuer was following his regular calling, and could act
without serious injury, have returned to this country lie,
therefore, made the decree.
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At the Clerkenwell Police Court, in London a re-
spectably-attired woman applied to the sitting magistrate
under the following circumstances ,—She stated that on
Friday week her son, whole about eleven years of age and of
rather delicate constitution, was at school at Islington,
when he wan fetched away by another boy redding in the
neighbourhood, and neither of them had been beard of since.
The police had been communicated with, but they could not
obtain any tidings of the missing lads. She was In great
distress of mind, and was very anxious for the magistrate
to vadat her in giving publicity to the fact of her loss, an by
that meatus she hoped to regain her child. The magistrate
said he had no doubt the preas w,.uld take notice of her
application.
A numerously-attended council inceting of the
Central Chamber of Agricultural was held in London, on
Tuesday at the Salisonry Hotel. The report of the Local
Taxation Committee alluded at considerable length to the
result of the efforts made by Sir Massey Lopes and others to
seep this question before the attention of the punlic and,
with respect to the probable proposals of the Government
next session, it WSJ stated that County Financial Boards, a.
an administrative reform, would have the cordial support of
the Committee. The question of security of tenure wan also
discussed, and a general opinion was expressed that where
such security was not given by lease or agreemeut, the out-
going tenant shouid be entitled by law to compensation for
the unexhausted value of his improvements, while at tbe
same time the landlord should be paid for dilapidattona and
deterioration by default of the tenant.