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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

A MAN CUT TO PIECES BY HIS WIFE.

A horrible crime has been committed by a woman at
Limoges, in France. On the 21st ult., a quarrel arose
at dinner between a mail named Boudineau and his
wife, in consequence of which the man, who seas under
the influence lif drink, beat the woman severely, and I
shortly afterwards lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
The wife, who had been brooding over the ill-treat-
ment she was constantly undergoing, seeing her
huslemd in her power, allowed a horrible project to
take complete hold of her mind. and procuring a cord
she pasted it round his neck and strangled him. She
then dragged the body to the ground, with a knife
commenced cutting it to pieces, and during the night
went and threw sonic of the limbs on the Avenue du
Crucifix ; throughout the following (lay the body re-
mained in the room against the wall, concealed 'by a I
screen, and the next night the woman depesited the
arm and part of the bowels at Corgnac. As the re-
mains now began to decompose, she got apprehensive
that the smell might lead to discovery, and so took
successively the rest of the portions in open day,
wrapped up in a black cloth, and dropped them in
different environs of the town. The head she con-
cealed in the chimney for five days, and then, being
forced to remove it from its state of putridity, which
infected the room, she placed it in the dry ditch near
the Ru Encombe-Vineuse, where it was afterwards
found. The woman, since her arrest, has been taken
to the house and there repeated her confession,
describing with horrible cynicism the manner in which
she bad cut up the body and disposed of it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

EIGHTEEN COTTAGES BURNT.

On Sunday morning a fire broke out in a row of
thatched cottages in Bury-street, Stowmarket, Suffolk,
by winch no fewer than eighteen cottages were de-
stroyed, and eighty men, women, and children rendered
homeless and homeless. The fire was caused by sparks
falling from the chimney of the house occupied by a
man named Esling, whose house stood on the east side
of the street. A lively east wind carried the flames in
an oblique direction across the street, and thirteen
cottages opposite also became ignited. The fire
occurred at the time of Divine service, and an alarm
was given at all the places of worship ; service was at
once stopped, and thousands hurried to the spot.
Meantime messages were dispatched to neighbouring
villages for engines, and everything was done
that could be done to stay the flames. lint
the wind was very high, the cottages were old
and dry, and water for tome time was compara-
tively scarce. Mr. Pettiward, of Farboroughhall, was
one of those who exerted himself most indefatigably,
and, indeed, everybody worked with a will, but it WAS
three in the afternoon before the fire could be got at
all under, and then its ravages were stopped as much
by the crowd in pulling down as by the water in putting
tort. Of course, the furniture of the occupiers had to
be removed hastily and iniliscrhninately, and their loss
is alxmt the worst part of the accident. 'lle houses
themselves were old, and £5O apiece would be about
an average price, although one being a publielouse
would of itself be more valuable.
A meeting of the inhabitants was convened in the
Assembly Rooms ; the Rev. IL Lewis, the vicar, pre-
siding. Forty pounds was at once raised to meet the
days' exigencies, a committee was appointed to attend
to the claims which might be put in, and there is no
doubt that the town of Stowmarket will, as it is able,
meet the claims of those poor people who have suffered
by the misfortune. Some of the owners of the property
were insured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

VICTORIA.

VICTORIA HAIR DYE. Produced from
Wild Indian BP:AWLS ; I no mark on the
skin. kn officer in Her Ae)evty'• service while in India
discovered thin Js. being one 01 the tkoevt ever applied
to the 0.1 Enough to lent 9 months. sent poet
Ines tor 14 etnorp. by Mr. Coovv.ii, 141, lieet•street,
London. Stste colour ot halt previous to its tuning
ray.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

SHOOTING OF A FATHER BY HIS SON.

At the assizes held at Leicester, Thomas William
Sturges Fri.by has b 'en charged with shooting at his
father, Thomas Frisby, with intent to kill him, at
Leicester. Prisoner was charged on a second count
with unlawfully wounding his father with intent to do
Lim bodily harm. The following axe the particulars :
- •• •

Prisoner had left his father's house through the father's
interference in his love affairs, lie went oil the 12th et May
ton gunsmith in Leicester, and asked for seine bullets to fit
a pistol he had in Ms ham Not being able to purchase
bullets, he procured some of the eirgest shot iii the sir up, arid
loaded his pistol with it. Ile then went to Ids father's house
about nine o'clock at night, and insole his way into the
kitchen, where be was getting hiS supper. 'I he father rose
and met hhu, when the son fired tl.e pistol tote his face,
w ling him in the check, some of the shots passing off in
an oblique direction.
The counsel for the defence could net resist the
charge of shooting, but asked the jury to find the
isoner guilty on the second count.
The jury found the prisoner "Guilty of shooting Ins
father with intent to do Ili o grievous bodily harm, '
and he was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

KIDDERMINSTER.

ELOPEMENT FROM UNCLE Toll's CABIN." —Up to
Monday last the Leerhouse knowrs as Uncle Tom's Cabin,
kept by Mr. B. Wettings, was apparently the scene of as
much domestic happiness as usually subsists between I
husband and wife. The landlord was in comfortable cir-
cumstances for his position, and his wife—fair, fat, and
45 or so—was to all seeming a good helpmate to him.
By means of a thriving trade they had been enabled to
lay by a good sum of money, but, unfortunately, Wet-
tings preferred snaking himself his own banker to en-
trusting his money to the usual depositories. Whether
the money was the cause of the temptation we know not,
but a weaver named '• Mace " Cook, seems to have re-
solved on winning Mrs. Wettings' affections from her
husband, and the pair determined to elope. Mrs.
Wel-
lingo left on Monday in company with Cook, who is Id
or 15 years her junior, and she carried off with her the
store which was in the house, about £7oo—cash, bank
notes, and other valuables inclusive. It was some time
before he was aware of Isis double loss, so that the fuse.
tires had a good start before be gave information to the
police. Men were dispatched in various directions in
quest of the fugitives. A telegram was received here
on Thursday, notifying the arrest of the runaways at
Durham, to which place an officer has been sent, bat be
was not expected to return to Kidderminster before yes.
terday evening.

Notices of Births Deaths, and Marriages, when duly
anthenticatedovill be inserted in the •• observer " free of
charge.

MARRIED.

On the Bth inst. at Hagley. by the Rev. J. H. Robin-
son, M.A., John George, elder son of John Perry, Esq..
of Edgbaston, to Elizabeth Moss, second daughter of
the late Walter Williams, Esq., of Edgbaston.
On the 11th instant, at the parish church, Halesowen,
by the Venerable Archdeacon Hone, James George
Thompson, of Handsworth, to Plebe, elder daughter of
the late Mr. Joseph Darby, of Blackheath, Rowley
Regis.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

PUBLIC NOTICZ.

HOMER, News Agent, Credley Heath,
T• bees to inform the Pahlie that he ia able
to SUPPLY them with the LONDON DAILY NEWS•
PAPERS.

(ILDER AT ONCE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

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particulars see advertisement in this paper, page 1, Col.
utuu 5, headed" Scientific Wonder."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

PUBLIC NOTICES.

LYE INSTITUTION.

ON MONDAY, Jrl.3' 27tk.

(By the kind permission of T. Wood, Erg.), •
G RAND FETE AND perac

Will be hell in the Grounds, at
COLLEY GATE, I'iIADLEY.

BRASS AND STRING_B&NDS ENGAGED FOR

DANCiNii,

FLAT, 1117RDLE, HACK:.AND_TIONKEY RACES.

FOR PRIZES.

BALLOON ASCENTS AT INTERVALS.

A GRAND CRICKET MATCH
Will be played between the Netherton Victoria, and the
e Clubs .

AUNT SALLY, FOOTBALL, AND OTHER OLD

'ENGL.IsH GAMES.

A COMIC SINGING CON PEST FOR PRIZES,

&c, kel,

The Oronnola will he opened at Ten a.m.
Tickets intrehx..ed bel,e the day. 4.liiiieh on the day.
shi esteh. One Ticket will admit two children under 12
Vent. of ape. Tieketa mit be nbtained at the Printer 0,
it the lustatotiou, or trout any McOlbtf of the Ceti:L-
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HALESOWEN AND HADLEY FLORAL'
AND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION,

TO BE BELO AT
THE "LEASOWES," HALESOWEN.
By permission of Benjamin Gibbons, Esq.,
ON TUESDAY, .11'1, 28th, 1888.

THE GROUNDS TO BE OPINED AT TWELVE O'CLOCK,

AND CLOSE AT SEVEN.

By the kind permission of Lieut. Col. Ratelifr, and
Officers of the

FIRST WARWICKSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS,
THE FINE BAND OF THAT REGIMENT,
'Under the direction of Mr. SYNYER, Bandmaster), with
THE BIND OF THE SIXTH WORCESTERSHIRR

RIFLE VOLUNTEERS,
Will be is attendance.

Anavevrox :—At Twelve o'clock, 2v 61 earl]; at Two
o'clock. Is ;at Five o'clock, dd. Children under Twelve,
Half-price.

F. I. GRANGER, Secretary,
rialesowen.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

ON MONDAY. Jull 20th, an EXCURSION
TRAIN will leave Birmingham (Snow Hill) at
20 a.m.. calling at Oldbury, llowley, Cradle', Stour
-
bridge 10.10 a.m., Bagley 10.16. and Kidderminster
1(1.20 a m.. for Bagley. Worcester, and Malvern: return-
ing the same evening from Malvern Link at 7.40 p.m..
Worcester iFolegite•street) 14.0, and Bagley 8.40 p.m.
For Fares and full particulars see handbills.

EVESHAM REGATTA & FLOWER SHOW.
ON THURSDAY, July 23rd, an EXCUR-
SION TRAIN will hove Birmingham at 8.45
a m., Ilandsworth 6.53, Smethwick 8 58. Oldbury 9.4,
Rowley 9.10, Crmlley ,J.lB, Stour-bridge 9.25, Hagler 931.
Churchill 9.36. Kidderminctor 9 15, Hartlebury 932. and
' Dreitwich 10a a.m., for Evesham ; returning the same
day from Evesham at 70 p.m.
For fares and full particulars, see hani bilbi.

J. GRIERSON, General Manager.
Paddington, July B.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

CARELESS ARTILLERY PRACTICE.
The following statement has been made before the re-
ceiver of
_wrecks at Dover by the mate of the brigantine

Atert, of Ipswich :
On Friday, the 3rd inst., at 130 a.m., the Alert was
brought up in seven fathoms, South Foreland, bearing
about E.N.E., distant Mend two miles ; that between
two and three p.m. deponent, with two other hands,
went on deck ; deponent, who was sitting, heard the
whizzing .4 a shot from one of the batteries under
Dover Castle. On looking over the rail saw a shot
coining in the direction of the vessel. Immediately
called out to the men, "They have shot at us." or words
to that effect, and at that moment D e shot struck
the vessel in the port fore chains, entering her
side obliquely, carrying away two chain plites, covering
board, channel, and paint stroke, one stanchion, deck
knee, and other damage. A second shot was fired,
which passed over the ship; called the master as soon
as first shot had hit us, when Ire ordered the anchor to
be hove, set staysail, and dropped down below the
Admiralty Pier. Vessel was subsequently brought
into harbour That in deponent's opinion
the casualty WWI occasioned by the shot, a conical one,
, after striking the water turning to the right; the ship
I WWI not in the line of fire."

The Western Morning News reports the following case:—
As a ya,ht named the Ida, during a match a day
or two since, was passing about ten yards west of
the target at Bovisand, at which a party of men
belonging to the Royal Artillery were firing, a
shell burst quite close to her, and a piece of iron,
supposed to have been about eight or nine pounds
weight, struck her boom, cutting it completely
through, and carrying away a portion of the
mainsail. One of the crew, named Pengelly, ob-
served the piece of shell coming towards them, and
raised an alarm. The owner of the yacht, Mr. Hock-
ing, was on board, and was lounging on the platform,
when Pengelly sung out that a shell was coming, on
hearing which he immediately jumped off the platform,
otherwise he would probably have been killed. The
men on board the yacht signalled to those at
the fort, but they took no notice of it. There must
have been great oversight on the part of those in
charge of the firing party at Bovisand, as it appears
that the men who should have been on the look out
c. old be distinctly observed from the Ida lying on the
grass, and not taking any Notice of what was trans-
piring,. The Ida was becalmed at the time, and had
been in nearly the same position for more than two
hours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

HARD-WORKED MEMBERS.

Some little difficulty is being experienced just now
in tarrying on the business of legislation in the Ita-
lian Parliament. The seagull has lusted nine months,
has been a very active one, and the members appear
to be thoroughly worn out by the unusually heavy
duties they have had to perform. Several times lately
it has been found impossible to form a house, and
meamres pressing for settlement have thus had to
stand over. So much inconvenience has resulted, that
Signor Lanza the president of the Chamber, hoe sent
a circular to all the deputies, urging those who are
away without regular permission to take their seats,
or if prevented by unavoidable circumstances from
doing so. to apply for such permission, in order that
their absence may cause no obstruction to business.
Signor Lanza admits that the session has been a re-
markably lung and laborious one, but says that with a
little assiduity it will soon terminate, and that the
members may then go home with the satisfaction of
knowing that they have done their duty as the repre-
sentatives of the nation.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

BELBROUGHTON.

FUNERAL SnamoN.-011 Sunday evening last a funeral
sermon was preached in the Wesleyan Chapel, Brom-Oilll,
by Mr. Josiah Woodcock, of Bromsgrnve, one of the lay
preachers of the Brornsgrove Circuit, on the death of
Mr. Joseph Lacy, of Belimoughtoxi, taking for his text
I. Collos , xii. v. The sermon was a very impressive
one. The late Mr. Lacy was a Wesleyan from his birth,
and bas attended at the chapel at Broonthill for upwards
of 40 years.
PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL.—On Monday evening
last the annual tea meeting was held in this chapel.
There was a fair attendance. A plentiful supply of ham
sandwiches, good plum cake, bread and batter—indeed a
;
very excellent tea was provided, to which ample justice
was done. Grace was then sung; after which a public
meeting was held in the chapel, which was well attended.
A hymn having been sung. and prayer offered, the Rev.
J. Brammall delivered an opening address. He then
milled upon the following speakers to address the meet-
ing :—Mr. P. Rutter, of Cotton End College, near Bed.
ford (Independent). Mr. R. Vaughan, of Diredale Col-
lege, near Bradford (Independent). and Mr. D. Southall,
of Birmingham. The addresses delivered were of a first
I rate character. Mr. George Gray, of Brorusgrove, pre-
' sided at the harmonium.
TICE LATE BersoLtar CAM—At the Worcester Sum-
mer Assizes, yesterday, before Mr. Justice Byles, Henry
John Oakes (16). painter. and Walter Charles Hutton
(19i, bricklayer, were indicted for breaking into and en.
tering a certain building within the cartilage of the
divelling.house of Mary Parrish, on the 17th of May,
and stealing a quantity of cider. Mr. Jelf prosecuted,
and Mr. Motteram (instructed by Mr. Pontoui, defended.
Oakes pleaded guilty. Prosecutrix keeps the Horseshoe
Inn, Belbroughton. On the above morning she was
called up by the police, and on going to the stable, found
that the door hod been broken open and the floor was
was flooded with cider. She afterwards saw a bucket
containing cider in a lane near her house. The jury
found the prisoner Hutton guilty. There was a second
charge against both prisoners, and a third charge of bur-
glary against Oakes. The learned Judge deferred sen-
tence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

THE SON OF KING THEODORI3.

The U,vent, last from Malta oa July 5, arrived at
Plymouth on Tuesday, with Prince Dejatela Alamayou
("I have seen the maaid"), the son of King heodore,
in charge of Captain Speedv, and attended by an
Abyssinian man servant, Shelfika K%ssa. The Prince
and Captain Speedy landed and breakfasted with the
Port Admiral, Sii IV. F. Martin, visited General
Spencer, the military commander.in-chief, and then
went over the dockyard. Thence they proceeded up the
Tamar in thesteam tug Carron to view the Royal Albert
bridge, returning to the dockyard, lunching with
Admiral Superintendent Drtunmond, and dining with
the Part Admiral in the evening. 'I he Ptince is an
interesting little lad, tall for his age (seven years last
Aprill, and already much delighted with England,
exclaiming, " Oh, this beautiful country ; I shall
never go back." The servant, who is a very intelli-
gent man, on going over the arsenal, observed with re-
gret, "'Theodore should have seen ! " A little Ahys-
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itty girl,
ha
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

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torin the hair. I here esp., kat pie ..oro in rerommend•
hag it, for, having be,u bold far Ltlrlog twe.ve yeari, my
lair hes by it. numo been rostored to me oil intriamt
Fourtir net of. oolour for pee oratoe to its t "[WIC hkl..
..3011EPH ROUEIt9."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

NOTICE.

INNKEEPERS', GROCERS', AND OTIIER
BUSINESSES,
Aux SPEEDILY & EFFECTIVELY TEANSFERUED
BY S. INSULL,
AUCTIONEER AND VALUER.
litaff STIVET, BLUME, BILL.

No Charge made unless a Sale le effected.
No Charge to Porcliaoers.

CRICKETERS' ARMS INN,

MGR- STREET, STOtRBRIDGE.

TTENRY ROWCLIFFE begs to return
I I th.nk4 to the Inhabitunts of Stourliridge and
dist, ict. for the liberal support he 'waved at the
Wngmin and Ilorr-es, and to inform them that he him
taboo to the Above well-known Ira rd to ms by .triet
attention to busineaa to nava a continuance of theiv
favour.
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On Cottnty Court Days.

TO MALSTERS AND OTHERS.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

SECRET SERVICE MONEY.

• The annual demand of the Government for secret
service money is sure to call up the professed
economists of the It use, who are also sure to sit down
again without obtaining the explanation they ask for.
For this year I:32,000 is asked, and Mr. Alderman
Lusk wanted to know whether any of this mom•y
went for political purpos,. He was informed that
none of it was so applied, but that it was principally
placed at the disposal of the Foreign Offico. Some such
fund ought to be at the command of the Government,
but Mr. Alderman ',ask would certainly. not be
satisfied with the details of the exponditm e if they
were laid before him. If he had sought for infurtna.
tion concerning the "officials" who are maintained its
various capitals on the secret service money, and the
work which they are supposed to do, he would have
been on the right scent, but we doubt whether he would
have received an answer. Mr. Sclater-Booth, how-
ever, showed a boldness in asserting that none of the
money was devoted to political purposes, which suffices
to assure us that he was quite competent to defend
the department against unprivileged intrusion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

CHURCH OPINION, 2d. WEEKLY.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

DIED.

On the oth instant, Frances Sophia Catherine, the be-
loved wife of Edward Samuel Raines, of Brettell Lane,
near Stourbridgo.

IMPORTANT TO MOTHERS.—MTS.IoW's Soothing
Syrup, for children teething, is perfectly harmless. It
producer natural. quiet sleep. by relieving he rhibi from
pain, and tuu little cherub awake, as bright as a but.
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gives rest to the mother, and health to the child. It has
been thirty years in use in America, and is now sold in
this country by all the principal medicine dealers at is
lid per liottle.—See atlrcrt iet rant in another caffein.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

THIEVES UNDER THE THUMB.

•From Punch.

t)nnered Mr. Punch, Sir, in thin a free oountry
that's what I wants to No. 'Coe there's a oovey 'aye
bin writing to the riffled for to etlwise as burzelars
and pickpokkets and sick shotdd be Sc! afore the Reeks
for to inquire into their catackter, which he says it
was suggested by Mr. M. D. Hill, the late Recorder of
Binnimmin--small thanks to 'im for the same :-
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All persons suspected of living by theft might, be appre-
hended under a warrant, in order that their mode of life
might be inquired into, the onus prebend. of honesty being
with the accused. If a person has not all holiest mode of
obtaining his living. he must have a clishonest one. Sepa-
rate crimes are punishable when the offender is caught, but
criminality is a tolerated profession.

werry well to support fine words like " crimi-
nallity" and "tollerated," but I means to say /IS this
'ere cove he don't know what he's saying. Vv, if you
oane to that, there's thieves in one or two ."
sirs" DA is "tolerated" by society, aces they can't
well 'elp it. Ow about your money-lending lawyers,
and your bubble joint-stock swindlers ? Ortn't
some of them to be surweillacced don't you
think? Vy, they owsgs their thousands easy.,
while we filches a poor fiver. Talk o' public
safety and pussonal seciswity, which is the most
dangerous, the pore pickpokket like me, who prigs a
ticker now and then, or the purfessional swell-mobs-
man, who's a bubble bank direct,-r, or a blackguardly
attorney as discounts yowl, cob's bills ! If you appre-
hends the one, you shoulenab 'em both, I ses, and if
you quods the pickpokket 'acos the peelers swear no
he's purfessionally a prig, von shonil Iso timid the
usurers and jointstorkero who swindle by purfession,
and who would find it preshus aid to prove as they are
uming of a really 'onest
Which I remain yours to comand, purfessionally,
A Pnto.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

A LAMENTABLE AFFAIR.

A very painful accident is reported from Sandhurst.
Major Taylor, one of the few professors remaining at
the college during the summer vacation, on Thursday
last went out upon the principal lake in the college
pounds with his three young children and their nurse,
m one of the boats kept for the use of the cadets. Tile
second of the children, a little girl of about four, over-
balanced herself suddenly and fell into the water.
and Major Taylor plunged in after her. When he had
seized and raised her above water, he was unable to
regain the boat, and soon sank with her, whether from
inability to swim, or overpowered by the weight of the
child and his own clothes, does not appear NI, one
witnessed the accident but the nurse and surviving
children. The loaner got the boat to land, and pro-
ceeded to look for help. Dr. Fry, a medical mais
residing in the adjacent village of 'Yorktown, was the
' first jar-on on the spot, but no drags were forthcoming
snd it was an hour before the bodies of father
and child were recovered, when of course both were
dead. Mrs. Taylor had been confined but forty-
eight hours before her dreadful bereavement. The
dsceased officer was highly respected in private life
and in his capacity as instructor.

An inquest has been held, and from the evidence of
the nurse (Elizabeth Ann both) and a gentleman cadet
(Mr. Edward Wilson Conran), both of whom were in
the boat with the deceased, it appeared that Major
Tayb jr acesmpanied by those above named and three
more if his children, went for a row on the lake
about five o'clock on the afternoon in question. After
they had been out some time the children complained
of feeling thirsty, and the Major pulled to the shore
and sent the nurse for some drink. She returned with
some ginger beer, which the children drank. The de-
ceased (Evelyn) s.ill feeling thirsty, leant over the
side of the boat, and tried to get some water in her !
hands. Whilst so engaged she overbalanced herself
and fell into the water. The Major, seeing her Ibus-
ger, sprang in after her, and succeeded in reaching and
bringing her to the surface, but before assistance could
arrive he sank and was RUM no more. The drags were
sent for, and about an hour and a half afterwards the
Isslv if the Major was recovered. Every means were
used to resuscitate bin), but without effect. It was
I not till POMO considerable time afterwsrds that the
I body of the child was recovered. The delay was par-
tially caused through the authorities having to send a
distance of eight miles (to Aldershott) for drags, there
being none on the premises.
The jury returned a serdict of "Accidentally
I drowned," and desired the Coroner to represeut to the
I NV ar-office the necessity of drags being kept at the
I College.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

A COWARDLY ATTACK.

At the Leicester assizes, William Dilley has been
indicted for the wilfulinunier of William Jones, ttn the
:Ira of last month. It appeared from the evidence of i
Maria Webster that she was at the feast at Harlaidge
on the day in question, and left that place with the
deceased, who was keeping company with her, at
twelve at night, to go to her home at Hinckley, and
that as they were proceeding on their way through the
fields they were overtaken by the prisoner anti a man
named Calow ; that the prisoner used some disgusting
language and pushed against the deceased, who struck
him with his open hand, causing him to slip downside-
ways ; that the prisoner gut up again and said, ad-
' dressing the deceased, "that he would make him
ramember it," and struck him two or three times with
something which proved to be a knife. The deceased
walked away a few yards, and then fell from exhaus-
tion, and was subsequently carried to his house, where
he died the next day, after having made a deposition
similar in substance to the above, with the exception
of his stating that he knocked the prisoner down with
his fist, which fact was deposed to by Calow, wits also
swore that the prisoner WWI on the ground when he
stabbed the deceased, and that he did not run at him
as Maria Webster alleged.
Mr. Metcalfe addressed the jury in bell' If of the
prisoner, and contended that there was no evidence to
support an indictment for murder, as the deceased had
contributed to Ids death by his own act.
The Lord Chief Justice, in summing up, left it to
the jai yto say whether they belies-ea the evidence of
the girl or that of talon', coupled with the deposition
of the deceased. If they believed the former, then
there would he some evidence to support the indict-
ment for murder; but if the latter. then the case would
resolve itself into one of manslaughter.
The jury, after an absence from court of twenty
minutes, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter," and
the Lord Chief Justice, after condemning the
cowardice of using a knife on an unarmed man, sen-
tenced the prisoner to fifteen years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

THE POPE AND HIS ARMY.

A letter from Rome, of the 3rd instant, says :

Yesterday, the Pope paid a visit to his army on the plateau
of Monte Cave, arriving at Itocca di Papa in a carriage at
eight o'clock in the morning. As his holinesa entered the
camp, rain lietan to fall, and was driven on by farious gusts
of wind, which rose to a storm when the Holy Father reached
the temporary chapel, erected at great cost, in the midst of
the camp. In this fabric the troops assemined to hear the
Pope say mass, which be accomplished under great diffi-
culties, for at that elevation the air was extrituely cold,
obliging him to wear his ea ',alum or re I velvet .11, and, as
the rain pierced the thin roof of the chapel, a red umbrella
was held over his head. The white linen for the altar was
. retaiiii d in its place by the weight of mallets, arid the Host
wes placed under a glass clock shade, to prevent its
, being car: led away by the tempest. In spite sit
: these discomforts, the Holy Father went through all
the services of the mass with his 11311:11 delibera-
tion. The troops then gathered in the middle of the
camp, where the Pope mounted a scaffold, and, re-
gardless of wind and rain, bestowed upon them his solemn
benediction. General fancier wished him to wait for the
troops to march past, hut ilis Holiness was too fatigoed, ann
hastened away, intending to accomplish the descent from the
mountain irs a litter. This operation, however, proved even
more fruitful of disconifort than the celebration id mass in
the camp chapel, and the cover of the litter so cramped the
knees of the Holy Father that he insisted on alighting. But
Ira found it equally painful to walk, m the ground seas sodden
with rain, and the mud ankle deep; and he could only pro-
ceed by catching at the rifles of the soldiers who lined the
way. Finally, the jaded Pontiff reached his carriage, and
was conveyed to Gmttoferrata. This journey, which lias
been a true martyrdom for the old num, and has already pro-
deceit a bail effect on his health, is said to have cost, in all
Its accompaniments, 60,000 francs. Fortunately the Italian
government has just trail into the Puntlflcial exchequer
3,000,000 francs, and promises another inatahnetit of its debt
next week.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

VENTRILOQUISM IN COURT.

A iumewbat curious episode occurred in the B ristol
Sessions Court the other day. Whilst the learned
Recorder was in the act of summing up in a serious
case of highway robbery, and when it was necessary
that his own mind and those of the jury should be free
from distraction, a voice was heard singing with pe-
culiar sweetness the song of "home, Sweet Home,"
and with such distinctness that at first no doubt was
entertained that it emanated from some person in
court. The members of the bar, the witnesses, the
prisoner, and the spectatorm all looked about to see
the charming singer, whilst the officials, with their
customary zeal in the suppression of all extraheous
noises, shouted, "Silence in court!" The Recorder
himself delivered a few interlocutory remarks, de-
manding that the police should "stop that noise." It
was thought, after a few moment's examination,
that the sounds might arise from some one
in the adjoining yard. Mr. Inspector New-
ton, without further ado, assumed the detective
himself, but strangely enough, no sooner had he got
into the yard than the melody ceased, and there was
a hearty laugh--" Ha, ha, ha !" This was repeated
with such heartiness that all the Court who were not
impresed with the gravity of the occasion joined in
chorus "Ha, ha, ha !" The inspector returned into
c ourt, and the singing was resumed—the refrain this
time being "Not for Joe." " Where does the noise
come from?" was the stern question officially put to
the inspector. "From the prisoners below," was the
r ; and forthwith Mr. Wallia the prison clerk,
descended the steps to the cell. and inquired who it
was that dared to sing. Tile character of the song,
"Home, Sweet Home," gave weight to the suggestion
that it must have come horn some one yearning for A
return to domestic bliss, but the universal answer of the
prisoners was, "How can we sing in this strange
place?" and their weepiugs and moanings confirmed
their verbal denial of any infraction on their part of
the prison discipline. Thus baulked, the officials gave
up the search, and the whole affair remained& uty6tery
even at the rising of the Court.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

HALESOWEN.

HIGHWAY OFFRNCE.—At the Petty Sessions held on
Tuesday last, before E. Moore, F. L. Smith, and E.
oem, Fairs., Joseph Fellows was charged by Superin•
tendent Overend with allowing his hor•e to stray on the
highway on the 21st alt. Police-constable Smith proved
the offence. Defendant pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay
the costa.
CHARGE OF GAIIBLING.—John Evans, landlord of the
Vine Inn, was charged by Superintendent Overend with
allowing card playing in his house on the 27th ultimo.
Three witnesses were summoned to prove the offence,
but defendant pleaded guilty, and as this was his first
offence he was let off by paying costs.
PALTRY CHARGE.—EIIen James, a respectably•dressed
woman, was charged by Frederick Coley with feloniously
stealing a child's pinafore, his property. In answer to
the charge defendant said that the pinafore was her own
property; that she made it and cut it out. She knew it
by the sewing. Prosecutor's wife declared it was her
child's pinafore, and that defendant took it off the child's
back. The Bench considered they had ne jurisdiction,
and that complainant had his remedy in the County
Court.—There were other cases, but they were will,
drawn.
HASBCRY TEMPERANCE. MEETING.—On Tuesday even•
lag a temperance meeting was held in the spacious
chapel belonging to the Primitive Methodists, at Has-
bury. The attendance was good. Several gentlemen
from different parts of the circuit, addressed the meet-
ing, and melodies were sung by the ladies. The meet-
ing closed with the usual ceremonies.
UNITED TEA MEETING.—On Monday last the members
and friends, together with a number of friends from the
different denominations of the district, held a united tea
meeting in the Old Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mir-
; mingham-street : the proceeds to go towards defraying
the expenditure of erecting the new chapel now in the
course of erection, and which will be, when finished, a
splendid edifice. After tea a public meeting was held,
and Mr. Palmer, of Old Mill, presided. Among the gen-
tlemen on the platform were the Rev. H. O. Astbury,
M.A., Rev. .2. Wright, and Messrs. Houlston, Price (of
Hasbnry), and others from the different places in the
circuit. The speeches were of a sound practical charac-
ter, awl were delivered with great eloquence. Mr J.
Millstone observed, in the counse of his speech, that the
more he knew of ether denominations toe better he
liked them. He v glad to ddrerent sections of
the Christian x numb making such a mighty (Alert to
civilise sad evangelise the world. He hoped he should
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

NETHERTON.

Ti's MEETING AND PHENENTATION.—On Monday even•
lug last, a tea was kindly given by the Rev. J. J. Slade,
incumbent of Netherton, on his grounds at Netherton
Hill, to the teachers connected with the Chnrch Sunday
Schools in his parish. The chief feature of the evening
was the presentation of a Bible and a purse of money
(collected by Mrs. F. rireen) to Miss A. Bowmaker, who
is leaving the girls' school, oy which she has been mis-
tress upwards of ten years. In presenting the Bible and
purse of money from different friends in Netherton, the
Rev. J. J. Slade spoke very highly of the way in which
I Miaa Bowrnaker had discharged her duties, and begged
her acceptance of those presents as small tokens of their
i appreciation of services which could not be repaid in
this life, but for which her Heavenly Master would here-
after reward her.—The Rev. S. N. Harrison then gave
Iher, in the name of the teachers. a handsome mahogany
writing desk and a satchel, alluding in feeling terms to
her services.—The Rev. H. Bentley, in lilies Bowmaker's
'hame, thanked all present; and Mr. F. Green having as-
sured her, in the name of the teacher., that she carried
with her their best wishes, and that they wished her
" God speed,- the proceedings terminated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

POOR RATE.

TOWNSHIP OF UPPER SWINFORD.

THE Collector will attend at Mr. Dark's, the
Waterloo Inn. Upper Swinford, on Tersest
Neil, the 21st inst. between the boors of Ten and Two,
to receive Poor 11,ten now due. After the above data
Summonses will be issued itgainst all Defaulter,.
By Order of the
OVERSEERS.
Beath, Stourbridge, July 15,1868.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

tovribc Ot!scvinr.

SA'II:ItDAY, JULY 19, 1868.

MR. MAGINNIS AND THE IRISH CHURCH.

the kiliior Mt; " Obserrce."
Sin,—Yoor paper of Saturday last is just to hand.
As the mail is now being made up, I have only time to
say that in the whole of my leetore on the Irish Church
nethep araoard nor (.4,l,,tibkill era:: Wire itllllo4
rilerftti t,o.
In much haste,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.

DRINK AND REVENGE.

At Durham assizes, Jonathan Wnorlmassi a labounr,
was indicted for wounding Percy Gibson, the manager
of the Skerne Ironworks at Darlington, on the 7th
inst., with intent to murder him.
it appeared that. on the 7th of ;Tidy, at half-past six
in the morning, the prisoner and an, titer man offered
themselves for work at the ironworks of which the
prosecutor is manager, and the prosecutor told the
other man to go to work, but offered no work to the
pnsoncr, who had before been employed on the
premises. This seemed to have greatly irritated the
prisoner. He went home, got a quantity of drink, and
by nine o'clock WM nearly drunk. Ile then borrowed
a table-knife of a neighbour and proceded again to the
Skerne Irwin, orks, where for some ti nle he was walking
about expressing his intention to kill Mr. Gibson, the
manager, if he found him, saying, "Vie Lord hare
merry upon hint if I ;wet hint, for I will hare none!"
He WU then much the worse for liquor and violent,
and some of the workmen told him to go home. At
length he saw Mr. Gth6on crossin4 the yard if the
works, and immediately made towards him ; when near
hint he sprang upon him and dealt him so vii dent a
blow ou the chest with the table-knife that he bent the
knife, and alwort knocked Mr. Gibson down. He ,
then repeated this attack, stabbing at Mr. Gibson and
hurting him in the groin, the knife cutting through his
clothes awl grazing and bruising him. He then in-
flicted a cut on Mr. Gibson's thumb and on his face in
the strug4e. Eventually he got Mr. Gibson down,
and was found "digging" him in the back with the
knife by one of the workmen, who pulled him off. Mr
' Gibson was faint with loss of blood, and for some days
ill from the hurt in the groin.
'rhe prisoner's debmee was that he was so drunk he
knew nothing at all about what he was doing.
He was found "Guilty," and his Lordship, stating that
his defence was no palliation or excuse for his crime,
sentenced him to live years penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18

EXCITING SCENE AT A BULL FIGHT.

G ibrallar Chronicle of June 30cont nins the followiog

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We hear that the bull fights on Sunday last at
Cadiz were to excessively lad that an iiierrfc of rather
terrifying dimensions occurred in the Bull Ring. As
far :le the camiring, was coneetned the audience had no
cause for complaint. Gurdito and Lagartijo were both
there, and the fortrox were all above the average.
Unfortunately the bulls were considerably below pan .
The first two were indifferent, and the third was no
chicken-hearted that he eves driven out of the ring by
the exemationi of the spectators, the Antoeida4 being
compelled to give way before the vehement cries of
" fliers" which resounded from every bench. Although
the fourth Lull required " fuego," it was even-
, tually killed, but on the entrance of the fifth bull