The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-05 00:00:00

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the papi
though no

,° any line of policy uniil_ due pm-
- .aed .to Parliament. It appeared to h
Go-versan- ent had acted in a wise and judicious
said he did not wish for tthepgrhotdtuhcetipoonhooyf
thought ' correspondence, but he be ea „at with regard to Foreign Affairs ought to
earnunicated to Parliaent.
, Ille motiO m
n vats then put and negatived.
EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY.
histdielirvaratdiinge then asked the Duke of Cambridge whetthear
liahae ons on the efficiency o. f the Army, made a ao,„:unner on the 24th of April, had been correctly re-
takT.us and expressed a hope that the. Government would
tion,'ouva. que.stion of recruiting into their serious considers-
tot to r_erYing that in consequenceeoafrsho_
age
come to
f eto India, the
rank,
071.1%d Soldiers under twenty y spite ' .aie Home Army had been filled with very young
„.,.. rs.
obsetvati'l4e 01
ahott h been at Alder-
Cambridge 'stated that two days before the
ions referred to were made he had
there.alid examined most carefully the regiments quartered
of a_ The words he used had reference only to the physique
41_4 osen, who seemed to him to be just the same as they
ceZaja had been in his experience.
etreY the idea that the troops Ilaet never. intendedhott
we to
ohosaa.w_.s!. tooting, and the context of
eahils,indgspe.resech clearly
He feared
twhastny flit not to, have been
.his m
vvas to be no enlistment oftosohladiveerasnuAnrdmeyr
at..,, Y years of age, it would be impossible _
aesT
an
rtander the voluntary system. m
a wa.tTle to be ry made in the Reserve, Sfoorae change
present might
t there was
be
ss
then,":ne! Doer to make the men when called out serve with.
Sible '
, glrnents. Conscription he regarded as wholly impos-
, .44 this country.
borarde Card Well agreedin thinking that conscription could
Chan resorted to in this country, and to secure fuller ranks the
Day. ceullir.of the Exchequer must be prepared to. goiv
the n'''',lnallitalned that there had been a large Increase "1
give more
Coah,ll.reoer as
of peace when
well as efficiency of the Artillery and
the il, and there never was a time
tatgatathbeer' I :a fe
f seen so large as
lle. ew in the Infantry w
Years. He defended s
tthhee arrange-
Reserve , ara. t
'aYs and'',lu,_ g a comparison between the recruits of former
liad made with regard to
rtiat
roa ~‘s.Vl present, he observed that the number of Courts-
e
tlanair• 'N gone on decreasing, and he declared it to be
th laic for thoie who relied on those men to fight for
teroaeat.trY to be perpetually describing them as con-
La. kfosteaorwttelile arks from Lord Grey, Lord Strathnairn, and Lord
Ole ths,.'
aecruiet. aae of
Richmond observed that thecniimesptoiorntasof
that tle g and of the Reserve were
of
such nee
hsia Secretary for War
Wohla aiY wonld be the first to which the Secret _ e
of
Cam.
ge
forest his Attention. He thanked flee plik
kaY other his sPeech, and said he could not understand how
erpianatire Meaning than that given in his it ° yal Highness's
reletrea toll could have been attached to the words
Lora at •
Welt . 'averleY said there existed in the existing system as
/allitia the means of creating a Reserve. italjll4seaanitohlireer belcitsMess having been disposed of, their Lord.
da the 'I., BUNKER'S HILL EXPLOSION.
etvihe.
'olhe B.„'°USt OP COMMONS, Sir S. Waterlow
dehoe torY if h*attention had been called
the inquest on the toasktheed kill glven at •is bodies of the 43. persons
Ctolcle b!,t,he recent explosion at Bunker's Hill Colliery near
ed their
%ode' 'ea throefe Government inspectors
teat Mliatiou expressed
blasting
of gunpowder for . e
at Weirlit .nerY Mines eduriusneg the time the colliers are
aoy Ines an whether the Government intended to pr_
hullers tshre this session for protecting the lives 00. coal
gun
11641 e/1)1 1,,
leterblaaae—titg2turcotphier restrictions on the use I
Cross re • - ---
e present at the
est, b_., , Plied that the inspectors were aad rem esioes a thirst gentleman of great experience, who
441(1 befoerea,renort upou the subject which would shortly be
4-ornament.
4 rtiLIGHTHOUSE LIGHTS AND SIGNALS.
Ivh'el Jaliles asked the President of the Board of Trade
that t,t' his attention had been called to the circumstance
_
Oh, yl4, ,eteVr Orthe Schiller heard
neither saw the light nor e tePt • ' efMal, although it was stated that a good look-out wasr
leis luether his attention had been drawn to a gas-burner,
ha wttand been tried practically at lighthouses i Ireland,
_
*theta"'ea waa stated to be the most powerful burner ba use;.
ilia n,,e,r Professor Tyndall, in his report on fog signals,
stgnar desert,.
Wiltlhi ~ se the steam syren as the most powerful fog
4—ae. has hitherto been tried in England:
oaars!
of pa.,„,an conjunction with the Trinity House, the
improvements
dfor tileViraposed to take steps to adopt these impTov Sir c. a"LhoUses of Great Britain and the colonies.. -
stsacea Adderley replied that an inquiry into. the nirelim
V,1,1+ the af,tteliding the loss of the Schiller was being instituted
irile ' 'nerdrean Government
4'14 rEi
a--
feg sls h si. beenPapers with regard to gas
aro
1114' the detaili gna • a laid on the tablf the
t o into within the
1 Of a qnestiosnef whuch
he
Could
no
g
,_ kr. a.. 17. •
Wllethez„,.' "lan subsequently asked the Postmaster-General
lose
ot
~.. With the view the Scall,"l°CelirriDir On such occasions as the recent loss of
of lessening the great_
Isles, e suffering
Trinity
t between
event
lien Lt 4(er oft the Scilly h would take into considers-
lie the'esealZete.SsarY with. the Board of Trade and
:t
reistottuo_tesilechigashintfinhuetioitsbeosaf telegraphic communication
e
.and the nearest land; and, m h
overlimeut w ing now applicable for thispur
expensespose,the
'''4Qtaq be met. olnd consider how the necessary
isoid ,I as . . '
ties nle,,Lailintsers was understood to reply that the t amutehnotrie-f
n elegre;r,Oed were not in favour of the establishment
_ ost otia-Z. coMmunication as. proposed, while from apurely
Inleh att 11at of view there were obvious objections CI
asisiOshmeat.
.• se
Stasi)4l
air G. ~, OPENING OF THE BRIGHTON AQUARII73_r.ce
m _ ~,,,,,Dartzper
4 . asked the Secretary of State for the II
regard ' what are the intentions of the Government
the oto the Statute 21 Geo. 111. C. 49, and whetiter
rn
a tter,eement will introduce a Bill of -Indemnity a
WijietherPealing qr otherwise dealing with such Acs well
Act. And
alit% Att the Secretary of State for the Home DePartmDepartmento
r
' tileatheY-General have the power to stay proceedings
peumtiesder the
vvhe or otherwise prevent the recovery of
Lagly, ' all. ther thaapower will be exercised acco 01.
, have
,u4d the i;).0
the Brighton Aquarium Company, since I
of ri seeing a deputation from them the othale_ .
r_
oe open,,,,corne to an arrangement that the institution sh
soar,ns_;,i. Without any of the accompaniments that were l
00
oh th:`' to
eaat have given rise to the judgment of the judges
Irui B,llll_ d°aeya°i4 in q uestion that it shall be opened
naply as an aquarium, although money
to aoullt received for admission. The question will,
" I •' he almost immediately tried before a court
Aet or not;
whether that is an offence against the
toke suac?it ; and according to the result the Government will
the penzeetion as they may be advised to take.. As regard
klvet iu ites, I will take care in the meantime, if I have any
sir 0. t e Matter, that they shall not be enforced.
14 the ,01::wYer wished to know what change had been made
3,fa a latliY With a view of keeping within the law. i
antuti ro,oess °4'Slinsksyid that the company intend to open the In
teohey ba„ simply ass scientific institution, although,l
.
sit, 4 .....4 be received at the doors. ' •.• ' '
ntsiallsi' ' '
IThethert,'Yler, Who rose amid cries of " Order," .i -na;7,7,
4llll4eize,,lle institution would. in that. case: be a taa'v i-ria:
al, , '" lilider the Act.
to a ' w'osa : That '- • - - f law will haw
,eterkiae o
. , -ijaasociselywhat_aicauxt
,_,_. . -,,,,,..• '3•::::17, .I,: -.I Ast • ' ,
We a ',.,.. ''''.11111.14(11:fil Skill • OF ' ' STRINGERS."
en th.„„Fsatat Was rectined on Lord Ilartington's Resolutions
1111101 'obis-Cation of Debates and Exclusion of Strangers,.
atativa Stool
I.oPPedi ..,
. uvon.rneds from Tuesday, May 4, when 31r.
IteisehiltL''. at by espieing strangers. At that time the
„selenah,"4.,relat4.4. to the Publication of Debates and the
lienry in favour of. official rTortingwere
kr: /I l'rlicll, and •
. _
'..'"Ylifivci a4viseZl the House not tcitosWhis
't•at'all; but te tOnfineltself to 'Ltd etbraslt
Toceed-

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