The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-03 00:00:00

ROYALTY IN DISTRESS!
The correspondent of the Gironde gives the following
amusing details of the efforts of the Queen of Spain to leave

enerally— is that the Spanish people should throw off
ie double yoke of a narrow-minded absolutist Queen I The comedy is becoming truly dramatic; the interest
nil of a tyrannous priesteraft. The cause of freedom I lel increasing every moment. In my post-scriptuin of
• izteertilhaey4iiileiletneddeelteeNrn'enii
flier:l,l4:lk
laetazti ta I:od,d, yoti
nil popular progress throughout the world is at stake
uring this contest in Spain, and it is no wonder there- went to the station in the midst of officers, servants,
ire that the battle between tyranny and freedom is and a few lookers on. The servants take their places.
a,serly watched in our own country. Will the train start this time? It certainly will, for
The right et public meeting is one that no one in ' here she is. She is sad, dejected; the parting of her
'is senses in this country would impugn, but this right I ctihie. side Oft carriages, a cbceoanrti irmennidieiNy stt icainhi
gay be abused, and with all due deference to Mr. ' the Marquis de Roneoli,' and other persons of distinZ-
hlgea ;ind his friends of the Reform League, this right thin. The engine-driver is at his post, the railway
'i abused when an iminense mass of people meet in directsra and manager, who are to accompany her, are
in their seats. M. Onate goes to close the dwr id the
rj,yde Parks to pass resolutions in favour of 'Mr. hllts signal !,,t
all,ll )Nvat wanted
~ I ie.,.
tshtart.
clailstone's Irish Church policy—or against rural ea
that Au at
nee
ether!: is
a cry ‘ i
telegram
.olicy, fir that matter. I for one, am sorry to see senger from the captain-general of Guipuzco pewees
hat arrangements for such a meeting are being made, through the troops and delivers into the hand of the
nil that deputations from all parts of the United Marquis de Roncoli a despatch. It is in cypher, and
t,tvaekefs;oncle tianteleito.reiathl
(t
in oni gd, are to as i. take part in it. Such gatherings h" t:
(Issieesinon
Ryairat
it-s,• always create ill-feeling, by calling out strong impatiently. Of what use L'lte‘rsthen the whole worTil
olitical antagonism, which otherwise would lie dor will be aquainted with the despatches in five minutes?"
lain. The ipit-sties involved in these mass meetings Her Majesty went into the saloon carriage. Here a
, council with closed diens was held which lasted twenty
1 Hyde Park, have been discussed over and over again,
ninutes. The Queen does not depart even this time
• nil it is a pity tore-open them. Public opinion surely She comes out lof the carriage, her face pale and her'
an sufficiently assert itself, on both sides, without eyes full of tears. Leaning on her husband's arm, she

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Cr open-air meetings.
're commencement of October is a favourite time
..r bringing out new publications, and several are
anouteced. The Ercning Echo sufficiently indicates
v its name what it is intended to be. We are ',ro-
ll 'a tirst-elass newspaper and literary journal'
the Retrain!, Merrarg for one halfpenny. I no more
ffiei c it than I believe you can purchase postage
tece.:,s, Stare, or standards, for a halfpenny. It is an
isnint 31111 preposterous price, as scores if would-be
cwsimper proprietors have found to their cost. The Free
'outs e Juorsal proposes to discuss questions affecting
!el.it,el and lolseur ; to advocate courts of conciliation for
ie.: adjustment of trade disputes, and the education and
311.1..yment of our yonthful population. Whether
is-rieslical is to be (-established by the Free Labour
.sie-y id, not know, Init it will evidently assert the
toe- Vi,WA. This association, by the way, is progress-
.:..- spa.-.'. It has the names of 14,000 workmen on
, Imoks, comprising 154 trades and occupations,
. -sides which, it is supported by some id the leading
"it to in erery brooch of industry. From the title of
J.:Ter it is to be presumed that it will be thoroughly
ppos-el to strikes. The Theatrical and Musical
ri is another candidate for popular favour. The
i,,c;pol publishing houses, too, are preparing for the
seats., which is emphatically the reading

goes to her coach, escorted by the minister in attend-
ance, the other dignitaries and entploye‘e. The cortege
had something mournful and even funereal about it.
The engine driver resigns the locomotive to the fire-
men to put out the fire. The halherdiers, the engineer
officers, the cfivic guards, the servants, and the two
chaplains, march back to San Sebastian.
Among French newspapers the Re.nthilent has
gained a high reputation for minute and brilliant
narratives of events which have never happened plays
the Pall Mall Gazette). It may be as well, therefore,
to warn our readers that there is probably a consider-
able embroidery of fiction in the following letter,
which, however, is interesting in its way :
Just as the correspondent of the E.,niment arrived in
the tows at ten o'clock at night of what seems b, have been
the 2lst inst.. he heard front a police officer that the Queen
was about departing. "The Royal train," said lie, •is in
the station :the revointion is finished."
At midnight the Queen and her husband arrive in a car-
riage, followed by their children and several ladies of
honour. The Queen is in tears, she walks up and down
under the peristyle, the soldiers present items falser, and
the spectators, who by thistime have become very numerons,
uncover, but preserve a dead silence. "Let us go," says the
Queen, and she enters the Royal carriage. 'the attendants
take their places, :nut Just at the moment the Mel dye train
Is about to give the signal to start, tan despatches are
brought. The Queen immediately idiots from her carriage,
anti says to her ex-minister, who begs her not to enter
Madrid as yet, "11l could wear breeches. I would return to
my capital." She then hides her face in her hands, and with
tears in her eyes regains the walthig-room. The Royal car-
riages having left, the Governor of Saint Sebastian hands the
cp‘eeu into his own carriage, and returns to the town on

1", 11, It • ,f October, 1868, dates the commence-
and. of the workimx of the treaty of the peace between
.c•.l •r and non-smokers on the railways. Like many
.hor treaties, however, this is rather indefinite. It
i.le4 that railway companies shall, "in every
ti ain where there are more carriages than

On the following morning it was raining in torrents, and a
frightful storm obliged the correspondent to seek shelter at
the guardroom of the litieell'S guard of honour. At four
o'clock two closed landaus, drawn by six black mules, draw
up before the Royal residence. The Prince of the Asturias
and his governor take their places in the first vehicle. The
young Infant is dressed in white. The wind breaks his
timbrella at the moment he descends the steps of the house.
Following him come governesses holding in their arms the
three lufautas, who.enter the second carriage. The trumpet
sounds and the soldiers Wide the Royal children. Au
officer remarks to me "They are going for a short drive," hut
I observe.travelling-bags and packages in the hands of the
members of theft suite. I presume, therefore, that the
Infantas are leaving.zsaint Sebastian. At six o'clock a third
Minion, preceded by an ontrider and several men on horse-
back, draws up before the house. The soldiers present
arms, and permit In, to druid at the very door opposite to
which the carriage stands. queen Isabella appears at the
top 91 the wet Hight of steps, which she descends with
dignity. her . husband and various gentlemen of
the court follow her. The Queen's eyes are red, but a
smile is on her lips; her condilexion is very fimlied, her
dress a little neglected. She is enveloped in a grey mantle
and wears no cloves; ell her head is a little straw togas
with a red feather. Whilst the unties advanced slowly, the
Queen stops oil the pavement beside me, and speaks to two
pretty Spailidi women wlio have approached her. Two
Frenchmen. snime Americans, and floe 4,1. six Spaniards are
with as. We uncovet respectfully, and one of the Frew:ll-
- cries ont lloonnage ?i la Wine." Queen
Isabella turtle and ssya very distinctly in s cairn voice,
thank the Pectin-is fur their courtesy," whereupon the oldser
French**, eatints "I‘klen The tdmva st.leted
hint with her hand "and MOnntitertfito the landau, when two
Spanish Wks engaged in conversation with her. The
Queen's husband is Very pale: he was Olit of miii orm. and
scarcely returned our salute. Ihe suite enter two
Intend carriases, and whilst the Spanish standard is heing
hauled down and the troops present limes. Ole earl lanes pr.,-
rend in the direction of the railway, or tile French frontier,
I ain not certain which.
The writer returned the same evening to him rite, without
being Able to learn is !tether the Queen had really left for
Madrid or elsewhere. The thing that struck bini most was
the profound indifference of the spanianis for her Majesty.
114 found the house the Queen had occupied with all the
shutters closed ant the guard changed. The officer in com-
mand was less andable than his predecessor ; lie refused to
tell hint w halter the Queen had returned: but he offered
him cigars, and asked him If it were true that the French
fleet was coming to support the Queen's troops. The six
sentries had their guns capped and loaded.

provi,le smoking compartments (sic)

_each clam of passengera." Strictly and literally,
in-lain,: compartment for each class would not
ooet tie terms of- the Act of Parliament, but this is

:11 that railway companies seem to consider they are
I,amd to suppb-. This is in itself a very grand im-
protetocnit, awl will do something to prevent those
I etween smokers and those who object to
is MAI have hitherto been so frequent. But
7 • 7• cet•t that this treaty of peace and famigatiim will
1' .•1 y n:tet the 41ifficulty, is to expect a great deal
toach. A train, we will say, has one smoking coot-
, art Ile id for each class ; the stocking carriage is full,
atot.M t% Cantankerous. who dearly loves a pipe, and

,
II smoke it, whether it be the pipe a peas or war,
!nix, allit lights up. "Yon've no businesslo smoke
Mlle," says one passenger. ''There's a smoking ear-
;f you want to lonnkc," chitneti in another.
‘untl if lit- ,I;m1 want to smoke," says a wag
;Aways i. a wag in even mompartment, but then
crc ore it litany degrees of waggery!) and so the
.var 41, it. allliCalole i.e hostile settlement
uopentling on the temperament of the disputantB,
?' ere 1---tug iv; authority to appeal to. Railway coin-
, will imw pretty generally leave the public to
lit their ,;wit hattles, nod these battles will perhaps
; • almost ai iminerm“ as ever, though the leaislative
I ,s It me its hit to ion, tot them.

..N what has occurred times without
came Lefore one of onr police Magi,-
the other day. "Ten me where Li fancy bred,"
!,- Pet t; t.O no- what is fancy bread, says the
C " cottage loaf, w lien be finds it o eighs
9 instead ot tAlt, and when he is told that
y hrea I s 1 11,4 be 01 any partividar weight.
d s , I,••I IA it right to have a '2lb. loaf ; baiter
yI. ..1f t.lay 4tlly sire, any weielit, and
y ;,• I.lagitrate Rays stwli a lstnnhss,u,n Will Orel'
ii rto fraud. No doubt of it, lint there is ample
-dt wartinuit this. In I.ondru, far the greater Fr o
z. f 14, ad is Rent out to customers, and this is
ii. 'f lie law shouhl make true weight
- .

•viai may be thought of the teachings o
Irmithah it e othi not he permitted that he
•c.l and hooted in the heart 4f the city
at '' high 'Change," and, accordingly, anti-
.th• ,huionstrations have been so/Tres:aid by
••••• Whether the Rev. Mr. Lyng> is right or
now to lie setth•il hy the ordinary male of
not the place t, enter on the
• i•i ground 4 4 Ritualbm, but as I have watched
hgnatim, first brother and thea father,

i ye

mr, say that if his teachings and practices are
1 erni.-,'o de in the of England, I am at a loss

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