The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-11 00:00:00

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RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN THE
BLACK SEA.

Orders have been given that the workmen in the
Russian naval establishments on the Black Sea are to
work in relays vi ithout intermission in the prepara-
tion of the fleet for sea and the completion of all those
ships now building. Three armour-clad barbette
ships are in hand—viz., the Tchesme, jest passed
through her trial trips satisfactorily ; the Catherine 11.,
now preparing for her engine trials; and the Sinope,
which was to have been launched in May next, but
will now be ready early in April. Each of these are
armoured with lain. steel-faced plates and mount six
12in. breechloa ding guns in each barbette, a
very unusual armament, which necessitates the
mounting of the guns in pairs on three turn-
tables. There is an auxiliary armament of Gin.
breechloading guns on the broadside, with Hotchkiss
revolving cannon, machine ;tins and tubes for dis-
charging Whitehead torpedoes. Each ship is about
10,150 tons burden, is 314 feet long, 69 feet beam,
draws 26 feet of water, and has compound horizontal
engines of 12,00) horse-power, capable of propelling
the vessel at a e peed of 15 knots an hour.
The last of a fleet of six gunboats has just been
launched in the traleto. Three of these were built
at the new dockyard of Nicolaieff and three at
Sebastopol. Each gunboat mounts two 8-in, guns to
a powerful auxiliary armament, and the engines were
built by Napier tif Glasgow. All of these are now
preparing for war service. The available torpedo
armament is already powerful, and has been much
strengthened since the Turkish war, when it did good
service. In addition to ship's-boats for spar torpedoes,
there are 20 first-class boats and several torpedo
cruisers, built after the French design, one of which,
the Captain Sf,-her, can do 21 knots an hour.

TTIE NUMBER SEVEN.--On the 7th of the 7th month
a holy observance was ordained to the children of
Israel, who feasted 7 days and remained 7 days in
tents; the 7th year was directed to be a Sabbath of
rest for all things; and at the end of 7 times 7 years
commenced the grand Jubilee; every 7th year the
land lay fallow; every 7th year there was a grand
release from all debts, and bondmen were set free.
From this law might have originated the custom of
binding young men to 7 years' apprenticeship, and of
punishing incorrigiblq offenders by transportation for
7, twice 7, or three times 7 years. Anciently a child
was not named before 7 days, not being accounted
fully to have life before that periodical day; the teeth
spring out in the 7th month, and are shed in the 7th
year, when infancy is changed into childhood. At
thrice 7 years the faculties are developed, manhood
commences, and a man becomes legally competent to
perform all civil acts ; at four times 7 man is in full
possession of his strength; at five times 7 he is
fit for the business of the world; at six times 7 he
becomes grave and wise, or never; at seven times
7 he is in his apogee, and from that day decays; at
eight times 7 he is in his first climacteric: at nine
times 7, or sixty-three, he is in his grand climacteric,
or year of danger; and ten times 7, or three score
years and ten, has by the Royal Prophet been pro,
nolinced the natural periA of human UN

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