The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-31 00:00:00

EPITOME OF
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BRITISH /..ND FOREIGN.

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Great sorrow is felt in Paris for the death of Lady
Mine Faue, who was as popular in the circles which she
frequented as her husband, who was Secretary of Embassy
and Charg6 IVAtTairei between the departure of Lord Cowley
and the accession to office of Lord Lyons.
The Emperor Napoleon has sent, through the
Marquis de Cozaux. Charls, d'Affaires of France at Rome, a
subscription of 20,000 francs COO, in aid of the victims of
the recent inundations in Switzerland.
Chest and throat diseases are very prevalent in Paris
just now. Among the sufferers is Rossini, who was attacked
on the day he intended to leave his suburban residence at
Pasty, and take up his winter quarters in Paris. His COllai-
Um causes inane anxiety.
Mrs. Mary L. Hutchinson, the mother of the
Hutchinson faintly of singers, died recently of paralysis at
Milford, N. 11., aged eighty-three. She was the mother of
sixteen children, to whom the 1111 l Meal powers with which she
was naturally gifted were generously transmitted.
Victor Hugo has addressed a long letter to the people
of Spain, in which he urges the advantage. In every pdm of
view, of the choice of a Republican Govenment. "A re-
public in Spain," he says. '• would be to the horizon the
irradiation of the true—a promise for all—a menace f nay to
what is evil it would be this giant-justice upright in Europe
behind the barricade of the Pyrenees. Spain a monarchy.
Spain is little; Spain a republic, Spain is grand. Which will
she choose?"
lx North Carolina, recently, a company of the Ku-
Elm-Elan went to the hou,e of a Republican, where a wed-
ding was in progress, fired through the windows, killed the
bridegroom, and wounded the bride.
"A young highwayman, named Dewey, arrested
on Wednesday last, and imprisoned at the Station-house,
Tremont, charged with robbery, made his escape by passing
thromrh an aperture in the door of his prison through
which his food had been handed him. The hole was but
twelve inches high and six wide, and he had to undress
himself that he might squeeze through, dragging his clothes
after Min, and re•lm,sing outside. his has not been
caught.—" Neva York Times, Oct.
11.
President Johnson has issued a proclamation calling
upon all citizens of the United States to observe the 26th day
of November next as a day of public praise and thanks-
giving for the general prosperity ut the States, and for the
continuance of amicable relations with foreign Govern-

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At Blackburn, the other day, a man being very
unwell an emetic was administered; the result was that he
vomited a reptile nearly four inches in length
It isn't love only that 'laughs at locksmiths." A
prisoner made his eszape lately from the Hull borough gaol.
, by means of a spoon, out of which he ingeniously c.mstructed
a key, and with which, after sip-mounting endless difficulties
he managed to turn the lock I d his cell door. It should be
stated, however, that the "credit" of the contrivance is
mainly due to as incorrigible mate, who was serving a tenth
term of imprisonment, and who had successfully tried his
`'prentice hand" at prison-bresking at Dartmouth.
The Italian papers announce that Prince Thomas of
Genoa, nephew of King Victor Emmanuel, is about to be
educated at Harrow. The young prince is fourteen years of

age.
Her Majesty the Qneen of Holland has forwardei
£lO to the treasurer of the Dover Sailors' Home, as a recog-
nition of the value of that charitable institntion, and of the
coincidence of a wrecked Dutch crew being landed at Dover
and received at the home at the same time that her Majesty
Landed.
The Belgian government has at this moment under
consideration plans for the erection of an immense palace
in the Citamp-ale-Ilamenvres at Brussels—which is larger
than the Italian-ale-Mars, i.s Pnis—fir the Great Exhibition
which is to take place in the Belgian capital in 1070.
The Duchess-Dowager of Sutherland (who has been
seriously ill for none time past died on Tuesday morning,
at Stafford 110110, tier grace, who was sixty-six
years of age, was bar many years mistress of the Robes to
Queen Victoria, an office which she resigned on the death of
the late duke, in 1511.
Tuesday night's London Go:We contains the official
notifkrtion of T,aard Mayo's appointment to the Governor-
Generalship of India, in succession to Sir John Lawrence.
An Irish paper mentions, as an instance of the
value of land in Tipperary, that a farmer named Hardy, of
Templebrealon. SOllle tune sime, purchased the interest of a
tenant in a holding of V} acres, let at £2 23, an acre, anal
not held on lease, for rase.
A Berlin paper says that that the present Belgian
Minister at Madrid has witnessed the fall if five Thrones,
overthrown by five revolutions. He was at Paris in 10:30
and 1040, at Naples in Ism., at Athens when Otho ha.l to quit,
and finally he has witnessed the deposition if 13abella
Belgium bail better now send him to Paris, suggests the im-
pertinent Volk,: 1,557111 —bud why not to Pntssia? relict', a
Paris paper.—('iurely, as there is no chance of any biting for
the present, it would be more dignified not to hark no
much 1)
Sir Stafford Northeote writes to Mr. Gladstone to
deny the correctness of the newspaper report which repre-
sented him as saying that he would resist the disestablish-
meat of the Irish Church, but he refused to go to Palliament
with a pledge to that effect. Sir Stafford states that laoth
orally and by letter he has distinctly pledged himself to
resist disestablishnient, only reserving to himself liberty of
action hereafter uuder circumstances which he cannot now
foresee.
A Canadian paper says that during the last three
months there have been no fewer than 37 incendiary
Ores in Montreal, 34 occurring it, hay lofts and stables. The
firemen are represented as were out with work, and the
local press urge the insurame companies to do sontelhiag
more for disenacring the offenders than offer trilling rewards.
The driver of a cab whi.l was proceeding the otht r
day along the Po aulevard Magenta. Faris, was observed to be
swaying to and fro as if asleep or intoxicated. Several persons
seeing that he was In d anger of falling stopped the vehicle,
when the maa was found lobe dead, having expired on his
seat from the bursting of an aneurism.
The Paris F i (7,12.0 of Monday, meaning to convey
the impres,ion that the Emperor Napoleon feels himself less
at cure in Paris than formerly, stated that, contrary to pre-
vious usage, the whole road from Courbevole to Mt. Cloud
was lined with troops on the night when their majesties
arrived from Biartitz.—A communique says there is nit a
word of truth in this statement ; and, moreover, that, as
the impenal train arrived at St. Cloud at one In the IliOrll-
- by the Paris Circe/sr Railway, there could have been no
occasion for troops between Courbevoie and St. Cloud.
The Maritime Exhibition at Havre was closed on
Tuesday with a speech from Pl. Forced° is Roquette, the
Minister of Agricalture, Commerce, and P 01,112 Works.
After saying that England had occupied an important posi-
tion in the exhibitim. he pointed out the advantages which
had resulted from the closer intimacy of the two countries
during the last twenty years.
It is stated that at the opening of term steps will be
taken to obtain a writ of error in the matter of Madame
Rachel e conviction, for the purpose of testing the right ad
Mr. Commissioner Kerr to sit as a judge at the Central
Criminal Court. A memorial is to be presented to the theme
Secretary, praying for further inquiry.
A letter from Constantinople says that the Sultan's
health has much huprovell. His Majesty has been much
occupied of late with his magnificent zoolodcal collection,
which is now being weekly increased by arrivals of animals
anal lards from all opmrters. There are at present two im-
perial agents in England with a carte blanche to buy up
what is worth purchasing in this way. At the present rate
of mecca-c. from purchases and presents arriving from the
proviaae,s, the Sultan'. collection will 6001.1 be the large- t in
Europe,