The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-12-12 00:00:00

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

Tim FINISH OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.—
The general election of 1868 terminated on Monday.
The contests extended over three weeks, the first re-
turns having been made on the 16th of November.
The now parliament was completed on Monday, by
the election of Mr. Moncreiff, the new Lord Advo-
cate,for the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen,
by a majority of 47. 'thus every one of the additional
seats granted to Scotland by the Reform Act--one
each to the counties of Aberdeen, Ayr, and Lanark,
an additional member to Glasgow and to Dundee, one
for the Hawick burghs, and two between the four
Universities -have fallen to the Liberals. Scotland
now sends 53 Liberals and 7 Conservatives to the
House of Commons. The energy with which the
battle lots been fought on each side will be seen from
a comparison of the gains and losses with those at the
general election of ISOS. The Liberal party then
gained 57 seats, as against 94 now. The Conserva
tives then gained 32, now they show 09. On each oc-
casion the balance on the side of the Liberals has been
25 seats. _ „ „

A Nov I,L RACE.—One of the longest "hare and -1.- a:
000—t-aa --Was- found guilty of shooting at Mr. Johnson,
hounds" on reebrd took place the other day. The druggist, Stockport, on the 2nd of September last.
distance fro m Ramsgate to Dover by the Deal road is The prisoner was formerly in the employ of the prose-
-221 miles, but that selected for the occasion is two cntor as porter, but left of his own accord. The pri-
mulles shorter, and better going. Eighteen gentleasen, soner, in defence, read a long rambling statement
without the slightest preparation or training, started, irrelevant to the ease, and said he only pretended to
and all accomplished the distance under four hours, shoot the prosecutor go that he might expose "the
The shortest time taken AVM that of one of the malice and persecution which had been heaped upon
"hares," Mr. Molloy, Mobile Tennple, viz., 2 hours him for the last two years." Ho was sentenced to ten
45 minutes ; the next fastest being 2 hours 49 minutes years' penal servitude.
the result of a stead heat between two of the
"hounds,' Mr. Hananonal and Mr. Beevor. Taking THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AT COMPIEGNE.—The
into c insideration the fact that the runners were Emperor, says a letter from Compagne, in the Patna
altogi ther out of training, and that in such case rises early, and, with the exception of one day in the
every mile after five or six tells its tale, the time is un- week, devoted to shooting, passes; the forenoon at work
exceptia mai tle. until breakfast, which is served at twelve o'clock. His
Majesty goes out afterwards for i
THE LATEST QUOTATION.—Mr. Disraeli, though . • •
exercse, generally
naving no companion but a single aide-de-camp, and
beaten and forced to retire, is manly and uncomplain- more frequently sin foot than on horseback, and "Min-
ing, as his Election Speech at Aylesbury and his
arily transacting business again from four to the dinner
Address fon resigning office, show. There is a line of ho sr. His study adjoins the second of two saloons ap.
Shelley 's which seems to suit the ex-Premier's present
proopriated to the general company, and with which it
position :—" Dizzy, lost, yet unbewailing i "—Panels. communicates. His Majesty's punctuality is most pee'
Mn. BRADLAUGH AND THE NORTHAMPToN ELEC- dm, and the flake can be before told to a minute when
vioN.--A statement was made last week by Mr. C. the door will open twice a day, and the Emperor and
Bradlaugh in the National Reformer, to the effect that Empress appear to join their guests in the dining-
a church of England clergyman at Northampton had room
voted for him. The agent of the conservative can-
SCENE AT A LONDON FlRE.—Early on Saturday
&dates at that election writes to the Northampton morning a fire, nearly attended with the loss of six or
journals : seven persons, was discovered by a police-nfficer in
As several clergymen have called upon me upon this sub- the premises belonging to Mr. Chalton, a linen draper,
jest, I think it proper to observe that no church of England
clergyman did vote for Mr. 131adlaugh at such electi arid carrying on busirres,l in Andover-terrace, Hornsey-
that lie is iiltegether m k istaen in thinking .that that anyon, such road. At the time if the outbreak the whale of the
vote was so given. I know each individual of tile clerical inmates were in their beds fast asleep, and it was a
holly attache Ito the church service in this town. and could work of no little difficulty to make them aware of
fro, renal general knowledge Mal partial acquaintaioceshio, their impending danger. That was, however, at
have at co-s denied the accuracy of Mr. Bradlaugh's state. length accomplished ; but the flames by this time had
ment : but, for better asmr.ince, I have referred to the re
gister, alei can therefom enthorit:itively a sure your readers n" "'I . ."''''' ''‘ '.
t 1 t. ken 1 osion of the front shop and ware-
Mat there is no record of a vote of that kind. house, nut also the staircase, and were approacning
the doors of three other rooms, in which Mr. Chalton,
A LUCKY Dscovray.—According to the last
his children, and his servants were. To descend by
accounts from the Pennsylvania Oil Regions the staircase was, therefore, an impossibility, and as a
a discovery had been nride of a regular oil- derneer ressort the affrighted persons made for the front
bearing stratum, at a depth not previously reached windows, and there being a sun blind over the shop
—an especially opportune circumstance, since during windows, the same was pulled out and two of the
the present year there has been a great revival ins children were thrown out of window on to the blind,
demand, with a gradually diminishing supply from and they rolled down and were caught by the people
most of the old sources. It appears that from the lot below. 'The servants, with the proprietor and his
of January to the Ist of November this year the wife, next scrambled down in the same manner, and,
aggregate yield has been 3,091,000 barrel, - with fortunately, not one of then, received the least injury.
learly. double the number of new wells -an increase
if only about 10 per cent, upon last year's product. REWARDS To FOREIGNERS FOR SAVING LIFE.—
During this period of ten months the shipments to The Board of Trade have ordered a binocular glass to
foreign countries have increased 50 per cent., whi!e be prepared for present:dims to Captain A.ll. Henna,
the stocks on hand in Europe have not augmented, of the North German barque Jenny, in acknowledg-
showing a greatly increased consumption here. Mean- ment of the services rendered by him to the crew of
time the whole stock on hand at the wells is only the Rambler, of Exeter, Algar. master. In April last
220,000 barrels against laffi,ooo at the same time last the Jenny fell in with the British vessel, then in a
year. The price avenges 4 dols. per barrel, against sinking state, in the North Sea, and at her master's
dials. 50e, last year. The number of new wells request a boat was sent to take off the crew. The
being drilled is 435 against 255 a year ago. rescue, owing to state of the weather, was not effected
without considerable risk. The shipverecked crew,
SEVERE. Somebody having broken some after being on board the Jenny about three weeks,
windows at New Co lege, Oxford, all the Under- were transshipped to the Cernian barque Helene, and
graduates have been puoiffieil with rustication. Panes by that vessel conveyed to Falmouth. Toe Board of
anal penalties this with a vengeance !—Punch. Trade have also given a pecuniary reward to each
A STRANGE ADVOCATE OF WOMAN'S RIGHTS.— of the five men by whom the boat Dom the Jenny was
The New York papers give an account of a "Woman manned.
Suffrage" convention recently held at Boston. The THE WHIPPING-POST.—The New York Times
attendance, it is said, was large. Daniel Pratt, the of Nov. 23 my, :
great American traveller, occupied a prominent seat, The whipping-peat Is still among the cherished institu-
and distributed many copses of his pamphlet on " The tions of the State at Delaware. An old man, seventy years
Requisites to High Position." The chairman of the of age, was put to the tortme of the lash, itv some petty
convention was Colonel Higginson, who delivered a offence, at !Newcastle, on Fr.day loathes well assafi.salftloltostre
short address, in the midst lof which he was inter. other_moaTtwez.,,.,Th r
rcanyr incteourtd slice ::itT tinilaws of the
ruided by " the great American traveller," who spoke
.0 ' •1
at"a'aS7." Ho morn the worxe Mr the State." We are v. ry
art follows s-- glad that Delaware did not vote fa/ Grant. We hope she
lam Daniel Pratt. that helped elect Grant. I waived in will remain democratic while die remains thus barbarous and
favour of Itim. Woman's soffraze—woman's rights—are semi-savage.
among the scieht it philosophical—taughter. physical,
orgarrical— great merriment , and mechanical laws that A TITLED PREACHER.—The following is from
govern the world, nice, and women, anal mankind. the Toronto Globe :
bust aPplary.e., I may be able to add somethieg to what Lord Cecil has advertised preaching twice each Sunday,
has trees said The constitution or the declaration of mate- and on Tuesday awl Thnisday evenings, in the theatre,
neadmate made a Y duable promise in order ti form a more which he has rented sell airs-Is expen-e for tho-e days. It
perfect union. establish justice, and insure domestic trail- appears his religmn does pot confist merely in preaching,.aa
quility. Applause. Your speaker is a single man, and etc it is ~rated that a few days aeo in a neighbom ing township,
are most at the end of a leap ye, I hare leavened enough winle visiting, lie tomes a widow who was in danger of
to reach relent the globe use times. I can outs rite and out- losing her farm, it being mortgaged for 100 dollars : lord
talk any mm on the globe, including Beecher and Spurgeon. Cecil presented this poor woman with a cheque for the
My mother was an unassuming woman, modest, like her aniotint, and secured her is receipt in I all.
FOIL Laughter., Ta eaty-flve years ago she said a " Dmiel,
use great grandfather, married NlNry 13rooks, Governor GRATITUDE OF A FORME SHIPWRF.CKED CREW.
Brooks's sister, of Massachusett,." Consequently
I em —The following is a copy of a communication sal.
brooks. dressed to the Honorary Secretary of the Tramore
After mentioning that he proposed to speak in Branch of the National Lifeboat Institution :
London, England, and reciting a poon, the general, it
is wiled, retired, well pleased w Capt
with the laughter and Waterford, Dec. 2, IS6i. Di ar Sir,—l am requested by
. Tomanovich, of the Austr,an barque
Mrs to ref of
applause he received, which were sandwiched with you to convey to the crew of the Tremor° lifeboat the
hisses. warmest and most grateful thanks of himself and his crew,
having en the night of Sunday, the 29th of November,
A CARD TO G THE iI:RI:PT.—I do hereby give r
,Itlthliai of Tramore, at the risk of their lives, gallantly
notice that I have taken off my bandage, and taken rescued them, sixteen in number, from an almost inevirahle
up my scales, for the purpose of looking into and death. I am, As., Josn. STRANOMORN, I R., Austrian
weighing evidence in charges of electoral corruption. Consular Agent.—Edward Jacob Esq., Trarnore."
Bribers and bribees sill take seaming that henceforth A MAD BRIDEGROOM.—A few days ago two
their cases will be cases for "My Eye, and Baron (not persons from a neighbouring parish presented them'
Betty) Martin !"—JUsTITIA.—PuncIe. selves to a clergyman at Coleraine to be married. The
TOE OXFORD STUDENTS AND ME. BRIGHT.— clergyman proeeeded as usual, until the bridegroom
On the 12th ult, the motinn before the Oxford Union was asked to eubseribe his nrieinthe t
re w
registry, hen,
Debating Society was, " That Mr. Bright is the to the consternation of hi . bride anal he. asse.intilhed
,
greatest statesman of the age." The motion was friends, he began to compliment the minister m t e
, oppoped and an amendment was moved "That while most absurd manner as to thr size of his head, and to
' Mr, liri'ght'sVey declares him to be a revolutionist, the intellectual powers which that fact showed he
, his conduct brands him as a demagogue." A lengthy possessed. He then snatched up his hat and tied from
I debate was terminated by moving the adjournment od the church • all his acts being those of a madman,
the House, which was carried by a majority of 17 to although he appeared to be perfectly sane when he
I 14. On the 11th the original questions was resumed, went to the church.
A' He
t."
r-efugeuienhatlttutSt near
.at
when, after various speeches on the retsolution and the hand, and terrific the inmates so m
then epolice
amendment, a second amendment was moved, "That, were sent for. The unfortunate man was en secured,
although Mr. Bright is a revolutionist and a demagogue handcuffed. and conveyed to his home under the cure
in the highest sense of the terms, he is yet the greatest of Dr. Barr. The pater bride left fur her parents house
British 'statesman of his time." This was opposed, well nigh distracted.
and a third amendment moved "That this House ATTEMPTED MURD6II.—A shocking affair oc-
while it declines to brand Me. Bright as dishonest, curred on Saturday evening at Leighs, a village close
expresses unreaerved condemnation of his policy, anal to Braintree, (Essex.) A young man named ( ieorge
eannotconsiderhimthefinit statesman, f England, much Conine had for some time been keeping company with
less of Europe." A motion for the further adjaurnment Ann Francis, who resides at Leighs, but is employed
of the debate was negatived, and Mr. Bernays having in one of the factories at Braintree. About three
replied, flue three amendments wire submitted, with- weeks ago everything Was arranged for the marriage,
out any of them being corned. The original motion when a quarrel arose, and Francis appears to have
was then put and lost, there being 9 votes for and 31 since encouraged the suit of another young man. This
against it. . irritated Collins, who, though generally a sober man,
ELECTION RIOTS. —The elections made England had been out drinking for several days. On Saturday
for the time being a, perfect Bear-Garolen, with night he waylaid her as she was returning from
candidates at the top and bottom of the Poll.—Punch. Braintree with several companions, and springing out
to!: lanie, kankolinlifeddlier daiisen.ii Hie theirhitsavhagely gashed
A AIILLIONAIRE'S WILL —The will, with six ro,tpg
crelieils, of Mr. Edward Marjoribaukst the senior off one ear and eintZtrt' in • frightful °wounds,
ltidce
made ending
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has just been proved by Edward Marjoribanks, Sir &tempt to esca ie but WAS soon after seized and taken
Dudley Contts Mtsrjoribanks (the sons of the decemied,) to Braintree police-station. The poor girl lies in a
and Sir Edmund Antrohns, William Matthew hopeless state
Coalthurst, and Hugh Lindsay Antrobus (three of ' ' -•
deceased's partners in theffiank,) Stool the executor,. [foss' N I AND DUMAS.—A Paris paper publishes
The personal property is sworn under £600,000. The an account of a falling out between Alexandre Dumas,
deceased died at his house, Greenlanns, Henley-upon- sen., and Rossini. A cookery receipt was the origin
Thames. on the 17th of September last, in his 93rd of the matter, and the following letters were exchanged
year. The testator hag left to hie daughters Maria, on the occasion. Dumas wrote :—" Dear and like-
' Emma, and Laura, £15,000 each, with his leasehold trious Master,—lt appears that you have a splendid
house in Wimpole-street, with plate, furniture, and mode of arranging macaroni. You, who have done so
I effects, and also the use of his house and grounds at much for the ears of your contemporaries, should
Henley, so long as they remain unmarried; anu to his effect something for their mouth?, and then from being
son Edward £50,000, and, sobject to the conditions on blessed by all, se you are, you would become adored."
which be holds the same, his share of the domain of Rossini answered .1---" I have, in truth, a marvellous
Chantilly, and all the forests, wogels, and real estate of receipt for dressing macaroni, but I keep it fir myself
every description in the parish iof Clermont, in France, and my friends. Come and dine with me on Tuesday
1 nannging to the Duo d Aumale, and which he puss. next, and you will understand that when a man
elmeed of him in conjunction with Sir Edmund powwows such a treasure he guards it sedulously for
airitri ohm in 1/152. There are very numerous pecuniary himself." The dinner. Dumas, decla, el was an in.
legacies to members of the family, friends, anal ':fife-rent one, and this latter always afttrwards called
servants, including one of 0,000 to the clerk's fund Rossini a "faux gourmand."

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