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

CRADLEY HEATH.

VERY NARROW Esc.tre.—On Wednesday, two children
belonging to a man named Hughes, had a very narrow
escape of their lives. They reside near the Beehive Inn,
at which place the lisle e:lnneet. 3 A I. the closet was
being cleared. Thi, hole is in the load, and is crossed
over With some timber generally. Haring to be cleared,
it was open tor that purpose. On Wednesday these two
children wLse in this road, the eldest nursing the

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vr,unrest, when C.r some reason a boy named Ehmiel Hg.LESOWEN.
Hall eomtnenca throwing at them. In order to avoid
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oroa a an
the stance th" eble't rirl bscked. din nodoing Im.twerow Idiom,
a n sre the attention of wine
ncecipit itod both herAelf and the child into the hole. A working classes appears o
" Mel this school is again ,woman
en.
woman fortulatelv saw them fall. and with enniiiilerable philanthropist, here. as ~.
lawns of love. Upward* .4
et T.. 4 irt ',weeded in reaching them out. hut not I efore raging its amateurs in their
1 from lt to 50 meet for
both of them were well cirli suffocated with the filth. eighty persona of •.
sg
ages VAT) Ili, Tuesday .5,..,... •
The vouneest was bruisud about the face, but is progress instruction every Monday and ~ 7.7. -,,,a—L— 11
sing favourably. labour id voluntary, and the echo. ' ' " ."-*
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BELBROUGHT.,7I.
POST OFFICE APPOINTSteNT —SOISCe
death
.of Slr,
Joseph Lacy. Sub-Postmaster bete, the t `l4 °a:." uh"
been vacant. We understand that on the ttOtt
• Lary was appointed Sub-Postmistress for Belbt
and that from and after the first are of the prawn t manila
the Money Order and Post (Mice gating,' B auk In. 'Me"
will be conducted as formerly.

CORRESPONDENCE.
We wish it to he distinctly uwkrstond that by inateting•
letters in thiseolumn, of do lud thereby identify ourselves.'
with the opinions of our Corerspondents.

EDUCATION.
To the Editor ti the " Obserrtr."

Ste—The present is a crisis in which all abet& be
up and doing. All should he up and doing. Areas
emotion is caused throughout the British Isle.), and even
on the continent, in reference to the disestablishweni of
the Irish Church. Now I think that if Parliament were
to devote their time in endeavouring to educate the poor
and inculcate the principles of morality throughout this
immorslized country. the seed they would thei COW wooht
spring up and beat fruit a hundredfold, and ws.uld prove
on infinite blessing to them and the country ged`"4ll•
The Parliament haa passed a bill on compulsory ei.'""s-
tion, butt do not see that now the bill is passed, th.
Government is taking any means whatever for it. enforces
mend. . . .

Now, in reference to the disestablishment of the lariida
Church. I should think that every perlion with ccammorr
sense, can see the fruits of this movement. Inatewil of
propogating education it is annihilating it end introduc-
ing principles of immorality which all know are sinalga-
mated with the doctrines of Home. Men of England.
can you then consistently vote for a member of Parlia-
ment who will thus endeavour to annihilate education`
from this poor debile country, once so renowned for its
learning aim arts. I cannot see how it is that education
should be so much neglected, when it is certainly one of
the strongest props toe constitution. A country in which
the people do not devote a portion of their time to the
acquisition of knowledge, which is essential to happiness.
cannot tloucish. The wealth of this country cannot pro-
duce happiness. Nay, it is far more calculated to drown
the country in vice and immorality. You may be iDthlll-
- wealthy, opulent, and your circumatances may be
easy and independent, but still if you do not devote •
portion of your time to the improvement of the intellec-
tual faculties (as a contemporary waiter remarks% your
castles of happinesa moat fall to the ground. Education
is an Wettable trait, and in it. absence all the combined
riches of this world are incompetent te snake one happy.
In a solitary dungeon knowledge is a companion. The
object of our existence is happiness, which we cannot ac-
celerate without the aid of education. Indeed, education
constitutes everything calculated to propagate independ-
ence and happiness.
Unfarl then the banners of education, and instead of
trying to annihilate education from that &bile country,
and instil into the minds of the rising generation the
tenets of Popery try to enforce education, and by doing
that you will etihree happiness, and that poor, now de-
graded country will slice more enjoy the sweet fruits of
education.