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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27

THE POPE AND THE QUEEN OF SPAIN

The Times, in a leader on Monday, satirises the
report that the Queen of Spain intends to support
by military force the temporary sovereignty of the
Pope. The vanquished at Lissa would not give a
little for the mere chance of measuring their forces
with those of the conquerors of Callao, and the pre-
sence of a single Spanish soldier at Civits Vecchia
would soon break the spell that the charmer at the
Tuileries has cast on the Italian divisions at the
frontier. The Spanish frigates, however, we are in.
clined to imagine, are sent on no such hostile errand;
and the object most probably assigned to them is to
offer the ex-King Francis IL of Naples a safe convey-
ance out of what has since Bedews become an unsafe
refuge. It is by no means improbable that Queen
Isabella flatters herself that the Pope may avail him-
self of the same means of escape. But the Pope, as
we have said, has been on his travels once, and is not
likely to be tempted to renew the experiment. The
hopes of the Queen of Spain, however, agreeably to
another version, do not exclusively rest on her land
and sea forme. Her diplomatic agents have been
busy at the Courts of Vienna and Paris with a view
to the establishment of a joint protectorate of all the
Catholic Powers upon the Holy See; and it is even
added that Baron Hubner is about to leave Vienna
and return to Rome via Paris to discuss that matter
with the Emperor Napoleon. Were France and
Austria and Spain really done mind, the Pope would
80011 find an issue out of all his difficulties'. For the
Roman question ia simply one of money, and if every
Catholic State, or, better, every Catholic diocese, in
the old and new worlds, would tax itself to make the
Pope a position to enable him to live in all the "Oen.
dour and dignity befitting the Primate of their Church
Universal, it would require no great effort to bring
Pius IX. to relinquish a sovereignty which has become
for him a snare and a mockery, a sovereignty which
sets him at war with the land on which Peter's See
was for ever established, and shakes the faith of the
people among whom it achieved its first triumphs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27

GRATITUDE OF A SHIPWRECKED 1
CREW.

A few nights ago the lifeboat Sir George Bowles, flattened
at Itowth, near Dahlia, was the rueaua of easing during a
gale of wind the crew, consisting of eight person., of the
smack Farmwife, of Peel, Isle of Man. The master 1 the
smack hag aduresSed the following letter lb the National
Lifahoat lintltutton, emaretaing the gratitude of hinnielf
and crew for the valuable services of the lifeboat on the
occasion in quest! .11

flowthlsMr, ()et. 20, 1806. —Gentlemen,—
Alpelf and crew. consisting-of Peven men and a boy,
do sincerely thank Almighty God, and tender our
heartful thanks to the nommen) and crew of your
lifeboat at Hovrth, for saving ws from perishing on the
morning of the 17th Oct. Ne one but those in such a
perilous position would truly appreciate the value of a
lifeboat. We showed signals with our flambeaux until it
and ourselves were exhausted, and, as a last resource, we
burnt our beds. The night was so dark, and such a
raging surf, nothing but broken water to be seen, we
did not think it possible that any boat could live or be
able to come near on, neither (lid we see the lifeboat
until she struck ns on the lee bow. After a desperate
effort made by the crew of the lifeboat, they at last
succeeded in throwing a grapline on board, the cox-
swain calling out to us not to jump until the boat rose
on a sea. Great praise is due to the coxswain and
crew of the lifeboat, who, under God's providence,
landed ns in safety at half-past five in the morning.
We received every kindness from the coast-guard, who
impplied us with dry clothing, &c. —I am, &c., Jour'
GILL, master of the fishing lugger Favourite, of Peel.
—To the Committee of the National Lifeboat Insti-
tution.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27

THE UNITED KINGDOM ALLIANCE.

The United Kingdom Alliance held its annual meet-
ings in Manchester on Tuesday. They included a
breakfast meeting, a conference of members of. the
conowil, and a public meeting. The breakfast, which
was 'held in the drawing-room of the Free Trade Hall,
was largely attended. The assembly•room was tilled
during the day, mainly with the members of the
council. The chair was occupied by NVilfrid Lawson,
Esq., in the absence (through domestic bereavement)
of Six Walter Trevelyn, the president. Resolu-
tions in support 91 the association were passed, and
;pChairman; were made by the Mr. Benjamin
Vhitworth, M.P.; the Hoxi. Neal Dow, of Maine; the
Hon Samuel L. Tilley, Prime Minister of New Bruns-
wick ; the Baron von Lyndon, Chamberlain to the King
of Holland ; the Hon. and Rey, Leland Noel, Itev.
Win. Nassau Molesworth, Robert Charlton, Esq., of
Bristol; Mr. Vivian, of Torquay; Professor New-
man, of London; Alderman Harvey, of Salford;
Samuel Pope, Esq., and others. The report of
the executive adopted by the council gave a detail
of the operations of the past year and presaged
ultimate success. The balance-sheet for the year
showed a total of 12,0001., with a balance of '
! 1,400/. Of the Kooor. five years* guarantee fund,
upwards of 40,0001. had been already promised, and
numerous additional promises were given in during
the conference. The meeting of council was much
larger, more influentially attended, and more enthu.
sheltie than any of the previous meetings. The council
sat from ten o'clock till nearly four in the evening.
The great hall was crowded with • highly respectable
assembly; Benjamin Whitworth, Esq., M.P. pre.
sided, and gave an encouraging opening address.
Speeches were also delivered by Mr. Wilfrid Lawson,
the Hon. General Neal Dow, the Hon. S. T. They,
Rev. Alexander Grosart, Liverpool; Rev. Davison
Loraine, Liverpool; James Edwards, Esq., M,D.,
London ;Rev. Joseph Hargreaves, Liverpool; S. Pope,
Esq. Edward Vivian, Feq., Torquay, and others. The
proceedings throughout were harmonious and tnthu-
mastic.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27

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GESTION. It is now an admitted fact that the
*tiding diseases of this country are Indigestion and Liver
Compkints. From one or the other of these complaints
the generality of the population of this I :ngdom are
buffering: and as either of them causes great debility sod
buffering, it is of the greatest importance that they should
have trompt attention and proper treatment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27

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THE LYE.

The anniversary sermons of the Methodist New Con-
nexion Chapel. Lye Waste, were preached by the Rev. J.
White, and Mr. J C. }holland, of Macclesfield. The
congregations were good, and the colleetious over £lO.
ArrIDEST.—On Wednesoloiy, the 11th inst, an accident
of a rather serious nature, to a wan in the employ of
Messrs. Wood Brothers. The poor frllorr is a clay
miner named Eli Hatton. and was following his employ•
nient on the morning of the above date, when a quantity
of stall' fell upon bins, and broke one of his thighs. We
arc glad to say that he is progressing favourably.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, & DISTRTCT CHRONICLE,

SATURDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1866.

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Soca ;tab' istrict Nets.

TIIN SOCIETY FOE THE PROPIO %TIM" Or TFIR OOSPEL.
—The annual meeting of the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel in Folio Parts was held ha the Corn Ex-
change, on Thursday night last. John Berard, Esq..
occimied the chair. The meeting was very thinly at•
tended. Amongst those present we noticed the Revs.
It Sherrard, O. Gilboa', T. ‘Villimas J. Robertsor,
I Lye ;A. Freer, , C. 0 des, Esq , itc. The
I Right Rev. the Dean of Cape Town, gave a very interest.
I ing asidrees on the habits, enstoms, and religion of the
. natives of that part of the globe. Other gentlemen also
addressed the meeting, after which aco!lection was made
on Johan of the liOChqy,
BOUM OP GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this
Bard was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger in the chair.
There were also present Messrs. Brooks, Bird, Maurice,
Doosly, Nash, tirinin, Rhodes, Raybould, and Powell.
Admitted into the house during the week, 21 ; born, 1;
discharged, 10; dead, 1 ; remaining, 381. Correepond-
ing week lost year, 353. Outolimr relief, Kingswinford
district, /31 15s 111,1; Starbridge district, /20 5s 110;
Ifalesowen distriet, li, ; total /64 15s 111,1;
against 163 its 13d last year. The Chairman intimated
his intention of attending a meeting at Stafford, in refer- '
ence to the County rate.
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CATAIMIt OF KILIAN° A TIARE.—Nt the Petty Sessions,
yesterday, before B. Littlewood, W. C. Firnotone, and
R. ti. Freer, Esqrs., Thomas 'roily, farmer, was charged
by George Noke with unlawfully killing a hare on the
sth Met, he not being duly licensed.—Complainant said :
On the above date, I was out shooting with Mr. Hunt,
when in a field I heard a dog giving tongue. and running
a hare. I knew the dog. Defendant was with the dog in
the field, which is in the occupation of ?dr. Smith. De-
fendant cried out, " Now for it. He'll have her." I
have since been to the place where I saw the hare. There
aro footmarks of a wan awl a dog. There wars two

iinidita .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR REVENGE.

A most determined attempt has been made in St.
Helier's, Jersey. by a man named Thomaa Roberta, to
take the life of kfr. Cowles Le Vesconte Godfrey, a
medical practitioner and medical offiew of the General
MospitaL
It appears that Mr. Godfray, whilst passing through
be parade in the midole of the day, the man Roberts,
who was hidden behind one of the large tress which
stand in the grounds, stepped out suddenly and fired
a gun at Mr. Gorlfray when he war • few yards dis-
tant. The shot •oh effect in his left shoulder, and
brought rim for a moment to hia knees. He rove up.
however, izertantly, and, perceivini; his assailant will
the gnu in iliP hand. ran to him, seized him oy the
neck, and tried h obtain possession of the gut, fearing
that Roberta was about to use it again. Tbe
latter struggled and fought hard, but assistance
speedily arrived, and he was seemed, Mr.
Godfray taking pi-mammon of the gun. The
prisoner then said that be had ling felt a desire to
have revenge upon Dr. Godf ray, and he was sorry he
hoof it raceeoeleti in killing him on the nrot. On bin
beirg searched the following articles were found upon
him i—A powder-flask containing powder, a bag of
No I shot, a quantity of cape. and two knives, one of
widch was concealed in the lining of his waiatcuat.
The e-un with which he had made the rucederons at-
tempt was a abort one. resembling a walking stick.
The prisoner, who irs about fifty years of age, ban a
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

who was placed under arrest. Th.. materials were
removed t.) the storm in the Oldie Yard.

Two men were also arrested on Monday, at Chaple-
izod Mills, on • charge of complicity in the conspiracy.
Later in the day the police arrested three men. in
whom possession were found a quantity of bullets,
a bullet mould, and some munition. All the prisoners
were nonreYed to Mountjoy Prison.
.Two farmere bane been seized at Glyn, near
Limerick, on special warrants. Pikee and seditioue
documents were found in their houses. Three arrests
have been made in Clow:mil, our in Castlebar, one in
Cork, seven in Waterford, several in Belfast. and
! three in Ballina. Thee feat were a coachbuiider, a
! smith and farrier, and • c-oper. A cam of arms ham
also been taken by the police at Mallow railway station
on its way to Cork. A quantity of gunpowder, " six-
, teen maks," has been BMWS at the railway station of
, Athy, but in the absence of precise information it can
' only be considered as probably intended for unlawful
purpoee3. There is no local use to which such a
quantity could be applied. The police have also seized
two boxes, containing 561ba. of powder, at Tralee. It
must be remembered, however, that loyal persons
are supplying themselves in remote localities with
ammunition. The batteries on the Lower Shannon
are being strengthened.
On Monday afternoon, an important seizure of
arms was made by the Cardiff police, consisting of
six cases, containing Enfield rifles and a complete stock
of tools for a smith's shop, which are supposed to have
been intended for the anticipated Fenian rising. The
cases arrived from Birmingham about six weeks ago,
and were addressed to the Rhymney Railway Station,
Cardiff, to be called for. Toe appearance of the cases
excited suspicion, and information was given to the
police authorities, who deemed it advisable to wait,
and, if possible, discover the c. insignee. The pollee,
however, discovered that their intention had got wind,
and they consequently took possession of the cases on
Monday, and conveyed them to the police station.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

SAUSAGES! SAUSAGES!! SAUSAGES!!!
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

THE FENIAN MOVEMENT.

Loyal meetings are being daily held in the Irish pro.
vinces to institute precanttonsry measures against the
Fezuan conspiracy.
The Dublin correspondent of the Scoternah tele-
graphs that, late on Monday evening. twelve men
were arrested in a private house in Portland Street,
where the police, from inforttation received, found
them sasembled. No arms or clic:of:tient' were found
in the houve.
The magistrates of Drogheda have called for the
An extensive Deirdre was made on Monday by the
detectives at liallybough Road. The officers dis-
covered a large quantity of liquid or tire, k her, and
all the materials employed in its manufacture. The
premises were in charge of a man named John Smythe,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

PUNCH'S PROVERBS.

Most sticks have two ends, and a muff gets hold of the

wrong one.
The good boy studies his lawn ; the bad boy gate it.
Who steals my railway debentures steals trash
If mispence were sunshine, it would never be lost in the
giving.
The m.ee chat la happy in all things will rej Ace in potatoes.
Three removes arel,tter than a dessert.
Dinner deferred meth the hungry man mad.
Bacon without liver is foou for the mind.
French. They are scarce of horselhsle that eat saddle of

mutton.
7.,rty winks or nye million is one sleep.
You don't go to the Mansion House for ekilligolee.
Three mur keep ccunsel If they retain a barrister.
Wlist U done cannot be underdone.
You can't make a pair of shoes out of • pig's tall.
Dinner hour is worth every other. except hed.time.
No hsir.,reseer puts grease into a wise man's heed.
An upright judge for a downright rogue.
Happiness is the hindmost hone in the Derby.
Look before you sit.
Bear and forbear Is Bruin and tripe.
Bought Olt I. beat, and JnneJ 4bteoo4oh cannot Cost too
much.
. . . .

Relieve twice as much ss you hear of a Lady's age.
Content is the conjuror that tarns mock turtle into real.
There is no one who perseveres in well-doing like • thorough
humbug.
The loosest fish that drinks is tight.
Education wcn't pullet boots
Experience Is the mother of gumption.
Half, crown to better than no bribe.
Knowledge without practice makes poor Pilgarlic.
Utopia bath no law
There Is no cruelty in whipping cream.
Care will kill a cat curl...new a Christian.
He who lights his candle at both ends, spills grease.
Keep your jokes to yourself, and repeat ocher peoples.
Pooch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

JUVENILE DRUNKARDS.

At the Doncaster police-court on Monday, a shock-
ing instance of juvenile depravity was brought before
the sitting magistrate. Seven youth., whose ages
varied from eighteen to twelve yearn, were charged
with committing a series of extensive frauds from the
goods yard of the Great Northern Railway at Don-
caster, and their chief occupation appears to have been
to search for wine, spirits, and boxes of cigar. For
the post six months large quantities of wanes,sspirit,
cigars, bi•( uits, silks, tobacco. and other goods t eve
been stolen. and It wee not until Sunday night last
that the taut eine could be obtained as to the perpetthe
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

BAD TO THE LAST!

A murderer, named BaLague, was executed at
Foix. in France, on December P. and made a most
unedifying end. He was senttnced to death for the
murder of his sister, and an attempt to murder a
gendarme and • garde champetre, who arrested him.
When the prison chaplain came to announce that his
lest hour had come. he threatened to strike him if he
did not take himself out of the way immediately, and
so frightened the Priest that he declined to make any
further attempt to offer 11/[ll ghostly consolation.
lialague went shliftless to the scaffold. Before leaving
the prison for the place of execution, he called for his
breakfast, and ate a veal cutlet with great apparent
appetite. He asked for white wine, bat this being
denied him, he contented hitneelf with half a bottle of
red. As he walked to lie scaffold between two lines
of sob-Urea, he vociferated " Vice '9.3
.Viye Robes-
pierre ! Vive St. Just and occasionally gave mock-
ing words of command to the troops, such as "right
wheel" and "by the right forward, march." His
hands were tied behind him, and he was entirely naked
with the exception of his trousers. He abused the
imperial family, said there was no God, that property
was robbery, and that Proudhon was right Notwitb•
standing this bravado, he did not, according to the
report, "die game," but was visibly terror-stricken
when the exeoutiotaers seized him and placed his head
under the guillotine.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

FENIANISM.

Sra,—l dread a rebellion. I dread it, Sir, on ac-
count of the fearful destruction of property which
must ensue. Directly I heard that there was going
to be an outbreak I exclaimed. "Good Gracious!" I
nearly fainted. Why Sir? Why, can you ask me
Irk)? Becume I have property in Ireland., Sir, which
a ferocious lawless Mob may utterly destroy. You
will say, "I must auger for my non-residency." Per-
haps so. Where I dine, I sleep generally; because I
generally sleep directly after dinner. But, Sir,
because I have property in Ireland, must I reside
there ' I quake lest the Fenian rioters discover my
treasures. Yee, Sir, I tremble, because, after leaving
Ireland, two months ago, I discovered on arriving
safely at my own London home, that I had unwittingly
left my tooth-brush and a piece of scented soap in the
Hotel at Dublin.—l remain, Sir, your distressed
Panel, TOMMY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

KILLED BY AN AEROLITE.

With reference to the mysterious death of a police-
officer at Edinburch, who was, found drowned in Dun-
@apple Loch, with an trace of violenre upon hie person
beyond a slight diacoloration of the forehead, Mr.
Eimund Monson writes :

I am anxious to prop-land a theory to explanation of the
mystery. which, aittinttgh at the outset farfetched. la per.
feealy within the Manna of prrbehility and ckuld he c,rro-
borated by identical occurrences within my personal know-
ledge The ma met with Ms death the night of the
periodical vlsitation of affront.. May he not Loy. been
struzk hy non of them, and have been precipitated lot, the
Inter and imgocated : . . .

It Is hut a very few years sines that a brother and sister
were driving Is an open carriage in Tuscany, and the former
of the two was soddenly nal( stunned by. nlow on the head
from a small strolls., which was picaed up irnmediete,y
after the accident. The occurrence was notorious at the
time, and the injured individual trustworthy and well
kit own
A second instance of the fall of an aerolite occurred lately
in the garden of an Intimate friend rf my own at Florence,
on which occasion some of the inmates had a narrow escape
from "ling struck. The missile was examined by us, and Ifs
specific gravity exceeded that of a bUdet
1 alma merely to throw outs hint, the value of which may
be decided hy men of science, among whom I have no pre-
tension to class,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

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proposed Sbareholders.
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MR. G. HAYWARD,
MUSIC DIRECTOR,
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BALLADS FOR BACHELORS.

THE BACHELOR TO HIS EXTTLE.
0 Susan ! Sing that soothing strain,
That antiquated air.
Which draws me to nit hearth again,
And charms my easy-chair.
Thy tone so very soft and low,
Betrays a gentle heat ;
Ti thee my solace sole I owe,
Heigho ! my sighs repeat.
No picture decks my room but one.
A priceless photograph;
Loved semblance of Belinda Bonn,
Who hemmed this chequered scarf.
So faultless she, in face and form,
From hiehionS fetters free,
Oh ! could my Muse her heart but warm
How sweet would be my tea.
And yet, nor rose nor violet
That type her cheek and eyes,
Can make me foolishly forget
The metals some despise.
For though at Planers, fine flowers win
Much praise from pretty lips,
The smiles that beam from simple tin,
Sweet Sue! all Mows eclipse.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

THE YELLOW FEVER IN DEMERARA.

Ameng the passengers who arrived in this country
by the Sean( was Captain Nearne, commanding the B
Company of the 1.6t0 Foot, at present stationed in
Demerara. He has come home in consequence of ill
health, haring lost his wife, his child, and nurse from
yellow fever. In connection with this outbreak &case
has occurred which illustrates in a forcible manner the
unnecessary ',offerings which our gallant soldiers are
sometimes called upon to endure. The 2nd battalion
of the 16th Fpz has been for some time stationed at
Barbados', and a short time ago the B company were
sent to Demerara. While there the yellow fever broke
out, and raged with great violence among the new
corners; SO much IV, that the company lost one officer
and 16 rank and file. Among the other deaths was
that of Captain Wilcox, a very popular officer, and
highly respected by all. Of the numbers composing
the whole garrison (whites), about 100, 25 were swept
off by the epidemic. The 16th Foot had just come
from Nova Scotia, where the weather was intensely
cold, t Barbadoes, where a tropical heat prevailed,
and, an a consequence, the epidemic at once seized on
the unfortunate company, actually decimating their
numbers. Pretty free expression has been given in
Demerara to the opinion that it was very ill-lodged of
the authorities to send troops from one extreme of
temperature to another without an intermediate
change. Hitherto it has generally been the custom to
send troops from the Mediterranean to the West Indies
—the climate in these places being somewhat assimi•
lated ; but in this case, as might have been expected,
the sudden change from • very cold to • tropical
station has told with fearful effect on the health of the
detachment. The authorities at Demerara did all they
could to meet the requirements of the case—having
hired two houses about twenty miles off for the rep-
tion of convalescents. At this latter place, a very
promising young officer, Ensign Riddell, was seized
with yellow fever while on duty, and died in three
days. The major commanding the detachment at Bar-
badoes at present lies ill, also of yellow fever. Two
medical men were attached to the company, but as one
of them was entirely prostrated, the other had to do
double duty. In consequence of the letters from
Demerara having miscarried at Barbados', no official
intelligence was received of the outbreak of the epi-
demic. An order has since been received for a company
of the 3rd West India Regiment to relieve the detach-
ment of the 16th; and those who are left will as soon
as possible be sent on to Barbadoee, where, it is to be
hoped, they may speedily recover their health.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

SENTENCE OF DEATH-THE "DRINK"

AGAIN!

At Durham Assizes Her Broerhiess has beer tried for
the viral mu.der of Ann Mar at Boughton le
spring, on the lith of October.

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The prisoner is a pitman, who lived, in October, in
the /lame honer at Houghton-le-Spring with his son
and his eon's wife. The prisoner occupied a room up-
stairs, and his eon and daughter-in-law the front room
below. On the 10th of October—on which day there
was a feast in Houghton-le-Spring—a difference arose
between the pr soner and his son and his wife about
the conduct of the woman, the prisoner flaying that
the had men after her, and that she was the worst
enemy her husband haft, and then striking her, where-
upon her htulband took hold of bun and dragged him
out of the door, and he and his wife prepared to leave
the house. The prisoner then appeared to repent of
what he had done, as he begged the pair to remain
in the house with him, and again, the next morning.
apologized for what he had done and hie all and
wife, therefore, returned to live in the house. On the
18:h of October the son went to his work as usual
in the morning, and in the afternoon the primmer,
who was in bed, where he had been all day, called to
his daughter-in-law to bring him up hie stockings.
At that time a quarter cask if gunpowder, kept by
pitmen frequently for their work, stood on the end of a
box in the prisoners room— its usual place. Alter he got
his stockings the prisoner wilted the worn in to go for
some rum for 1:0111, as he wan poorly. Sne went for
the rum, and when she returned the primmer was
dr...ea and downstaire in the back kitchen. He drank
off the rum and went into the front room and looked
at some newspapers, and 800 a after sent the woman
for some more rum, but before leaving she stirred the
fire up in the kitchen and put the poker in the hearth.
It wise then cold. When site returned the prisoner was
standing in the kitchen near the table.on which he ha,l
put three glasses. The poker was then in the bre, red
hot. The prisoner told her to call for Ann Reed, who
lived next door, saying she was "a hearty woman,
and Ann Reed, therefore, came in and sat down as
told by the prisoner. The prisoner then took hold of
hie daughter-in-law by the gown with his left hand,
and taking the poker in his right put it under the
when imnJediately a treno-ndone ex olosion took
women were greatly injured,. being net in
. and trying to (owe by the front door found
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

At the London Guildhall banquet the Prime
Minister of England spoke in a cheerful tone of
the probable arrangement of pending difficulties
with America. There was nothing very definite
in Lord Derby's speech, and indeed he was pre •
eluded by his position as the chief adviser of her
Majesty from saying all that he knew; but his
remarks were at least re-assuring, and although
I the depredations of the Alabano, and the con-
seipient claims of America, were not specifically
attended to, we were all convinced that it was to
this knotty point that the noble lord at the head
of her Majesty's Government alluded. It is
gratifying to have received from America a con-
firmation of the cheering view which Lord Derby
took it the matter in dispute. President John-
son anticipates a friendly aettlement of America's
little bill for the destruction caused by the Ala-
bama, and it is quite evident from the tone of
his remarks that lie desires what he anticipates,
and would wiilinglv avail any unpleasantness.
Let us add to all this the statement that we tind
in the ()boner, one of the best informed of the
London journals. "it is announced in Ameri-
ca," we are told, "that the relations between the
United States' Government and that of her Ma-
jesty are pleasant, and that in a short time it
will be made known to the public that the differ-
ences arising out of the Alabama claims have
been settled. It is added that Mr. Seward and
the President held a long conference apropos of
this affair, and that voluminous despatches were
forwarded to Mr. Adams in Loudon." It will
be indeed surprising if, after all this, there be
any serious difficulty between the two countries
on • subject which at one time threatened so
open rupture. But something more than the
settlement of these special claims is required in
order that, in ease of !my future war, England
and other countries may know their maritime
rights maid duties. A 1:01111111d16011 is now sitting
to determine these rights, the neutrality laws
now existino having many important points in a
state of doubt. We trust that the result of this
C011.1111:48i011 will be to fix those usages, the ob-
servance of which may preclude any further in-
ternational quarrels.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

THE POPE COKING TO IRELAND!

The Plane= of the Morning Star writes on Mon.
day :

My " correspmdent at Vienna, gives MS new. of strange
rumours whicn are rife among well Informed eirc'es in that
city. It Is alreadv known that after his recent return true.
London, Mr tido Russell had an interview with the Pope,
announcing that the prevent English Government were un-
able to carry out Lord Palmerston's intention of receiving
his Holiness at Malta, on the evacuation of Rome by the
French troop.. This, althmgh nothing we. of comma said
about it. is owing to toe extreme desire of Ministers to avoid
giving anything like cffence to the Itmper, :sapoieon, wee
sonata.% it of special imp rtonce that the Pope mbould con.
Untie somewhere under French protection. But if the
rumottes of Vienna have any foundatiln, Pope Pius le all
unwilling to be made a tool of, and refining all half MOISIIIIS,
has determined to take shelter in no other country than lee.
land ! In Malta he would hove expected a reception as
Sovereign Pontiff now he will drop the Papal dignity, and
travel as it were inCe,g., as Buihop of Rome. Immediately
after the eve-nation ne will make for Slareent., thence
traverse France and England. and finally settle In Dublin.
Such is the programme seriously alsennusl ha Vienna where
it is anticipated that during Ms prom.. the Pope will
draw' at least as much as Garibaldi Herne, of the Cin-
ch:instus type we have seen before, but flying Popes never !
Perhaps, after all, the arrival of his llohnese in Ireland
might be no such bad thing for the Government ; he might
be made useful LP extinguishing Fenianiam !
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

DR. KIRK

AVING retnrneel from the University of
Glasgow Hospital and Dispensary, begs to inform
his old Patients, and the Public in gnneml, that he is
folly qualified by law to Practice end elso I. ‘isit his
Patients, and that he wry be CONSULTED on all
Diseases daily at Iris residence,
HIGH-STREET, THE LYE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

THE WORK TELLING ON COUNT
BISMARCK.

Th. foll"irtng 1s from • Berlin corramondent

Strange rumours continue to circulate respecting the
health of Count Biamarck. He is really still far
from well, and his physicians urge him to give up all
business for a time and go to Italy. Thi4, however, he
is quite determined not to do; the creation of the
North German Build and the convocation of the
German Parliament are tasks he will allow no man to
perform but himself. On the day he returned
to Berlin friends pressed him to listen to the
advice of his doctors, but he answered that "he
would do his work, even if it should cost him his life."
He is naturally very strong. and bears every kind of
physical hardship easily. But during the past four
years he has gone through an amount of mental tension
which would tell on the most powerful organization.
While on the one hand he had to prepare everything
for the war which was his great aim, he had on the
other to bear the hatred of the Chamber and the
nation, and to deceive the world. not only by the
secrecy of diplomatic reserve, but far more by the
openness and truth with which he everywhere ex.
premed his ideas. Then came the war, which began
by an attempt on his life that he escaped almost by a
miracle. He !shared with the King the dancers of the
campaign, and on the third of July he saw the fate of
Prussia hanging for nearly an hour on the brink of a
precipice before the Crown Prince's army came nu.
" In that fearful hour," said he a short time after the
battle, "I was only consoled by the unshaveable calm-
' nese of Moltke" (the Chief of the Staff "I rode ut,
to Lim ; offered him my cigar.case, and he had
presence of mind enough to select the beat cigar that
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

GEORGE YARDLEY

BEGS to return thanku to the Gentry end
Public in general. for the favours he b r, mired
from them in his I'AERYING RUSINIISS during the
last Ten years. and beg. to Minn. thin. that he boo
aiood an ACCOMODSTinhI oighliprg tp,Fisheßineas
..nd from Birnilngtom tbreemh QRinton. DPP&
Li teR. and Eapbaßton. LP/MN, the (leen, fen, Man-
ov 41, lit 10 &Au , and the pt ..j1 inn. Park-street. at
FR f-past three, and the Crown Inn, Proad-strett, at four
prt

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

OUR LOSSES by the CATTLE PLAGUE.

It ie computed that the actual money loth to the
cquntry by the cattle plague has been 3,573,001 M. Of
the cattle attacked by the plague, 210.000 are dead,
and at 121. each—for the old estimate at 10/. a head
does not adequately represent the prices realised due,
tog the last few yeare—their value is 2.520.0001. The
Government have slaughtered 53,000 to prevent the
spread of the disease to these add a much greater
number, say 100,000 animals, butchered in an unripe
and growing state, making about half-price at market;
that is, 153.000 altogether, at fvi. each, losing 51.8,0001.
Then 31,000 of the attacked recovered, while 11,000
are unaccounted for; say that the decrease in value
upon these was 31. a head on 45.000 animals, losing
135.000/. more. This makes the total given above—a
sum from which ie cast out all consideration of the
further loss consequent upen the midden diminution
of the farmers' breeding, milking, growing and fatten.
jog stock. involving a sacrifice of part of • year's profit
upon stock which could not be replaced all at once,
and which has had to be replaced by help of much
borrowed capital.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

SIR F. POLLOCK ON PHOTOGRAPHY.

On Tuesday evening Sir Frederick Pollock, late
Cnief Baron of Her Majeety'e Court of Exchequer,
presided over • very crowded meeting of the council
and members of the London Photographic Society,
held at King's College, presented the silver medals to
the gentlemen who lied won those duituictions, and
delivered a lengthy address on the progress and im-
provement of photography. The venerable president,
whom' health was evidently improved by the cessatde
of official dthour, rapidly touched upon some of the
wavy changes of the past seventy or eighty year.—
those brought about by war. se well as those achieved
by the nobler pursuits of science; he named photo-
graphy, electric telegraphy, and the ariplicafion of
steam to travel by land and sea as the three great dis-
coveries of the period. And although photography
had to yield in a commercial point of view to steam
and to the conveying of intelligence with the speed of
lightning, it occupied, in his opinion, a place of equal
importance. He hoped to see it thrive and improve,
sad was glad to be relieved of the onerous duties of
his judicial position, so that he might devote hie time
and attention to the interests of the arc and science
(for it was undoubtedly both) which be found beau-
tiful, truthful, and peculiarly attractive.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

SPEECH OF THE POPE.

Den 10.
The Saz,one of to-day pubnebee the following seech ad-
dressed by the Pop) to the onimn of the Ssth Regiment of
Preach troops at Rome :

Before your departure I with to bid you farewelL
Your flag left France to restore the Holy See. Or its
departure it was accompanied by the unanimous good
wiehes of the nation. The flag returns now to France,
but I believe that many consciences will not be satis-
fied. I wish it to be received in the came manner as
when it left France, but I doubt whether this will
be the case. There moat be no illusions. the revolt'.
tion will come to the gatee of Rome. It has been Paid
that Italy is complete. No, she is not complete; and
if she exista as she is, it is because there remains this
scrap of territory where I am still at the present time.
When this no longer remains the flag of the revolution
will float over the Italian capital. To resisure me,
attempts are made to persuade me that Rome, by the
nature of it. position, cannot be the capital of Italy.
I am tranquil. because I have confidence in the Divine
protection. Go to France with my benediction. Let
those who are able to approach the Emperor tell him
that I pray for him and his, and for his tranquillity.
But he also must do something. France is the
eldest daughter of the Church; but it does not suffice
to wear the title—the right to wear it must be proved
by deeda."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

QUARRY BANK.

TUE LOCAL GOVEUSIILSIT ACT.—A meeting WOW held
to the National School, at goarry Ilia, on Monday hist.
for the purpose of adotiVicd the Local Government Act
for that district. Dr. Dixon occupied the chair, and
moved the adoption of the Local Government Act, o
1838, for Quarry Bank. Sere at persons spoke in fawn,'
of the Local Govermucnt Act. On the chairman putting
the niotion it was carried unaniiuously. Mr. Price de-
manded a poll.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

THE JOURNEY OF THE FRENCH
EMPRESS TO ROME.

Indepe ',dance Beige says :

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The journey of the Empress of the French to Rome
no longer appears to be doubtful. The resistance the
proposal met with merely led to its adjournment, but
Ito realisation ia approaching. A Marseille. paper
already announces that the apartments of the Empress
have been engaged at the Hotel de Rome, which the
Empress of Mexico occupied, bee Majesty having re-
fused the accommodation at the Quirinal offered her
be the Holy Father. According to some accounts,
the 18th of this month is fixed for the departure of the
Empress from Paris.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

AN INSTRUCTIVE MEETING.

-
A very singular meeting was held at Leeds on Mon-
day—none other than a conference between a local
clergyman and a number of working men on the ques-
tion •• Are the working classes irreligious and wicked,
and if not, why if they not in larger numbers attend
places of worship 'f" As might be supposed, there was
much plain speaking on the occasion. Some were of
opinion that the thrusting of working men into the
windiest corners of the church had something to do
with the matter; others that the modern sermon was
of too unattractive a character to draw men who had
worked hard all the week; others that there was
often so great a lack of sympathy between professing
Christians and their poorer brethren, that working
men looked upon wealthy Church-goers as hypocrites.
Some of the speakers, but they were few who pro-
teased total disbelief in the Bible narrative, and gave
that as a reason for not attending church. Altogether
the meeting was a very inAtructtve one, and another
conference is to be held in the course of a week or two
—it is to be hoped with good results.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

SUICIDES EXTRAORDINARY!

There is a well-known Greek story of a penalises
man who going out with a rope in his hand to hang
nimself found a purse of money which induced him to
throw the rope away. whereas the owner of the purse
coming back to look for his pronerty and finding only
the rope instead straightway hanged himself (we are
nuoting from the Pal,' Mall Gwent.) A .till more
Curious tale of a similar kind its told by the China
papers. In the native city of Shanghai the parents
of a young lady lately Married haring fallen into dis-
tressed circumstances, applied to her for assistance.
and her husband allowed her t'a give them a coat fcr
the purpose of being pawned. The daughter, however,
being anxious to render further aid without her
husband's knowledge. secreted 16 dole, in the rocket
of the coat. The old man did not discover this and
took it to a pawnbroker, who, noticing the money
on unfolding the garment, kept his counsel and
quietly advanced 2 dole. Soon after tile husband dis-
covered that his wife had given the 16 dole, to her
father, and made so much noise about it that the
young lady disposed of herself by hanging. In this
way the news of the robbery committed by the
pawnbroker became known to the parents, and the old
mother took the matter so much to heart that she poi-
soned herself with opium. Lastly, the pawnbroker, get-
ting alarmed on hearing that his dishonesty had already
caused two deaths, drowned himself in a well. This story
is very characteristic of the Chinese feelings in regard
to life, and similar incidents not unfrequently occur.
Some years rwo, for instance, an accompliehe young
lady it Canton. who had been unfortunately married
to a coarse and stupid husband. was bewailing her
fate to a party of sisters and female entwine, and
declared her intention of committing suicide. On this
the other young ladles declared that since such was
married life, they would die too; and no the whole
bevy joined hands together, and walking into a fish-
pond deliberately drowned themselves. Again, three
men imprisoned in liong-kong gaol on a charge of
piracy determined to make away with themselves
rather than have the bother of a trial. At some height
in the cell where they were imprisoned was a small
window guarded by two iron heirs, and the problem
which these worthies had to solve was how the three
of them were to be hanged upon the two bars. From the
positions in which they were found in the morning it
would seem that the third man had assisted the two
others in hanging themselves from the bars by their
tails; that then he had cut down one of them by
gnawing through the tail with his teeth; and, using
the dead body as a stool, to be afterwards kicked over,
he had contrived to suspend himself. All this, too,
was done so quietly as not to attract the notice of a
sentry who was pacing outside beneath the window.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

CUT AND FLINT GLASS ESTABLISHMENTS.

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4i001•13 LENT ON
Teacup and Sauce's, Trays, Creams, Slop and Sugar
Basins, 8.8. Plates, Kum a and Forks, Spoons, Prongs,
and Cs %%% rr A, to any exteut.
Decanters
Wine.
Champagne
Hocks
Tumblers
Jellies
Custards
Ce'cries
Trifle Dishes
Custard Stands
Glee Di.b"
Salts sml Mustards
Flower Vases
Water Bottles

Glass Jugs
Itiskes, it to 20 inch
d'ittas
Vegetables
16:11.2e Tureens
Boats
Sa:ties
Cheese Di,dies
Dessert l'intes
Dishes
„ Stands
Jam., Cnps, and Mugs
Plated Prongs
Plated Spoons
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

VERDICT AGAINST THE BRIGHTON
RAILWAY COMPANY.

In the Court of Qaeen'a Bench • guitleman named
Shelley has recovered heavy damages from the London
and Brighton Railway Company for injuriee received
by his wife through the alleged neeligence of the de-
fendantif servants. In February, lfi6s, Mrs. Shelley
arrived at Brighton at balf-peat three o'clock. The
afternoon was dull, it wee getting duak, and there was
anow on the ground. When the train stopped the
carriage in which Mrs. Shelley had been riding was short
of the platform. The porter called out Brk%hton,"
opened the door, and then went forward. :No one
coming to assist her with aver luggage Mrs. Shelley
proceeded to alight as alie supposed on the platform,
but fell nearly two feet on to a turn-table, breaking a
rib, and seriously bruising herself. She was confined
to her bed and the room for more than three months,
and wee still suffering.

Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury in mitigation of
damages, but the verdict returned was for 1,8001.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-15

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