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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

A HOAX.

The following letter appeared in The Times of
Monday :

TIIE CREDIT FONCIER OF ENGLAND.

I have read your article and the letter and statement of
Mr. A. Grant, and, without going into the causes which
induced mete resign the governorship and my seat at the
board of direction, I cannot but express my regret that I was
ever connected with the company in any shape or way, and
feeling that there is great justice in your remarks, and that
the principle upon which myself and others appropriated a
very large sum of money was not a fair one towards our
shareholders, I intend to make restitution ; and shall, as
soon as any I.ecuidary arrangements can be made for such a
Par Pose, pay into the hands of the company's bankers, to an
account which I shall open as "A Restitution Fund Aca runt,"
the sum I consider I have wrongfuly received on account of
imaginary or unrealised profits. I think the amount will be
something over £lB,OOO.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
J. S. WonTLEI".

itoyal llotel. Lowestoft, Aug. 21.

On Tuesday, a paragraph in The Times informed the
public that a telegram had been received saying that
the above was not true; and on Wednesday the
following letter appeared :

_
In The Times of this day I have read with astonishment a
letter addressed to you, and apparently bearing my signature.
I have written no such letter, and as it is a forgery, and the
facts stated in it are untrue, I can only suppose that you, as
well as myself, have been made the victim of a mischievous
hoax.

I was never at " Lowestoft " In my life, from which place
the letter professes to be dated, and I will only add at
present that I have never received such a slim as "£18,000"
in connection with the Credit Fonder, or any sum in any
degree approaching to that amount.—l am, Sir, your
obedient servant J. STUART WORTLEY.
Wortley Hall, Sheffield, Aug. 24.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

ANOTHER VICTIM TO DUELLING.

The barbarous practice of duelling has just demanded
another victim. On Wednesday evening a student of
the came of Ferry offered a verygross insult to a young
Lieutenant von RheMbaben, whom he met accidentally
at Meser's Salon, a place of public amusement in
Berlin. The lieutenant is reported to have displayed
a good deal of self-control, but as the insulting language
' was continued, he eventually challenged the student.
A bystander ascertained where the meeting was to
take place, and immediately gave information to the
police. The lieutenant of police of the district,
accompanied by some constables, accordingly
repaired to the spot, found the parties ,m
the ground, and having taken possession of the
pistols, left the principals their liberty. Nothing
could be more absurd than such a COurse as this, for
either the police officer cannot have been in earnest
in wishing to prevent the duel, or he must have
assumed that the duelists were not in earnest in
wishing to fight one. The only result was that the
parties made made an appointment for a meeting a
few hours later in the neighbourhood of Spandau.
The police again received information of their mur-
derous intentions, but, unfortunately, too late. The
officers hurried to the second place of rendezvous, but
before they reached it they met a cab containing
Lieutenant von Eheinbaben supporting in his arms
his recent adversary, whom he had shot through the
lungs. There is no hope of Ferry's recovery, and his
state is such that the judge has not been able to take
his depositions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

COUNT BISMARCK IN HIS HOLIDAYS.

A correspondent who has lately been at Varzin
(Count Bismarck's estate in Pomerania), gives such an
account iif the minister's mode of enjoying his holidays
as warrants the belief that there are many years of
good work in him yet. Immediately after breakfast
he mounts his horse, and takes a ride of six or seven
hours, sometimes visiting his own tenants, and some-
times dripping in upon one of the neighbouring coun-
try gentlemen. He returns home to dinner, and then
spends the rest of the evening either in his family
circle, or, when the public business requires it, in his
stinly. A telegraph wire has been recently laid down
between the Chateau of Varzin and the nearest
station at the little town of Schlawe, so that all im-
portant intelligence can be communicated to him
without loss ortime.

A few months ago the countess fell off a chair, and
received an injury which the country doctor pronounced
to be a fracture of the ribs. One of the count's
tenants, however, had a shepherd who stood in high
repute among his neighbours for Ids medical and
surgical knowledge, and the count, wishing to have
his opinion as well, accordingly sent for him. As soon
as this rustic disciple of Asciilapius entered the room,
the countess began to laugh. "Anybody who can
laugh like that,- &suit the new doctor, "cannot have
hr ken airy ribs." It is hardly necessary to say that
the diagnosis proved correct, and that the broken ribs,
which the papers talked about for weeks afterwards,
were all a mistake.

Varzin is a lar_ne estate, consisting of 20,000 Prussian
morgen, or about 10,000 acres English. Count Bis-
marck has only retained the castle and the park, and
has LA :di the rest of the land. Having repeatedly
.d served that one a ids tenants seemed to be in very
bad spirits, he one day took an opportunity of asking
the cause --whether, perhaps, his rent was too high.
"It is not that," said the tenant, "but I have no
capital, and without capital one cannot get on —one
can make no improvements." "And how much do
pm want ?" said the count. "Six thousand thalers,"
(E 900 was the neply ; "and if I were to borrow them
I should have to pay most exorbitant interest."
•'there pm are mistaken," said the count, "you can
have them at a very reasonable rate. Go to my secre-
tary this afternoon, and he will give you that sum at
once." That Count Bismarck should be a popular
bull. rd will not appear very wonderful after this.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

T. the Editor 'I'M. Olmerrer."

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Li be our very best rn•chinery tor the moral and pontos'
regeneration of that country Were it to he overtbr.,wn
should hold it .Iton.h•Ll.,w to the best Lopes of Ire.
' ,nd —only it must be well manned. The machine mast
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,iure I reflect on the sot j. et. the more I feel that the
.IMilleSt and dt/II,•R! snt,zc. sot the laud are !Micro *Ali
is %lit port of the E.daLliblied Church, always provided
'list Church is well pitronised.' "

"The grievance commonly stated to be that the
;:linan Catholic: are compellet ticott•ibuto by ihe pay.
Ine•it of titheo to the .upport of a Church fr.,o. the ere.-cl
whieh they darer. Now, in fact. the lonian Catholic..
although they way pay the tithe. contr,hutc nothin2. in-
lISIVIK it 0,11 l 1 re 141211 tithe is of the natur,, nat 4,1 a tax,
hut of it reservel rent, which Iwyer 11,-1301e.1 till,, r to
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

A MARINE MYSTERY.

The Xe,v York Timcs if the 9th inst. has the following:—
The bark He ler!, Trowbridge, of Newhaven, Con-
necticut, arrived at the foot of Montague-street yester-
day afternoon under circumstances of a melancholy
nature. It appears that the litorg Trowbridge left
' this port on the 4th inst., bound for Barbadoes, West
Indies, with a cargo of staves. Since that time she
nmst have encountered a severe gale, or have become
unmanageable in a heavy sea--at all events, on the
afternoon of the 6th inst. the pilot-boat Nettle, got sight
of her about forty miles from Sandy Hook, and at once
concluded that from her evident want of management
she was without any person on board—that she had
been abandoned. The Nettle took her in tow and
brought her to Sandy Hook. The hold of the vessel
was pumped out, when the bodies of three seamen were
found in the forecastle, one of them being in a sitting
posture on a tnmk. It is understood that Captain
Hotchkiss, of the Trowbridge, took with him when he
sailed his wife and children; but so far their bodies
have not been discovered, and it is supposed that they
were washed overboard. It is not improbable that the
captain, his wife and children, and that portion of the
crew who were on watch escaped in a boat, as the
chronometer and some other articles seem to have been
carefully removed.
An inquest was held at the Brookly City dead-
house, on the bodies of the four seamen found on the
wreck. The body of one of the unfortunate men was
identified and taken in charge by the friends of
deceased. The jury returned a verdict to the effect
that deceased came to their death by drowning in
consequence of the fomidering of the bark Henry Trow-
bridge at sea.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

CORRESPONDENCE.

;re Irish it to be disti•.c, y underatwel Mat hp ins. rting
letters in this efd Mitre Ire do. not thrrehybl,ntifyoureirs.
teeth the opinions of our Correspondent,.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

TO FARMERS,

BROAD ad AGRICULTURAL SALT, at
Manufacturers Prices, by rail or canal, to any
part.—Apply, G. J. Evesson, Rath's Coal Wharf, Stour.
bilge

[A CARD.]

B. EDWARD SMITH
(Late of Oldsw;nfortl),

ARCHITECT, SURVEYOR, AND ESTATE

BUILDING AGENT,

No. 45, HAOLLY•STREET, STOURBRIDGE.

GENUINE CIGARS at
T. HOMER'S,
FITE RAYS, CRADLEY HEATH

MR. JOHN STOKES,

AreTT-D—NEF.R AND APPRAISER,

HOUSE AND LAND AGENT,

OFF ICES,-UNION-STREET, DUDLEY.

Begs to inform the inhabitants of Dudley and surround-
ing neighbourhood that he is prepared to advance Money
upon Household Furniture or Stock M any description
for sale, at the shortest notice, and dm 'barges reason-
able,

W. FORREST,
DOOKSELLILR. RT•TIONXR, to.,
/7/61/-RTRIF'
CR•DLEY I! P.

Pry ;log and Boni ; •: • •' • execated. ?iglu*
Framing io every • •• ; • •:
Dealer la Prin •

[A °Aim]
VSSEN M. AND E. FOWLER,

DRESS & MANTLE MAKERS,

92, HIGII•STRELT, STOURBRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

FEARFUL ASSAULT IN A RAILWAY
CARRIAGE.

A day or two since an outrage of a most brutal
character was committed upon a young lady in a first-
class carriage of the Ulster Railway Company, be-
tween the towns of Portailown and Lisburn, in con-
sequence of which the young lady lies at Lisburn under
medical treatment in a very critical state. On the
departure of the Belfast train the only other occupant of
the compartment in which the lady happened to be was
a gentleman whose description has been only partially
learned. This person having observed the melancholy
aspect of his female fellow-traveller, who was much
depressed at the recent death of a relative, entered into
conversation with her. Sonic time after this he brutally
assaulted her. With a heroism which did the lady
credit, and a strength which until that moment she
thought she did not 110. e., she resisted successfully
the attacks made so furiously and repeatedly upon
her. Her garments were torn, her hair dishevelled,
her watelechai n broken, and she also sustained very
severe personal injuries. At one time the lady, in the
maddening desperation of the moment, sought safety
from her tormentor by trying to throw herself out of
the carriage—an act winch hapj illy she did not succeed in
accomplishing, as death must have been the certain
result. On the train arriving at the Lisburn station,
the perpetrator of the offence speedily left the car-
riage, in which the young lady was afterwards din-
covered in a fainting condition. She was at once re-
moved to the house of a friend, where medical aid
was procured, and where she so far recovered that
some time after she was enabled to swear informations
against her assailant, for whom the constabulary are
at the present on the look-out.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

NOTICE.

INNKEEPERS', GROCERS', AND OTIIER
BUSINESSES,

ARE SPEEDILY & EFFECTIVELY TRANSFERRED
BY S. INSULL,
AUCTIONEER AND VALUER,
BRILIILET HILL.

No Charge made unless • Sale is effected.
Ni Charge to Nrchasem

APEST HOUSE iN THZ MIDLAND
COUNTIES FOR
STATIONERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

nut CH]

.6 NIIEN FOUND MAKE A NOTE el"—Captain Cuttle.

WILLIAM WILLEY,
WHOLESALE PLAIN AND FANCY STATIONER,
t NION (Ailbstnet Frat),
BIRMINGHAM.

Le3gPrs, front Is to 1008, Always in Stock.
Shopkeepers supplied on such tenns that must command

• ee•tinuance of their favours.

PIANOFORTES.

DIANOFORTES, HARMONIUMS, &c.,
for Sale or Hire, new and second•hand. A Liberal
discount for Cash; or may be had on the TERRE YR&RIV
PRINCIPLE, from

H. SIMMS,
100, HIGH-STREET, STOURBRIDGE.
Ohl Piano taken in exchange.

AGENT FOR aVNEs'N PATENT
MELODY HARMONIUMS.

WHOLMSALE & RETAIL TOBACCO
WAREHOUSE,

FIVE WAYS, CR4IOI.EY HEATH.
T. HOMER, Painnurros.

FOR Cheap PRINTING, BOOKBINDING
and PICTURE FRAMING, no to
T. }I 0M E
El ll' WAYS, CR A lilE Y IIEATII.

TO MALSTERS.

BEST WELSH :tIALTING COAL, at
colliery prices. ruck loede, to any Station.—
Apply, O. J. Eveacn, I.athsay Coal Wharf, Stourbridge.

VERTICAL STEA IV NGINE
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FITTED WITH VERTICAL BOILERS,
FROM TWO TO TWELVE-HORSE POWER
NO BRICKWORK REQUIRED.
H &• WRIGHT &

MANUFACTURERS, CHARLOTTE-STREET,
D-E.TDLM'Y
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

JT> ROBY begs to inform his Patrons that
IL • he has REMOVED to the TURF INN, HIGH-
sTREET, STOURBRIDGE (formerly kept by Mrs.
Crodgington), where he will be glad to see any of his
friends.

WINES, SPIRITS, ALES, AND CIGARS
Of the But Quality.
N.8.-A SPLENDID POCKET BAGATELLE BOARD.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

RICH AND POOR.

At a meeting of unemployed poor, held the other evening,
at Mile HA, Loudon, the following remarkable resolution
was agreed to:—

Whereas the repeal of the usury laws, legalising the
exaction of any rate (.f interest, however exorbitant,
on lane, a mortgagee's arbitary powers of sale and
foreclosure of mortgaged estates ; the granting and
falling in of terminable building leases ; the employ-
ment of an unlimited number of hands, and the non-
taxation of the capital .4 a rich man's personality or
reality, are sOlile of the enabling means, extra the ma!-
appropriation of land, and the mischevions operation
of laws of primogeniture and entail, whereby compara-
tively few persons, with facility and oppression, accu-
mulated, and also still accumulating, increasing an
immense wealth ; and whereas such large accumulations ,
in the possession of a few as an evil is intensified by
monopoly in the food and other markets, fir, this
meeting resolves to recommend as well worthrthe
serious consideration Of the reformed Parliament the
necessity of legislatively limiting the extent and fixing
the maximum .4 a man's wealth, however composed;
and enacting such other ameliatory measures as will at
once end and for ever abolish the shameful anomaly of
the upper ten thousand, rolling in wealth, and sur-
feited with luxuries, while tens of millions in Great
Britain and Ireland are living from hand to mouth, or
dragging out a pauper's existence, and many of the
latter are driven mad from or dying of starvation or as
suicides, or, what is far worse, fallowin, for a subsist-
ance a career of crime culminating, in the gaol or the
gallows.

Mr. Albert Grant, in a long letter to The Timee,
proclaims his tlrm belief in the " ultimate realisation" of the
assets of the Credit Fonder of England.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

THE GALE OF LAST SATURDAY.

LIVERPoOL, Monday.

A fearful tempest swept over Liverpool and the surround-
ing neighbourhood on Saturday night and up to a late hour
on Sunday afternoon, causing great devastation to the
buildings, gardens, ft•c., in the outlying districts at the
northern hi undary of the town. Along the coast from
Bootle to Crosby out Formby the destruction to property is
general. The lunch is literally strewn with wreck of every
description, and the damage to the shipping off the port
must have been heavy. We rf gret to have to announce two
fearful wrecks: one accompanied with the loss of twenty-
three lives, and another in which all on board the ill-fated
ship must have gone 41.)W11 in the vessel, as not a vestige of
tho wreck by which she can be identified has up to Monday'
been recovered, nor hove any of the bmlies of the crew been
picked up. The first wreck is that of the ship Tarr, 1.017
tons burden, Captain Armstrong. This vessel only sailed
from the NTersey for Quebec on Saturday afternoon, and the
weather was fine at the time, but towards dark tha wind
sprung up from the west, and at in,flnight it was blowing a
terrific gale from the W.S.W. The force of the tempest
carried the vessel on to the Formby Spit, a very dangerous
bank, and she became a total wreck, the commander, Captain
Armstrong, being the only person out of twenty-four who
were on board when the Tara left the Mersey that escaped.
Captain Armstrong, after being in the water for some time,
was seen by the captain of the steamer Countess of Galloway,
and rescued from the talc which betel his unfortunate com-
rades. Captain Armstrong has since died from the effects
of the injuries he reenlved.
A large vessel, the name of which was unknown, went
down during the height of the storm off the Formby light-
ship, and all on board are supposed to have been drowned,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

A sad case of attempted murder occurred in
Leicester on Monday. A man named John Scamp-
ton, what has been twice an inmate of a lunatic
asylum, has lately been under the care of a keeper,
living apart from llis wife, who, with her child has re-
sided with her father, Mr. Parr, 135, Upper
Brunswick-street. During Monday morning Scamp.
ton contrived to elude the vigilance of his keeper,
and went to the house of Mr. Parr, where he
was refused admittance. He went away, and
returned about half-past twelve o'clock, anal Mr. Parr
went to the th tor in answer to his knock. Seeing
who it was Mr. Parr tried to close the door, but
Seampton placed his foot against it, and managed to
keep it a little way open. He then put one arm
through the aperture having a six-barrelled revolver in
his hand, and fired five of the barrels off in rapid 1411C-
cession. One of the bullets passed through Mr. Pan's
left arm, and broke it in two places. Another stnick
Scampton's own child, a little girl three years of age,
and passed through her skull. Traces of the other
bullets were found on the walls and doors in the
passage; one of them struck the wall, rebounded, and
then passed through the back door into the yard. Three
bullets were found in the passage, andone just outside
the front door.

Inspector Clamp and Police-constable Buxton,
of the Bow police force, happened to be a short dis-
tance off, and, hearing the reports of firearms,
hastened to the spot, and found the man Scampton
walking about in front of the house muttering to him-
self that he was prepared to meet his God and his
Judge. Ile was then taken to the police-station, when
he was searched, and a bullet-mould, a nipple-drawer,
sonic caps and powdcr, and a Bible and Prayer-book
were found on him. It is not expected that Mr. Parr,
who is upwards of seventy years of age, is mortally
wounded, but the child is in imminent danger, and
its life is despaired of.

On Tuesday, at the Town-hall, John Scampton,
who had a very vacant appearance, was charged with
having shot at his father-in-law, Robert Parr, and his
daughter, Elinor Parr Scampton, with intent to
murder them. On being placed at the bar, the pri-
soner stared round the court, and on being remon-
strated with by the officer, exclaimed, "Let me look
about to see who's here." He appeared to treat the
matter very lightly. Although the child is pro6rressing
favourably, there are but very slight hopes of its re-
covery. IVir. Parr received a gun-shot wound in the
left forearm ; both bones are fractured. Ile is going
on favourably, and should inflammation not set in
there is a chance of his recovery. Prisoner, on being
remanded till Wednesday, replied " Very well."
The court was crowded, the nature of the case and
the highly respectable position of the parties having
occasioned considerable excitement throughout the
town.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING AT
THE STEWPONEY.

The Annual Licensing Meeting took place at the
Foley Arms Hotel, on Tuesday last. There were several
applications for full licenses. The Magistrates present
were W. Matthews. Esq. (chairman), J. Ho!croft, T. Y.
Lee, Esq., and Major Fletcher. There was only one
granted.
George Hall, Commonside, Pensnett. supported by
Mr. Addison, granted. Francis Skelding, Brierley Hill,
supported by Mr. C. W. Collis, refused. William New.
nun, Wordsley, supported by Mr. Ponton (of Stour.
bridge), refused. Cooksey Price, New•street, Amblecote,
refased. James Pearson, Quarry Bank, refused. Hien-
srd Deans, of Wombourne, supported by Mr. Bartlett
of Wolverhampton), and opposed by Mr. Penton, re-
fused. Elizabeth Morgan, Wombourne, supported by
Mr. Penton, refused. William Husky, the Park, King.
swi ford refused.
The Magistrates granted the renewal of 220 licenses.
John Porter, of Commonside, was suspended for three
mouths. The application of Benjamin Cooper, of
Wurdsley, was withdrawn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

TUESDAY.

There was a good attendance, the weather being fine.
The first race WB4
The 0 trtom AY RACE, of 2 sots., 53 entrance; for ponies
13 hands. Five started. Three finies round and a
distance. /feats.

Mr. Smith's Lady Wilder
Mr. Cooper's Guy 2
Mr. Edward Cooper's Priory
Mr. Siviter's Ginger
Mr. Brown's Crackawsv 5
Won after agood race by a length.

The BUTCHERS' BIAKES, of £3. 7s flit entrance; accond
to save his stakes. Brought forward a good entrain.,
comprising five starters. Wiling Ito 1 against roll.
0 to -I against Cleaver. 10 to 4 against Whalebone, 12
to 1 agaimt Black Jack. and 10 ti 3 against Spider.

Mr. Noch's Cleaver ....... • 1
Mr. Hohive' Poll
Mr. Moseley'a Whalebone

The LADD ll' PURSF. Heats Three times round and a
diction*.

Mr. Cooper 'd Clinger Besr
Mr. NVright'il Grey
Other entries withdrew after the first hest.
Foot races and other amusemems occupied the puLlic,
who were highly gratified with their unexpetted sport
amidst the prevailing depre.sion and muter.' strike,
which is the ataole trade of the town.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

THE EVILS OF INTEMPERANCE
UNMASKED.

IVOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr.
ill SAMUEL SALT, of Haleanwen. the Apostle oi
Temperance. will deliver one of his Wonderful and most
Astonishing Lectures. The sni.ject %%Lich the Lecture.
wiil treat is on a pet p at the progress and er:ls nilnt, 10-
prince, explaining in the nr.st ample manner. Lib
among the Drunkards. The Li cturer will also explain
in a most masterly style the evils of Intemperance, and
the further disadvantages of drunkenness: and also des-
cribe the Drunkards throughout ti. it whole intemperate..
abandoned, and immoral career, and depict in startling.
vivid, rind truthful colours, the awful.-, sa of the Drunk-
ard's Wicked El with a great!vatiety of Mil.ortant and
kindred subjects and warnings in gent ral, A:c., dm.,
too iturnerons to mention in an advertisement.

he Above Lecture will be delivered on TCESDAY, tie
15th day of SEPTEMBER NEXT,•III the DAYBOUttIe BANK
CHAPEL, midssay between Halc,,,wen and Browser. v,
The Chapel is situated four sllee. NMI a half trots 11,,:e5-
owes, awl four miles and a half from linon,grive.
The doors to be op ut.l at Scum u'elock; the Lecture
to commerce at Halfiro,t.
At the close of the Lecture Mr. Salt (the Lecturer)
will sell his Wonderful and must Astonishing L .cter,
o R.E•jous subjects, • •••: • •::•• I• eny 5., ni

TI e o turor'e own rormo! :--
May my friends take this in estimation,
An,! think uty work one worth acceptation;
For it they will no Mot uragement wire
How do they think Salt, the poet,can lye?
So eronorage old Sam, you all eLnuld do,
lie does the best he can to, oil of you;
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CAIILISIN, December 126, 1867.
To Mr. McCulloch, Philosophical Instrumrot Maker.
Sir,—Having seen some of your Diamond Plate Lenses
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

THE RAILWAY DISASTER.

The whee of ths f.r.&ad ICh,g,lant has just
been it rLII, first by the brief repart, and then
by 614 warrowiag net,ils of a railway disaster
more koari OA ,1• `IV the circliaistances at-
ever occurred.
f •,i account of this
, • ;niit every where
• •• •vw shall
vac:Lily
urn now undergoing
Tbe ••••a•-• •••r If tits

co anumt .•Ikl .V.l SiWilt content .5
by recording it 'i' that it is equally dittienit to
rell-lu :rout illusion to it as it is to draw any
mil conclusions from it, pendiag the full
~..quiry that is now being carried on.
Lord Hamilton, a passenger in the unfortu-
nate train, who was in as good a position to eu.
tiruate the facts of the case as any one well could
be, boldly says that "the accident happened
from carelessness which involves the highest
degree of culpability upon those concerned in
it. This is just now the prevailing opinion,
perhaps; but it will be well to await the inde-
pendent inquiries that are now being, and will
yet be instituted before hastily coining to any
conclusion on the mutter. It is certain, how-
Gat the proximate cause of the disaster
was the escape of sonic wavons:which ran down
an incline towards the mail train, and that the
immediate cause was the firing of a large quan-
tity of petroleum oil ; and it is naturally asked
how it is that this explosive and damierously in-
flammable material is carried in such a Way that
an accident of this kind should be possible.
Another question that will also have to be ri-
gidly inquired into is whether the doors of rail- •
way carriages were locked on one side or on
both sides ; and if any doors were thus fastened,
thin preventing eseape, whether there is any ;
necessity for such a proceeding.
The collision in itself was nothing, in corn.
perison to the consequences which ensued.
There might have been a little fright, and a few
bruises, but no life would have been lost. In
the w ,rds of the driver of the mail train, "It
was the petroleum that did it all." The des.
trazzion was awful in its intensity and its rapid.
ity. A tipon,l eurresp aideut says "lii a mo-
ment, as if by the Such of some foul demon, the
blight of death fell upon ihe passengers, and
they wore eunseless awl lifeless Indere the swift
murdering petroleum lire came to burn their
flesh off their bones arid to calelne their very
bones into dust." M cny otuor catr4plies have
to-en " t, Se, ielihn•Join

W al I,l:iteS

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.1.. A were the mone rests, or, hi tither words,
whether the recurrence of Fitch a disaster can-
not be for the fu‘nre rendered impossible. lint
the community sill gain nothing by indulging a
revengful feeling, founded on surmises or doubt-
ful information. When the facts are fully
known, decisive action in the interest of the
public safety will be imperative.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-29

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impudently thrown down to the Parliament, which
has passed a law imposing E5OO penalty on railways
conveying prizefighters; to the railways themselves; to
the magistracy, and the police. The public will soon
see whether that motley crew of disorderly vaga-
bonds who are called "the ring" are to gain the
victory over law-makers and law-preservers. If
this fight be prevented it will perhaps be the last
championship fight that will be attempted; if it be
permitted, it will be a lasting disgrace to our police
arrangements.

The public are never tired of grumbling at railway
directors and their subordinate officials, and those who
are shareholders especially delight in grumbling,
which is quite natural, considering the poor return they
get for their money. Railway dividends, on the whole,
are certainly far from satisfactory, and that they are so
low is in a great measure owing to had management;
but is not this, in its turn, partly on-ing to the shareholders
taking so little interest in the affairs of their several
railways? Shareholders are too apt to repose implicit
confidence in some nobleman who may be at the head
of the board, and in his colleagues in the directorate,
and never, perhaps, even trouble themselves to attend
a meeting at which they have the right to be present.
If there were a little more wholesome interest taken
by shareholders in the concerns of their several com-
panies, railway affairs would, no doubt, be somewhat
Letter managed.