The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-10-26 00:00:00

EPI'l OME OF NEWS,

BRITISH ANI) PUREIGN.

Card-playing, even when only "for love," is now
agaiatt the law in Georgia.
The Carmatken Journal records the death of Mrs.
Ranhael Harries, at hiangtumor, at the age of 104 years.
The declared value of hams imported in the last fire
months was C 321,410.
The postage collected in the metropolis in the last
financial year was ime,loo me. 51
Rochefort has written a novel in prison which is
about to be published in one of the daily Paris papers—so it
is said.
Marshal Bazaine is in such ill-health that it is feared
be will die before the indictment against him can be drawn
up.
At the laving of the first stone of a new Corn.EX-
change ci lii.d!ord. on Monday, the Duke of Bedford an-
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..oiincett his intention of presenting to the town a statue of
John Bunyan, to be executed by Mr. Boehm.
The white elephant recently captured in Slum takes
rank alter the Queen, the heir apparent ranking after the
elephant.

The Pope has added to the list of Catholic saints the
late Queen Maria Christiana of Naples, Nicholas von der
Flue, the French priest Jean d'Ars, Skid nope Eugenius 111.
The number of passengers on the railways of the
United Kingdom in the year 1871 averaged more than •
million a day.
The East-end parishes of London are following the
example of the West-end in contracting for the supply of
Australian preserved meats for regular consumption in the
workhouses.
It will be interesting to Nonconformists to know
that Mr. Frank Schnadhorst, Secretary of the Central Non-
conformist Committee, has been elected a town councillor
for Birmingham, in opposition to a candidate who came for-
ward in the publican and State Church interest.
A new form of advertising has appeared in France;
an outfitter constructs a van in the form of a giant, fashion-
ably dressed a bootmaker adopts the form of a boot ; a shirt-
maker that of a chemise. The ideas draws attention and
laughter.
A Santos paper reports that a young man of IS years
of age, when about to give the winning stroke at a game of
billiards, with a playful Good bye, ray dear fellow, till next
time," fell dead before the cue touched the ball. Ile was
the son of a wealthy planter of S. Paulo,
The Gloucestershire Chamber of Agriculture on
Ssturday passed a resolution aiiirming the need of Legis-
lative enactment to secure outgoing tenant farmers compen-
sation for unexhausted improvements, and that Landlords
should be compensated for deterit ration or dilapidation.
An old widow, about 70 years of age, named Mrs.
Matthews, of Grindley Brook, near Witchurch, saLip, was
creasing the line when a train ran over her, completely cut-
ting her to pieces. Her legs and bead were found some
distmee from the place where the accident occurred. The
engine driver saw the deceased, but too late to stop the train.
It is said that the eldest son of Baron James
Rothschild, of Paris, is engaged on the compilation of a
family history of the Rothschilds from 180 ti to 1871. The
history will contain several interesting letters written by
Napoleon I. and hitherto unpublished; also of several
eminent statesmen.
A fellow coming from the top of the Alleghanies to
New York, in winter, silia asked whether it was as cold there
as in the city. He had probably been at some march of in-
tellect school, for he glanced at a thermometer. Horribly
cold," said he, "for they have no thermometers there, and, of
course, it's just as cold as it pleases."
At Whitcomhe Devon, a boy named Browning, 14
years of age, has alternately alarmed and amused his com-
panions by putting a noose round his throat and pretending
to hang himself. He has repeated the jest once too often,
for, on Saturday, his parents wore horrified to find his dead
body hanging from a tree.
From a parliamentary paper just issued as to poor.
Tales and pauperism, it appears that the cost of in-mainten-
ance and out-door relief in the metropolis showed a decrease
of 9 2 per cent. for the half-year ended Lady-day last, as
compared with the corresponding period ending Lady-day,

18717 prompt, and miraculously escaped, their hats tieing knocked
According to the Journal of the Society of Arts it off by a portion il the spparatua
appears that there are in Canterbury 15 water-power engines
Mr. C. Matthews, the celebrated comedian, bas
worked by the constant water-supply—namely, two soda- sem a remarkable document to the newspapers for rubbers-
water machiees, four prilitilig machines, four sawing lion. It is in the ~at li., of a general address to a host of
machines, two drilling machines, and a circular saw, one for writers of begging letters who have favoured him w ith appli-
pumphig, one for hair brushing, and one for a lathe. cations for pecuniary aid. It is an enlarged epignini—au
On board the Cunard steamers the Church service i
6 elaborate drollery. Amongst other things, he says that he
reed every Sunday morning. The muster-roll of the crew Is "la unable to provide for the necessities of even the small
called over, and they attend service. A gentleman said to population of London," and that "owing to his Lot being a
one of the sailors—. Are you obliged to attend public ser- minionnsire, he most decline to undertake the support otell
vice?" "Not exactly obliged, sir," replied Jack; "we the applicants and their families."
should lose our grog if we eidn't." A Paris Correspondent, in referring to the results of
The customers of a cooper in the Highlands caused the recent elections in France, says it is now conclusively
him a vast deal of vexation by their saving habits and per- shown that almost all the sitting members of the depart-
alatence in getting all their tubs and casks repaired, buying melds no longer represent the opinions of the comtitueney,
but very little work. "I stood it long enough, however," The only defeat sustaMed by the Republican party was in the
said he, "until one day old MacCawlarie brought in an old Idorldhau. Even there the Republican candidate obtained
bunghole, to which he said he wanted a new barrel Math,. 30,000 votes, and hit opponent, supported by the Legitimist,
Then (quitted the North in disgust." Orleauist, and Clerical parties, received only 9,000 more.
Everywhere else the Republicans carried everything before
Sir Thomas Cochrane, G.C. 8., Senior Admiral of the,
the Fleet, has died, at the age of eighty-three lie had been A great triumph of the British dairy-maid took
in the service ever since the present century began, and was place the other day when the Japanese Embassy paid avi It
made post-captain in 1806. at the early age of seventeen, to the home farm of lord Blantyre, at Freeland. At the
During the long peace he was Governor of Newfoundland for time the steam thrashing machine was in full operation, and
nine years, and for some time he represented Ipswich 'LI the Embassy appeared particularly interested In its working,
Parliament. espeaally as to the separattou of the straw from the grain.
At Banehroy lately, the parish schoolmaster, out of Wiv n one of Mr. Barr's dairy.maids made her appearance—
curiosity, put the question to the scholars—" What is no- a robast, healthy, and fully developed specimen ..1 her class
thing ? " A pause ensued, until an urchin, whose pro- —several of the Anilinisadora were quite taken aback, and
clivlties for earning a penny were well known among his when asked if they had anything like that In Jamie, shook
schoolfellows, got up and replied—" It, when a man seeks their heads despondingly and appeared highly astonished,
ye to hand his horse, and jot says thank ye." A correspondent at Geneva announces that Dr. Merle
The Emperor of Germany has lately conferred the d'Aubigne, the historian of the Reformation, wait found dead
Order of the Iron Cross on Mrs Alsager, the English lady in his bed on Monday. On Sunday morning he went to chapel
who was nursing in the hospitals of SaarbrUck from the and took the Sacrament, and in the evening had family
commencement of the war 1570, to January, 1871, a false me pray ers hi his own house, lie had not complained of illness.
port of her death having prevented the Inspector of the The deceased was born at Geneva In 1794. Ile wan for several
Hospitals there (Dr. Kopper) from sending her name in for yeara pastor of a French church in Hamburg, and afterwards
the decoration at the time when it was tint awarded.
School of Geueva. Ills worka
In Prusaels. In 1030 he was appointed Protestor of Church
It ie reported that a pilgrimage to Rome in the
on t History In the new Theological e
Reformation have been translated into English, and
course of the winter, is being organised in France, t'o consist h
e ll known in this cuntr
of 2,000 persona. The pilgrims are to pay 120 franca a head an we oy.
for journey, food, and lodging, so they must make up their In London 2,110 births and 1,369 deaths were regis-
minds to pilgrims' fare and shelter indeed in this most ex- tered last week. Alter making allowance for Memo, . i
pensive city. population the births were 20 and the deaths 92 below the
" A correspondent says he has just overheard a average numbers in the core esponding week af the last ten
years. The annual death-rate from all causes, which In the
prayer at Notre
littl laundreas Dame. '
h 'hiees befor beloved Joseph,'flamin murmured
tape a two previous weeks had been equal to 20 and 19 per 1,000
sheyhad just lighted
rose , on ere a
In his honour, 'grant to me g
good r
respectively, rose Met week to 22. The rate, after ilistribu-
a
thin of he deaths in Institutionsin proporti on op in.
husband, plenty of iron
m ring to do, shirt collars without was 22t per 1,000 in the West, 19 in the Nto p ulatb
orth, 21 in the
starch, and charcoal without soke . 111111 tO my dear old
aunt an easy death. All these blessings as speedily as may Central, 23 in the East, and 22 in the South groups of
hes:— Court Journal. Mkt.. The 1.369 deaths included 17 from am all.pox, 18 from
measles, 17 from scarlet fever, 12 from diphtheria, 87 from
At a mans meeting of iron-workers held at St. whoopingeough, 26 from different forms of fever, and 36
George'. 9nll, Wolverhampton, it was resolved that after the from diarrhera. The annual rated( mortality In Portsmouth
present year the men would expect to %ark at 11211 is. to the was 25, Norwich 28, Birmingham 27, Sheffield 26, N ewcastio.
1 cwt., instead of 120Ibe : the " turns "of work to be six upon-Tyne 29, and Bristol It.
' heats of common iron in ten hours. It was stated that by
the close of We year the members of the Amalgamated
1 Miners' Association would number 20,000.

Dr. Moffat (iatherin-law of Dr. Livingstone), ad-
dressing a meeting of the Sheffield auxiliary to the London
Missionary Society, expresse I his confident belief that
Livingstone would return to this country within twelve
months. He had heard from Sir Bartle Frere that he (Sir
Bartle) had received Inatructions trom Her Majesty'. Go-
vernment to go out to Zanzibar to make arrangements for
annibilatingthe Eastern slave trade, and to open out Imme-
diate communication with Dr. Livingstone.
At a large meeting of the Amalgamated Railway
Servants Union, held at the Albion Hotel, Leamington, on
Sunday night, Mr. Churchwarden Warnmley presiding, It was
decided to memorialise the Great Western and London and
orth Western Railway Companies for a rise of wages, a
reduction of labour to six days of ten hours each In the
week, and payment for overtime. Railway accidents were
stated by the men to be due mainly to overwork and in-
sufficient station staffs. A strike is threatened if the terms
are not complied with.
The doubts existing as to the burial-place of Amy
Robsart have lately been set at rest by the Rev. J. Huron,
vicar of St. Mary's, Oxford, who, after much research in the
Bodleian library, tuts discovered the exact spot, and has
caused the following inscription to be placed in the chancel
of St. Mary's Church—" In a vault of brick, at the upper
end of this quire, was buried Amy Rohsart, wife of Lord
Robert Dudley, KG., Sunday, 22nd Septemb.r, A.D. 1560."
Sir George Cartier received on Monday, by telegram
from Manitoba, information of the arrival there on the 20th
Inst. of the expedition which some time since left Canada,
200 strong, under the command of Lieutenant. Colonel 0.
Smith. The party took about three weeks to effect their
passage by the Dawson route from the head of Lake Superior,
and arrived at their destination without casualties. They
were despatched from Canada in order to relieve an expe-
dition seats year ago.
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German newspapers exprees great gratification at the
gift of about 15,000 Bibles by the British and Foreign Bible
Society to the widows and families of German soldiers and
others killed in the war. The Bibles being intended not as
alms, but as tokens of condolence and sclaces In bereavemesit,
the presentation has not been limited to the poor, but
families in good circumstances have as thankfully accepted
them The Emperor William himself has been presented
with one, and has received it with thanks.
A circular has been issued from the Foreign Office
directed to the various Chambers of Commerce throughout
the country culling attention to the proposed alterations of
the tariff in France; stating that there may be errors of com-
pensatory duties and drawbacks which, if uncorrected, may
seriously affect different interests and asking if the Cham.
bees have any further observations to offer, that they may be
Immediately notified at the Foreign Office.
Monday's returns of the foot and month digease in
Dorset show an alarming increase of the malady. There are
82,221 cases in eight divisions of the minty, comprising
2,265 diseased cattle, 29,532 sheep, and 421 swine. The divi-
sions affected are Sherburne, Wareham, W'imbourne, Shane'.
bury, Dorchester, Came Abbas, Sturminster, Blendford, nod
I Beni port. There were neaGy eighty outbreaks during the
past week, and Upwards of CO farms are affected,
Prince Albrecht, the brother of the Emperor Wil-
liam, has received the last solemn rites—which took a
pecudar character of impressiveness from the fact that they
were partly celebrated after eight Mil. The Imperial family
alone .1 re present at the first portion of the obsegnies, held
In the Palace of the decessid Prince on Friday night, and
concluding with the funeral sermon somewhere about mid-
night and next day the public service was held with all due
pomp In the Cathedral, whither the body hail been borne in
state, and where all the Imperial and Royal relatives of the
dead warrior were present.
An accident of a very remarkable character has hap-
pened ton yeung woman named Maria sharkey she was
eirpleqed as a spoon and fork buffer at the silver plate
manufactory belonging to Messrs. Wilkinson of Liverpool.
The allotting in the butting wheel rims along over the win-
dows. The unfortunate young woman had been cleaning the
window over the buffers at which she worked and had t urned
round to Jump off the bench. She gave a spring, when the
vet; large chignon she wore was caught by the shafting,
whiM tore not only her chignon and net but also her hair
and scalp completely off her head, and one of her ears. She
was taken to the Public Hospital aad Dispensary, where her
injuries were attended to. She now lies in a very precarious
condition.
According to the correspondence of the New York
Herald, an ingenious plan has been adopted by Professor
Agents's expedition for determining bow tar the eubmarine
regions are pensions to light. A plate prepared for photo-
graphic purposes is enclosed in a case so contrived is to be
covered by a revolving lid is the space of forty minutes. The
apparatus is sunk to the required depth, and at the ex-
Oration of the period stated is &lawn up and developed in
the ordinary way. It is said that rrldesse has thus been
obtained of the operation of the actinic rays at mach
greater depths than hitherto 'apposed poselble.—ltature.