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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

CRADLEY HEATH.

ASS %TILTING THE POLICE ---At the Ohl Hill Pat, Ses-
sions, on Weilues lay last, before F. D. G. Smith and E.
bloore, Esgrs ,Iteejamin Rogers, • convicteil thief, who
resides at Cntilley Heath, woo charged with aseaulting
Police-constable Shenston on the 15th inst. From th
evidence of the officer it appears that he was on duty at
12.30. He new the prisoner and ordered him to go home.
At three o'clock he saw him again and stepped him. De-
feudatit told him that lie hail iri,en to a man known by
the 11111160 "'loin Brummagem." Ho teied to search
the defendant bat ho resisted, end struck the oases
severul tilled. Fined 20s and Coate ; in default one
month.

We beg to intimate to our numerous friends and
readers in Crudley Heath, that the branch office fir the
Oh. rect. fir that district, is at Mr. T. llcniier'a, Printer
•,i1 Stat. .1., Five Ways, Crsialey Heath, when, adrer-
tiamnonta will he received up to seven o'clock on Friday
evening.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

WORDSLEY.

CRIIIIILTT TO • CAT.—At the Petty Sessions, on Mon-
day last, before T. Y. Lee and B. St. John Matthews.
/twits., Samuel Bridge, of 13rierley Bill, was charged
Willi cram flyilltreating cat the property of Edward
ley, on the 11th ult. Mr. &unary defended. From the
evidence of Mrs. Ridley, it splicers that hr eat went into
the garden and ran after one of the defendant's pigeonx,
when he picked the cat up and dashed rt against the wall
and no injured it that it died. For the defence it MAY
eont,unied that Mns Ridley fir...t struck the eat with a
tirooln•htale and injured it, and that the defendant picked
it nil and dashed it against the wall for the purpose of
putting 111 Cllai t r its misery. The 13, itch considered the
4:141C proved, and lined def....taut Zia and ; in default
11 days.
_ .

CAU-fION T CARTEII4.—At the P.•tty Segainna, ou
3103.1.ty 14,1, .1 wai clierg,et by Seperinten-
ileut Mil!' with using a e.irt on the tI net, without
&IMMO upon it. Polieweoustable Ileuunond proved
the cel,O. Oriered to pay coal.

CHARM! OF S IEALI.I Pr1.1,1,1.—0n Monday last,
at tlie Public (Mies, John Hooper was cht,rlitil with steal-
ing a pot of gitstoes on the fith that. Vie property of
John Beldam. From lb,: ovideure of the complainant. it
appeared that
belonging
tooecthuspießdeecabrx.V LadiahtetabredNi:t
he seat to the ground And heard that • " bury" of pota-
toes bad been disturbed, and that the defendant had
taken about a barrow-full away. On the sth lost com-
plainant found defendant on his gr iund, mid he (defeni-
ant) sail that Mr. Taylor had authorised him to take pos-
session of the ground. Mr. John Taylor maid that there
was an understanding that the defendant wesi to take to
Ute paual at. Mallkaaaaaa Un tad the clateattaat hutch
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

An important trial for mu, der has just been concluded
in France. It was that of a farmer named Martin
Beau, on a triple charge of murder by poison, and it
took place before the Court of A ssizes of the Deux Sevres
(Niort). The persons whose death he was said to have
caused were his first wife, Marie Jeanne, his second,
Julie, and a son of the latter, Abel Beau. He was
also suspected of having murdered his brother Pierre
by similar means, but as Pierre died in 1853, and as by
the law of France no one can be tried for murder after
the lapse of ten years from the time the crime was
committed, this last case was not g.ne into. After the
examination of witnesses, the medical evidence in
support of the charge NMI adduced. The chemical
analysis of the remains disclosed, in each case, the
presence in large quantities of a deadly poison, the
perchloride of mercury, or corrosive sublimate, which
had even saturated the earth surrounding the coflins.
In each of the four deaths Beau had a pecuniary in-
t, rest, as he inherited from his brother; his first wife
ha,l made a will in his favour; and his second bad done
so likewise to the extent of half her property; the re-
mainder going to her son Abel, but in came of his death
reverting to the prisoner. By all these inheritances
Beau had amassed a property of some £6,000. The
evidence left no doubt of the prisoner's guilt, and, the
jury having returned a verdict of guilty with extent',
atinF circumstances, he was sentenced to hard labour
for life.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

CORRESPONDENCE.

Ire Irish it to k distinctly understood that F inserting
I. tiers in this column, e to 110, thereby identify oarseices
with the opittiotts of our L'ornspondents.

7 the Editor of the" Obsereer."

AM.—There appeared in vonr paper of the 24th ultimo
• letter from •• A Ratepayer," asking Mr. Perry, as a
Commis-4..1er, to give the counsel's opinion verbatim, in
order the town's people may Jo ige for themselves of the
construction he put up in it. I think, or. that this was
huts f tie request, especially as the matter to which that
op referred was of no inueh public iniportance. It
certainly appears from the Aimee of this gentleman,
that if that op.nion aail the case which bad called it forth
were given in extenso the .1141 e WiAlla present • very dif-
ferent colouring hem that given to it by Mr. Commis-
sioner Perry.
Yours truly,
NSW).
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

A BROTHER SORROW!

Very few perse;ns--ielie-e-I;,;n.o—tfc—e—the; vi dent grief of •
stalwart man as be walked from the church to the graveside
of ble brother Vslland po eeriest, towering lead and shoal.,
above-the majorit yofth me around him. )tlrobletssttltkoeettil,l,
he seemed t.. regalia hard to he, p down his emotion, hut his
heart was lull, and he raised his Wands lii agony and slowed
the tears tee tees unreel, ale',!. At length the body of hts
brother, Henry it thwell, was Mire,. d to its las, resting-
;dace. en the stalwart roan seem- dto lose his reason. 11h.g.
•n to throw his arms elloly about, to gene intently to-
wards the sky, and to esofatm, "He was to, brother' he was
my brother" there was n•i incoh. tenon in the words, hut
there was a strange nos. and Vid'etoCO of manner, which
showed then restraint was necessary p,eart.rlui bands we,
laid u, too him in all Men linens, and swan • deep feeling of
synepethy, but he wrenched lomat-II front them excLeimi. g,
" He was n•y brother!' The depth and intmsity of hit
emerion was lost e•f the. comes on order, and It Wag evident
Chet he was suffering from a sort of hysteric tit. With great
difficulty he was conveyed to • house near the gates anti •
pot colitallih.g water was pla-ed folds bp.. He 'robe the
pot with his teeth, and ground It to small pieces The mei. •
choly processions continued until dugs, anti deep emolloo
Was I epiced in every care Whit the emotion of those
whose relatives are stall in the harming Mine must be no
words can tell
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

OLD HILL.

Seamus AssieLt.—At the Petty Sessions, on Wednes.
Jay last, before F. D. U. Smith and E. Moore, Eagra,
John Philips, u miner, was brought Up On a remand
charged with breaking the jaw of Samuel Williams, and
fined WA and coats; in default 21 days.
FLLONY.—ThoIUaIa Bromley MM, was charged with
stealing a butcher's atop, at lth.kloeath. From the eri-
device it appears that he toik it out of a beerhouw kept
by tieurge Taylor. l'risoner was further charged with
stealing .1 pikes and other articles, the property of Tho•
mas Jennings, contractor, and committed for trial on
Loth charges.
STEALINO a JACKET.—TIIOIIIa3 Slater WAS charged
with stealing a jacket from the house uf.Soseph Skelding,
of Blackheath, on the 4th Mat, and sentenced to one
month's hard labour. .

CUUELIY 'ro DOGS.—John itollieson, Samuel Foster,
and Joseph Ward, of thickheath, were cuarged with
cruell illtreating two dogs, on the Bth met, by urging
them on to tight. The case was clearly proved, awl Itul.
'bison and Fester were tined 106 each, and Ward 5s and
coats.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

CAUSE OF TILE ACCIDENT DISCOVERED.

Tha carPe of the earl .or has bean discovered. The
Al tette:stab's lamp was found WWI the top ulf Um head was
blown to pieces. Ile went down to shoe the horses, and
must have strolled into the workings.

TBE MANSION HOUSE RELIEF FUND.

The Prince of Wales, through General Knotty., his for.
war red HUI.. and the Prince.. of Wale. bni , to the Lord
Mayor of L outgo, toward. the fund now being rained at the
Mauston .lionee for the relief of the "Wows tart Orphans Of
the unfortunate men who perished in the cold, ry explosions
near Bsrnsley and in North Stafferdshire The wish of their
R yal Highnesses Bo to identity themselves with this humane
nb.vement was Intimated to the L ri Mayor by teDeram
from SO,lirb•teham, and afforded great pleasure to 11r
CoininitLee, who happened to be sit, Inc at the Menai in-
house at the time During Tibaday 1.2301. hi all Wu re-
edre.t try the L.r.l M .yor in aid of he fund, making up to
114 Tuesday 3,1501. as the total amount of subsdriptlons In
four days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

TAP
OAKS COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

Wednesday, the 12. h of December, was a sad day
for all connec•ed with the Oaks Colliery near Barns-
ley, when an explosion unprecedented, it is
the annals of catastrophe., took place. The pacritice
of life is considerably over a hundred more than at the
Hartley CAliery in 1862. and tha loss of property no
one can estimate. The colliery is about a mile and a
half from Barn.ley, and is leased to Hearin.. Fir, h,
Barber. and Co. he workings were probably of greater
event than those of any other colliery in th. Booth
Yorkshire district, and the number of hande employed
in connection with it was little short of 450. The
ramifications underground extended over a large area,
and the most distant points of the colliery were over
three miles from each otner. Aeneas and ventilation
were provided by three shafts, two being down-
cast, and within a few feet of each other, and the third
lying the up-cast, or cupola, about half a mile away.
The air passed along the down.cast shafts, circulated
through the workings, and its worse at the up-cast was
accelerated by lare furnaces, which were kept eon-
titually taming in order to create a strong draught.
The men worked in two relays, termed night and day
"shifts," and the coal was drawn in the daytime only.
It is believe I that 342 persons went into the pit at
six o'clock on Wednesday morning, and they were
subsequently followed by at least six mi re; there is
strong ridsson for believing that the number was over
six, and that in round number"! nearly 350 most and
boys were in the pit when the accident happened.
The first intimation of the occurrence was at twenty
minutes path one o'clock in the afternoon, when the
People engatted about the pit mouth observed a slight
tremulous motion of the earth, followed by a dull,
heavy explosion that could be heard more than • mile
off.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

MURDERING A FELLOW•APPRENTICE
AT SHEFFIELD.

At the Leeds assizes, Henry Gabbites, sixteen,
draper, was placed at the bar to tak his trial for
the wilful murder of Arthur Allen, at Sheffield, on the
22nr1 nf Niititniber last. He had pleaded guilty to the
charge on Satuiday, hut by the advice of his counsel
he afterwards withdrew that plea.
Again on Tuesday morning he was arraigned, and
he repeated hia plea of not guilty.
The particulars of the case have been already re-
peatedly published. The charge against the prisoner
was that he murdered another boy about hie own age,
who was hie fellow-apprentice, both being in the ser-
vice of Mr. Draper, hosier and draper. Sheffield,
They were conatant companions and bedfellow& It
will he remembered that, on the minting of the
murder, Gabbites acknowledged having killed his com-
panion, and coolly confessed that he first smashed
his head with a hammer, and then stabbed him with
a knife.
_ _ _

7f-he-jury, after bearing the evidence, and after about
eighteen minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of
guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy on
arc nut of his youth.
The .Tu lg.. said he would not trust himself to cam.
ment upon the awfulness of having to pass sentence of
death upon a boy PO young. He would forward the
recommendation of the jury to the proper quarter,
but his simple duty remained to pronounce sentence
upon the prisoner, which his lordship, who was moved
to tears, did in a very impressive manner.
The youth maintained a stolid and impassive
pearance throughout, as if he diil not realise the awful
situation in which he was placed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

DARING AND OUTRAGEOUS FREAKS
OF A SAILOR.

During • claim for wages which came before the
Liverpool magistrates on Saturday (the claim being
made by • sailor named Stephensi it traaspered that
while the Pararoatta, a ship belonging to Mowers.
Wilson, was at Alicante, in Spain, §tepheisa went
ashore and almost immediately picked a quarrel with
some men in a wine shop. A policeman was mile
but Stephens (who in a gigantic and muscular fellow)
wrested the staff from the officer'. hands and applied
it with much dreadful force to the Spaniard's head that
the offieeer died in consequence. A force of police
was summoned, but Stephens scattered them like
chaff, and with some of his companions made his way
to the snip. Here they secured a number of hand.
spikes, and resuming to the town they created such a
disturbance, that the police finding theniselves quite
inadequate to cope with them, the soldiere were
coiled out. But even the efforts of the " military "
were insufficient to restrain the violence of Stephens
and his unruly hand, and in spite of the attempts to
arrest hien, Stephens made his way to the Paramatta.
Here he became so quarrelsome that during one of his
fighting freak, he got his leg severely sprained. He
was then rewired to the hospital at Alicante, but
hearing that the authorities were determined to arrest
him. lie fl-el in spite of hie lamed condition, and again
reaching the vessel secreted himself in the chain locker,
his whereabouts being only known to one or two men,
who gave him food. The captain was quite ignorant
that be had returned to the ship, and was under a
bond to the authorities to deliver him no at a Spanish
port should be reappear. Stephens, however, took
good care not to snow himself until the vensel bad
passed Cape St. Vincent, when to the surprise of the
captain and bulk of the crew, he appeared on deck.
The claim fen wazes was partly allowed. It is under-
stood, however, that the Spanish authorities will have
Stephens arrested to answer the charge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

A FARMER OF HISTORIC AND
ARTISTIC NOTE.

A highly resnectahle farmer named Rolfe haa Pipit
died at Beaconsfield, at an advanced age, shout whom
a passing word is tint justice t • his memory. This Mir.
Rolfe was son of the farm•haillf of the Right Hon.
Edmund Burke, and war the original of the (amnia
picture, by Sir ,Toohua R-yonldr of "The Infant
Bereale"." Mr. Jseee, in his " Favourite Haunt',"
recounting his visit to Beaconsfield in 1545, thus re.
fors to the circumstance :

Mr Rolfe's mother-In law," writes Mr Jesse. "told me •
elreametanee that T was little prepared to he•r, it was tic.-
fact that her good homst, and portly con-in hi., whom I
it. het ore me, had been the very infant whom Sir J.gillua
keyed.. took as the !no •el of lilt wellsknovrn rdeture of
'in • Int .nt rhe Infant's father was the farm-
bailiff of Mr Bnrke, with whom he was an rep chat favourite,
that great man In his happier days frequently ^ortong to the
cottage, sometimes eating potatoes roasted in the emnera of
wool-fire, and once trying the merits of a TO, It or • jack
daw pie, or rather. mista•e of ho•h." Sr J ghee Rey, olds,
it ...ma, when 'noting at Burk. 's, has•pened to 'es the
Infant Rolfe apratlieg on the gen., and was stench with
the Im-k of strength the chPd p,ssessed, and he took him
for hie mmiell of the dtml-gol, all powerful even lo Ps
ten 'crest sears. Rife old not hello t e opinion of the
ranter. He grew flea very 'tope and at,ltrart man. and w•
he appeared in his old air, wh-n he was (Mallsr y known
to the last as the "fafan, II- mules."

Mr. Rolfe lived in a snug farm close to Beaconsfield
and to the statesman's favourite spot, "Burke's
Grove," and he used to receive strangers vidtmg his
cottage very courteously. and would show them sundry
relics of the Burke family. Among other curiositi.s
he would with great pride exhibit a dam., which he
maintained was the identical weapon that Mr. Burke
threw down in the house of Commons.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

REPORT, IS6G.

The Council hie to report &highly satisfactory progress
of the students in the works executed during tho year.
There ii a continued Wen !y increase in the 'Jumbor of
the students, alio the regolority in ottender.. has much
improve!. The h...e has cse ~, • t led the expenditgee,
notwithsteteling it emisolerable outlsy in col raring •n
painting the interior of the building. It is in coutein•
playact to have the water of the Water Works Company
. . .
hail at in the emoting year.

The light hike hecii.Liel is very good, bat it will leo in-
creased by means of a large reflector IJI. the centre light,
and which 1, now being made.

The Commit ha.. -to regret that KO few of the Oast
make , are btedimbi. It appearing they are not able La
attend upon Shy other day than! Monday, it ha§ boot sug-
gested that plume spoeinl arrangement should be made to
Wed thu eirealuataoce. The subject will be brought
before the Connell at their meeting in Jana try.
11 is intended to apply to the Department for the foals
fr ho, South Keutiiiston Ni1..11111 01 the very rateable
coll,etiou of 44.3.:111 NOW dem glaia. If granted, tho
co.lection will Ito eslabiteil at the taihnul.

1.10,0 11301 been 11414 011...:21;1-;i7d;:ire to the annual
o%!tillili.l of students' drawing,. It it. to be regretted
that 40104: of the :Ant, suitt.s to le.ive all their .V.orha
for into LiOil. A* it would lie of great a,ittaaee to the
Coulon' in awarding the priris 0100 by them to compare
t le iiilfer.int worko of e .oh stud iut th it they niiitit jodge
01 rad prOgfel. MA It, awl rare bestowed, it it proposed to
is •Jar inel glide for hoe:, ptiz. 41 the work, of any student
not exhibiting the *hole if hit or her works.

The Conti.' tote to r...,;:rtt the loei the school has sus-
tained by the death of Mr. II see, tlor Aseietaut Xoster,
01111 who combined with it correct kilo Nledge end *pito,
°Winn of art • elMPciehtioti4 pet formance of hie duties.
It is proposed to appoint as the Assistant Master, Mr.
ihairge Keen, a student of the school who bee gabled
malty Government prises in the higher grados, and whose
past career marks him out as one likely to discharge his
duties luau able and conscientious mariner.
The Head Mister, Mr. li iwee, has now occupie I his
present post upwards of thrue years, ail the Council
!Jai daring that time been much gratified with bis teach.
in, not null ia dxaning, but in tho introduction ot
anima.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

TIJE srfouRBRIDGE „.:tsER-v
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CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, & DISTRTCT CHRONICLE.
No. 144. SATURDA.--Y. DECEMBER-2-2, 1860-.
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rilFrpnru TLeFFTS ran pow ho nhfotneii
P vt PCIDDFRYINSI FR and STOPRBRIDGE to
LONDON (Topton Rtatinnl on arplientier.
Peseengere wiehing to *dart the Leorion end Nortla-
Wret rn route P),nold be careful to ask for and obtain
Tickets accordirgly.
BT Ora R.
W. CAWKWFT,L. °enema Managrr.
Easton Station, London, November, 1866.

Fit '.EBOWEN FREFIIOLD LAND k BUILDING

BOCIATY.

rrHE SOCIETY being now forrnett. the
Set-rehire grin be barry to receive the names of
proposed Shareholders.
WILLIAM B. ADInFtE, Secretary.
Public Of lee, Hanover! Dec. es 18N.•

MR. HARDING.
SVIGFON I)FVTTSTa
(From 5. Bel -rd. Birmingham.)
FOR the areomodation of his Patients. has taksw
Apartments at Atrs Green's. 54, 144th-street,
littourbridgo. where he will attend every Friday from
Eleven till From.
Every new improvement for adjusidng Artifirdal
Teeth to the grsatest nissty. accurately adapted for Art-
iculation and Msstifieation.

TRETH REAULATID-
It behoves every one tn have their deesving Teeth
attended to. whir+ not alone see lone preserved by
Ifr. Ilarding's superior tiling. but &leo entirely freed
from pain.

COI4fIrLTATIORS 1,1211.

V. R.

Pt BIJC NOTICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF DALES
OWEN AND THE SURBOUNDING DISTRICT.

GEORGE YARDLEY

thorl

pEGS to retnrn
IN CABIT PRIZES TO BE I Public in general.
L 2,000 (lIVEN AWAY. 1 test Ten ream, and her.
from then) in his t
".
Sae .ME UNIVERSAL NEWS" (the only Organ added an ACCOMODAto and front Birmingham
of Irish Catholic Opinion in England.) Price 24, ever 7 1.. n.., and Edithapinn. .
Banirday.
vireo, at 10 ctn., and the
Order of Rey Newsagent, Or Wen the Head Mee, 10 balf-past three, and the (
Floet-street, LoodoS, B.C. precisely.

the Iltvourve he ham received-
- _ _

tvG PITRiMF.FIS during
to inform then; that he has
'1 OM NTRiTS to hie bwaineem

I.thenenti Quinton. Beeeh
'eve« th• George Inn. Haler
Phamix Inn, Parkstreet, at
las, Broodqdreetot

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT
THE SCHOOL OF ART.

The animal exhibition of this school took place on
&literary, Monday, and Tuesday last. 'use exhibition
cousisted of works of the student., and by the kindness
.if smile of the glass masters, a quantity of richly cut
glass wits lent for the occasion, presenting a betutiful
contrast to the drawings. The works exhibited were en-
taioly of a higher order thou any we have seam by the
students before, and certainly ri heeled great credit on
the Master, Mr. Bowen. The priucipal drawings, paint-
ings, &c., were by George Keen (who received a prize
front the Dudley exhibition this year), J. B. Herbert,
Alfred Lucas, George Hickman, J. F. Hannah, Ilenry F.
Chance, William ltaukcilor, J. A. Rose, Thum.is Wall,
Thomas Hipwood, Miss Swindell, Miss J. Gibson, Miss
Akroyd, Miss E. Price, and Miss IL. Wall.

• 'I he outlines from flit example drawings and casts, and
souse of the paintings in water colours were particularly
line, nail reflected great credit upon the htule.ts.
The exhihition was held in the central hail, which is
no doubt the finest and best adapted loom for that pur-
pram.
The annual meeting was bold on Wednesday evening.
Mr. 11. W. Foley, M.P., occapiel the chair. Ths attend-
ance was very large.
The Chairman, on rising, said that he hail received
letters of apol•ig7 from Lord Lyttelton, the Hon. and
lice. W. H. Lyttelton, the lion. C. G. Lyttelton. Mr. F.
V. rune, II P., and Mr. Lloyd, of Wassail Grove, who
were all engaged that evening. It was very unfortunate,
but just at this time thero were many engagements. He
thought the first thing to do was to call upon the lion.
see., Mr. William King ti read the report, and any re-
marks he had to make he would leave till after the read-
ing ,if the report.
Mr. King Wien read the annual report, which was as
follows:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

BILLS AND PROMISSORY NOTES.

v. d. m. d
Any sum not exceed £5. 0 1 Exceeding. Not exceed.
Exceeding. Not exceeding. S.lOO .... £4OO .... 0 4
7.5 100
7500 1000 .1500 .0150
I 0 1500 .... 2000 .... 1 0 0

For every additional XI,UOo or part of £1,000....10...
Drawn out of, hut payable in, the United Kingdom, the same
duty as on Inland
Drawn out of, and payable out .4, the United Kingdom, but in-
dorsed or negotiated the nit, the same duty as on Foreign bills
drawn therein, and payable thereout.

-
PENALTY, for any person within the United Kingdom drawing
and issuing, or transferring, or negotiating Bills purporting to be
Alrawn in a Wet, and not drawing the whole number of the set, £lOO.
PENALTY. any person taking such Bills without having delivered
to him. atdatpcd, the whole number of Billm which such Bill pur-
ports the sct to consist of, shall not be entitled to recover on any
such Bill, or make the sane available for any- purpose.

. •
The duty on Bills drawn .nit of the (tilted k mgdom to be de-
noted by adhesive stamps —The holder of a Bill drawn out of the
United Kingdom roust &Mx an adhesive stamp thereon, and cu ~l I
the same by writing thereon the date and his initials before •
togotiating It —Penalty for the neglect thomt of, .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

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DISTRICT CHRONICLE,
lE4tabiiaiv4 Marrh Dith, 1+46-11

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within Plll miles of Stourbridge, including Kidder-
minister, and secures to the community an adver-
tising medium inferior to that of no other Local
Journal.

ECLIPSES.

In the year 1:467 there will be two Eelipaen of the Sun,
and two of the Moon, viz:—

--Partial Eclipse f the Sun, Man+ g. Visible at Green-
wich.

Eclipse of the Moon, March 20. Invisible at Green.
'rich

Total Eclipse of the Sun, August 29. Invisible at
Greenwich.
Partial Eclipse of the Moon. Septetnler 13. Visible
at Greenwich.

THE ROYAL FAMILY.

QUEEN ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA, born 24th May, 1919,
succeeded to the throne 2001 June, 16:1i ; married 10th
February, 1840, to the late Francis Albert, (Prince
Consort) Duke of Saxe, Prince of Coburg and Gotha, born
August 26, 1819. Died December 14, 1861.
I ssue :-
1. Princess Vic. Adelaide Mari.a Louisa, b. Nov. 21, 1840.

Married Jam 25, 1858, to Prince Frederick William of Friiss-1a..-
2. Albert Edward, Prince oc Ways •„ Nov. 9,184 L
,

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Married the Princess aiesandra of Deumm.ii, Mar. 10.1863-
3. Princess Alice Maude Mary ... „ Apr. 25, 1843.
Married Prince Louis of ilease-Darmstaitt, July 1,1862.
4. Prince Alfred Ernest Albert ... ~ Aug. 6, 1844.
5. Princese Helena Augusta Victoria „ May 25, 1846.
6. Princess Louisa Carolina Alberta „ Mar. 18, 1848.
7. Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert „ May 1, 1850.
8. Prince Leopold Geo. Duncan Albert „ Apr. 7, 1883
9. Princems Beatrice Mary Vie. Feodore „ Apr. 14, 1857.
George Frederick Alexander, Duke of Cumberland,
ex-King of Hanover, lawn 27th May, 1819.
George, Duke of Cambridge, born 26th March, 1819.
Princess Augusta, sister of the Duke of Cambridge,
born 19th 1822.
Princess Mary, siater of the Duke of Cambridge, born
27th November, 1833.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

HALESOWEN.

A BRUTE OF A iii:SllllCD.—On Tuesday hut, it the
Pollee Court, before E. Moore, E. Goa, and S. Ilauburv,
. , -

Ewa., Henry iienson, a collier, residing at Cakeinoor,
was charged with assaulting hi, wife, Elisabeth Denson,
On the 13th inst. Complainant stated thst for • long
time past she had been subject to a series of assaults by
her husband, and on the day in question deposed to the
defendant's striking and kicking her on her arms and
legs. Complainant, besides being particularly log:melees
in detailing her domestic sorrows, manifested au ardent
desire (indeed she made an attempt) to afford the Magi.,
trate, ocular demonstration of the wounds on her leg, a
vision which it is scarcely sexes airy to say the presiding
Justices declined to behold Defendant endeavoured to
convince the Bench that his wife frequently bad aggrays•
ted hum; but not giving credence to his story, they cum.
witted him to gaol for two months.
TkAnill,B or LICEN3E.—At the name Sessions, the.
followinn license was transferred :—The Royal Lodge,
The Furnace, Township of Man, how Summit Parsons
(deceased) to Iteuben Parsons.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

BRIERLEY HILL.

The Improvement Bill for this district wee deposited
in the House of Lords on Monday last. It is ent tied,
"A Bill for Incorporating the Brierley hill Improvement
llommiesioners, for the improvement of Brierley hilt
district and the district Atli g, in the county of Stet
ford; and for levying rat,s for the purposes of the King•
twinford Inclosure Act, and for other purposes."
WOMEN•3I CAILKELS. —On l'hursday last, at the Pub•
lie Oa., before I. Spooner, E.g., Stipendiary, Ellen
Attwood was charged by Sarah Haywood with assaulting
her on the 12lk lust. From the evidence of the coui•
plairinnt it appear, that some words ensued about their
children, when the defendant stieck her and pulled her
hair. Several witnesses were c ;lied on both sides. De-
fendant ellvged that complement lirat struek her with •
nwpoituil. the Bench considered the smolt proved,
and lined defendant Us and rests.

itAaTAKUIf Coax—On Thusday last, at the Public
Office, Samuel Stanley way charged by Sarah Archer
with being the father of her illegitimrte child. Mr. Ad-
dison appeared for the _cam/dimwit, and Mr. Barbary
for Ule defendant. The case was not made oat to the
satisfaction of the Lariat' Stivnthary, and the order
was refused.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

COUNTY COURT.

The monthly sitting of this Court was belt' on Wednes-
day Alla 'noonday last, before F. Diondale, Esq., J odgo.

icklin v. Skiirock.—This was an action to recover the
sum of al 17. 61, for work done. Mr. Maltby &Neared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Barbary for the defendant.
From the evidence of the plaintiff it appears that Lid
engaged with the ddendant to do some work for Mr.
Gray, at Hagley. Part of the work Wad to raise a floor
for £3. Defendant had received the money, and refused
to pay him the one-half. In addition to that he had to
pay a labourer?. 63. For the defence, it we, alleged
that there was a set-off of 1:4 ion; that there was SP
original contract to do a quantity of work, and that the
plaintiff had remised more money than he we, entitled
to. The accounts Oppereil to be very complicated, and
the plaintiff wits non-sited.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

MATER'S REPORT.

To the Committee of the Stourbrike School of Art,1866

Gentlemen,—ln reporting upon the progress of the
school during the past year, it is with much pleasure that
I have to say that the school lots maintained its position
as ntgards its efficiency. It is very satisfactory to me,
Master, to know that our success in the Government
competitions has been so good. I must impress upon
the students the necessity of redoubled energy to main•
twin onr present excellent standing, and to look forward
to the production of high class works. There is one
point that I may mention here, and that is that I should
like to see more works in outline of foliage from nature,
and coloured studies of the historic styles of ornament,
suds as may be found in Owen Jones' Grammar nf Orna-
ment, nod other standard works. lam perfectly satisfied
with the prog,ress made during the year by each class
studying in the school.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

AN UNFORTUNATE WIFE.

A rempectably-dremmed young woman ham applied to
th• ms.gimtrate, at the Clerkenwell police-court, in
London, for advice ander the following remarkable

The applicsdit elated that A fortnight since she was married
by Wentce and the day afTer she was merited tier hushand
refinted to live with her, and told her that the must 'import
herself. Since then he had given her nothing towards her
maintenance, and bad even taken her olivine an. Ail the
money .he had eared. She wished to know if he wee not
compelled to support her atdi to live with her.
The magistrate asked how lb was that she had not Vned
oat the character of her hi:unhand before she had merit-ti
hint.

The applicant s'ated that her husband prodnced to her
written tes•lmontals at to hia character, and among them
one from the rector of the parish of Islington Striae her
husband had deserted her she had been to the clergyman
and had ascertained that her husband had lived with that
gentleman about ten years' mince. She thought It very hard
that ahe should be deeert,d by her huthand a day after ahe
we. inserted bit what made the matter Iroise wag that be
had taken the whole of her money, amounting to about it
and he now intended to an off Into the onotry, Se did
not know what the law might ,Le but aurely she entitled
to her own money and her clothes: and if the wAI not, eh«
should like to know the reuon why. It was himi to b.
married only one day, and then, whether you liked It or not,
to he seruratiad from you husband
The magistrate told the annlicant that when she married,
the whole nf her property. without it wu seated In trustees
for her separate au, went to her huhand. Sr., had hotter
en to the radon, and the authorities wonlfi take steps to
brit,g her hipthand to justice and that without delay
The applicant said that she couldered it per, hard to
become a pauper as soon as she was married, and then left
the cond.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRINCE

CONSORT'S DEATH

On Friday, the 14th, he Queen, accompanied by
the Royal Family, visited the mausoleum at Frog.
more and remained there some time. The Dean of
Windsor reed prayers and a portion of scripture.
After the Queen's return to the Castle, this mauso-
leum was, by her Majesty's command, opened for all
the members of the household, includiog the servants,
residents within the Castle. and most of leer Majesty's
tradeamen in Windaor, to visit it. On these occseions
no person connected with the preen is allowed to visit
the mauedeurn, but somebody has sent an account of
what he Raw to one of the London dailies. The steps
leading to the porch of the mausoleum, as well as the
landing, it appears, were carpeted. The visitors, on
entering the circular hall, found much of the in,erior
still boarded up, though a great deal of progress had
been made in the work. The floor of the central hall
is of inlaid coloured marble. The walls are decorated
with costly green, red, yellow, and other marbles;
while the dome, or lantern, is beautifully ornamented
with blue and gold stars. Round the interior of the
dome are eiloured window, beneath which are painted
Cupid. billing wreaths of immorteles. Of the three
niches only one appeared finished. The niche corned
for inspection has painted on the ceiling, " Christ
bearing the Crow." On each side of the walls are
German inscriptions, and baes-relefs of "Adam and
Eve," and " Mogen lifting up the serpent in the
Wilderness," sculptured in white marble. There are
other decorations audinscriptimus. The ceilings in the
other two niches had for their anbjecte, "The Angel
appearing unto Mary," and " Christ rising from the
lours" Elegant lamps depended from the ceiling of
each niche. Tne temporary tomb of the Prince and the
oaken canopy r-mained as at the anniversary of last
year, but chapletsi f immortelles had been placed upon
the hesrtof the recumbent figure, and hung round the
tomb itself, by the hands of the Queen and the Royal
Laurels, chrysanthemums, lauresainas, and
other plants in pow, were placed round the central
hall, giving the interior of the mausoleum a very
pleasing appearance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

ITALY AND THE POPE.

The following are believed in 'ltaly to be the Imes
of the Arran, ement which the Italian government has
proposed to the Pope :

1. The Italian government will bring Inn 1,111 declaring
Florence to he the definitive capital of kingdom t I tely
._. . . .

2. Toe cardinal. will he rwt..cee of -the kinaderf;,
and .11 ger front the Italian Treasury donhle the 1.11,11tf
•her now receive.
. . .

$ The lohebirehte of the P,,nt &at territory. i,h th.
Option of Rom«, t. declare by hlehl.cl,- whether tn.
it will rem., PIN eta of the Pope, or tvilte themerlyee with
er
the reed of Italy.

4 R wee to be declared a relidons city cii getkerit In
whicn the pope Is to have a,ennite control V a menictind
council, however, will he electtd h• the ,sens and wi I
have the disposal of several administrative time.. More
,‘ver, the las. element swill be ruhstltuted for the religion,
tlement, especially If In the coarse of the negollatir.na a
small territory sho.!lld he added to Rome.

S The rontltlehl *troop. to Int ill•eintesed and the foreign
',Adler, to he sent swim. The Inhebltant• to he allowed to
etilltt In the Italian artily
•••••• • • • _ _

8. The treaty to ha billdlng only during the pontifiL•ata of

•
7 Pon. IX, to actrowlege Victor Emmanuel as King of
ft. y and, instead of gding Into viPle. the Pope to come to
Florence to crown the K‘ng as sovettlrn of Italy.
Paly will contribute Its vas, se a Ca hole power, to
the civil Ilst which other Catholic states will titstow on the
Pope.

The Italia par :—"The Pope intends to Droceed
shortly to Civira Vecchia, but all idea of a flight has
been abandoned."

The Opinione compares the Omit of ROMP to a child
who ha, been taken away from its nurse. "To listen
to its eohe," it says, "one would PllibpoPe that it would
never eat again, and would die of hunger. Bot don't
be afraid, the child will eat again, and eat well. Its
ill-humour is legitimate, and deserve. to be respected,
and generous minds will understand the necessity for
this respect."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

VACCINATION ACT.

FOR ENGLAND.

It is imperative that parents should have every child
vaccinated within three calendar months after birth,
either by the legally qualified medical attendant of the
family, or by the appointed public vaccinator. If other than
the parents are left in charge of the child, the vaccination
must then be within four months of birth. If these pro-
visions be not complied with, and the child be not taken in
eight days after vaccination to be examined by the medical
practitioner, in order to ascertain the result of the operation,
parties not complying incur a penalty not exceeding 20s.
The Registrars of each district are required to notify to
parents or guardians of children whose births they have
registered, the names and addresses of the public vac-
cinators, and the hours of attendance. Any further inf or-
mation may be obtained on application to the Regis-
trar f the district

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Designs for Memorial Crosses. Grave Slabs. with Iron Railings,
head atone,. Chimney Mecca Hall Slabs. Table Top, and every
kind of Marble and Stone Work finished, and Estimates given
cn sr stion

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

glisttilanrous !nttlligenre,

R4JDIE, FOREI^N, AND COLONIAL.

WILLING TO Wont !—Messrs. Money Wigram
and Sons, writing from 131aokwoll to Tire Tunes,
says:—

A• many reports bare been spread that the elpwricbt.,
Joineia, and the, workmen employed In obit nd.og y•rds
on Its river Thames e 4 to Wort •• wv retina loe. of
wastv., we reqoest you will kindly state that n putting the
qm•otton Ire tn. w.oltmen In nor employ Wnether In the
event of nor obt .1. leg m plain work for which w, wire
S glut to t..n Pr, and which ...old givl some Corp nyrnrnt
fop . hoot ur mouths, thy wroth pelfornt it at S re. u set
1,14, re wet., they At (Mt, st•tret their tesdlness th hon.
et ,eetation of .he very t a-option/At tee of work, to acne,' t
It Lace Reduction from the im.elona nve

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Eventng Af ad. a tri.weeklyeoition of The T
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Pont... a. ri Mr. W. Hatt. are not identiem with thow
of The Times, ad Mr. Waiter. to 1861. gave them
notes, under the eiw0...1 pima e rreerrtd o hi,., by
his father'. trill, that they could net tete Via lime
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FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS,
ANNIVERSARIES, Scc.

Epiphany
Septuagesima Sunday - -
St. Davi.l
Quinquaycriina— Shrocc Sunday
Aint Wednerday - - -
Quadragesima—lal Sunday in Lent
St. Patrick - •
Annunciation— Lady Day - .

J an. 6
Feb. 17
Mar. 1

Palm NUnday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
St. George
Low Sunday -
Birth of Queen Victoria
Rogation Sunday • • • -
Ascension Day—Holy Thursday •
Pentecost— Whit Sunday
Ti laity Sunday
Corp us Chriati
Accession if Queen Victoria . . • • „ 20
Proclamation
St. John Baptist—Midsummer Day - - „ 24
St. 3lichael—Michaelmas Day • - - - Sept. 26
Birth of Prince of Wales
St. Andrew o 30
lit Sunday in Adrent - • - - 1
St. Thomsa
Christivas Day

:, 28
Ma 3 24
„ 26

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

7b the &titer Vat " Observer."

gm—Would you be kiwi enough to allow me to reply
to • letter of lir. Hanitng's manned in time Doily Putt of
the 4th inst.
He deems It his duty to offer • fee remarks upon Mr.
correction of the report of the recent strike at You,
all Church. Mr. Ife, sir, in at liberty for anything I
know to mske any explanation be thinks proper relative
to his position, but does that jaatify Mr Harding taking
up the position he bait ? Granting the course we have
taken not to be in accordance with the usual way his no.
oistp acknowledges ?Jaime Little iota ere wo !luta &sea.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

KINVEIL.

DRUNK A/CD RlOTOtid.—Al the Stourbridge Petty Sea.
Mons, yesterday, before B. Littlewood, W. C. Firmstone,
ILL. Freer, liDti J. lloleroft, Esqrs., James Aston, too-
her feller, was charged with being drunk and riotous on
the 20th inst, at }lnver. Police-constable Ilidduipb aaid
that defendant was very drunk and riotous and refused to
go home, and he was obliged to lock kind up. Fined 34
and costs, 98 lid.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

"Pooh Mil JEFITOCK r

The death of Me -Pa;k—ln Jelfooce, who perished with °Viet
bee, y n 1.1,,, tee 1.5 ly tie veep, d explothen, Sieben reisneibis
11, Ihe Shepld Telt-graph: "Poor Mr. P. J. Ccock wee eein
golog I. um virectimi I the 'south levele,' and had Inen
most energetic and unorlng In his labour. In the pit. Not
content with merely Riving In•truclons to the men, he was
more than oe CP ONWT•eIi work.ne with his own hands, an!
ree este dly erg"' his follow Mtn-omen' on in a ch, er,ul
Menr.er. Nor wee Mr Sodth less rarest In the
.secenion of hie self Imenferi Ilti,ll When the
'snot cage was shoot to 5°,114, he was exhorted try
some one to e•rape by it, but ho calmly replied that he
would stays little 4,11 rer yet Those were his leit words,
which he several times repeated, though the choke-damp
was already becoMbg ithloat nehmen& Oae man who
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

THE LYE.

PENNY READlNtiel.—The last of the pr-'sent aelqin of
Pconv Readings was held at the Institute, on Monday
evening hut, on which occuaiou Mr. 11. Brooke occupied
the chair. The programme, whirlt wino very attractive
one, was got up entirely through the kioilnese of the
chairio in, and it puiii2.l off exceedinjly well. Thlro.ou
being crowned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-22

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THE POPE & THE KING OF ITALY.

The speech of Victor Emmanuel on opening
the Italian Chambers is of especial importance
now that the Pope has been thrown, as it were,
upon his ow a resources. We cannot be surprised
that the. King of italy, speaking as he now does
as the King of all Italy for the first time, re-
joices 'o his proud position, and congratulates
Ala subjects on this. Italy, says Victor Em-
manuel, is henceforth free from foreign domina•
tion. This is going rather too far, for it trenches
on the language of prophecy, but she is now free
from foreign domination at all events, and that
is something for King and people alike to rejoice
at. The Italian sovereign too, lad away by his
success, goes somewhat too far when ha says—
" This great event, by crowning our common
effin .8, gives a fresh impulse to the work of civi-
lisation. and renders more stable the political
1
equilibrium of Europe. By her promptitude in
military organisation, and the rapid union other
people, Italy has acquired the credit which was
necessary to enable her to attain independence
by herself, and with the aid of efficacious alli-
suces." Speaking in the name of Italy, there is
rather too much self-praise here; for we must
not forget that it has been mainly by the friendly
action of France, that first Lombardy, and then
Rome, have been handed over to their rightful
possessors; that it was to the army under Gari-
baldi that Victor Emmanuel owes Sicily and
Naples; and that it was Prussia that wrested
Venice from the Austrian grasp. The " effica-
cious alliances" have in truth done more for
Italy than she has done for herself. But of
more importance than the question to whom
Italy most owes her position is, what are her po-
sition and prospects with regard to the Pope
under his altered circumstances. In this res-
pect the King's speech is encouraging. Like
most royal speeches, there is vagueness about it
wnich admits of various interpretations; but
the following utterances seem clearly to show
that the King rejoices in the prospect of his
Holiness renoduing at Home as is spiritual sove-
reign, and to foreshadow a determination to op-
pose any violence being directed against him.
'The King says—" Attached to the religion of
our ancestors, which is also that of the great
majority of Italians, I nevertheless respect the
principle of liberty which breathes through our
institutions, and which, broadly and sincerely
applied, will remove the causes of the old differ-
ences between Church and State. This dispo-
sition on our part by reassuring Catholic con-
sciences will accomplish I hope, the wishes
which I form that the Sovereign Pontiff may re-
main independent at Home." Thus far we think
Roman Catholics and Protestants may alike be
congratulated on a peaceful solution of a ditticult
problem, and both may look forward to Hely
now, as the King expresses it, "turning her at-
tention to efforts to increase her prosperity."

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