The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

Cut Tonlun Torrtsportent,

deem it 3tato t`mt we do rot at al: .fract.
I.notlty ouneivt, wish oar currosozi..leut•,

• publiohout• without its Derby sweep. This ie
a mild form II betting. You may win • sore.
reign or two, but you cannot lose more than
the amount you subscribe for. It is indeed
a limited liability betting company, when "the
liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of
his share," This, however, is bad enough, but it is
nothbq compared to the betting that is fostered by
i the "commission RgelteleS," which ore one of the
curses ot society. The let criAll ietssiol for
glilidiTig
, fe,,tered awl sy,teniatibed, and it fachity is

The laying of the first stone of St. Thomas's nos-
h:11 tella emphatically the most public ceremony at
which our ee.sl Queen has assisted since the death of
the Pi Coisort, wet in this respect the ceremeey
wasl hopsifel ae it was brillieut. A olffiwiniereom
awl a State ball also tend to iffiffice 0. Zl, hillJe that her
Majesty may ere long quite emcee.: from tiot eecluenei
to which she has so lung given herself. kffiad sot the
honour of all invitatiiffi to the latter. anti no wond.T,
fr "the invitations were confined to the higheet and
most dietingnisheel ranks of socieeye" nee gushing
'keeled, from which I quote, says that this distiliguinhe.l
company was there "to tread a stetely measure, and
to display that 1111i,111 I,f grie,ltirep eci ;11111
effinerfulness Whiell, despite tin limo a, reed. r the
uglier Cl eises of England dietinguished thamehout the
ilisol world." No dente oi it. A ball at 1;nel:
ht:tin Palace must be a very grand thing -16 big thing,
as the Americans tiny. But we common people winffil
be awfully out of our element there. This, however,
by the stay: the State ball in, at all events, pleasaht
to read of, ivaewuch as so little use has been made of
the palace of late years. We should have been all the
more gratified, however, if among the 1,700 who Were
there (a nice little party, and not a bit too large) her
M ijesty herself had been present.
'The political situation continues critical and corn--
plicated, and is at the same time transitional ; but
what turn events may take is a uffich disputed sul.ject.
A dissolution and a general election appear tour loom-
ing in the future, but there are sem., who entertein
the epinion that Ministers will previeffily lie forced ti I
resign. The Government, however, in reply to ques-
tions from Mr. Bouverie, on Friday night, have defi-
nitely stated their views on the former matter. The
Solicitor-Gone al states --and his statements should be
carefully noted by the jeffilic—that On the 31st of
July next the officers in bet-engin will be bound to
make out lists of £lO householders and of those who
soul in their claims to be registered 11.4 lodgers. By the
lieth of August all persons eau send in claims, and ob-
jections can be mede ; but the Solicitor-General thiuks
he new claims; may be published by the 10th of that
month, fuel that on the 20th the town clerks ea,ll pub-
lish the lists for the revising banisters. By naffiening
the various steps he thinks the general election may
take place at the end of October, and Parliament
nriy meet in Nevember. Sir Robert Collier, it
is true, in reply to this, sleeve that there is seme diffi-
culty in the way of preparing the registration lists so
catty as the Solicitor-General anticipates ; but the
diseussion, at all events, proves that, if we are to have
a dissolution, the sooner it takes place the better. lhit
meanwhile, Sergeant Armstrong, member for Sligo,
who sits as an independent member, in anxious to force
the fighting, as they say in another place. Ile gave
notice for a motion en the following Mutative affirming
that the position of her Majesty's Ministers is opposed
UP the principles of representative Government, sub-
vosive if constitutional administration, and incompa-
tible with the character and dignity of Parliament"
'This notice was received with cheers from the Oppesis
the, ; but there is reason G. believe that Sergeant
Annstreng los taken this step withoutconsulting the
1.0 weal party, and entirely en his own responsibility.
If Mr. Gladstone or Mr. Bright hail given notice of
such a motion, it would he for mere serious fin. M
ters than it now is, but at the time of writing it in
rather doubtful if this mutton will be paesed, and
quite doubtful whether it u ill be carried.
Whether wi men shall have votes for members of
Parliament woehl appear to Iffive arrived, at the
dignify ef a jllestion ere lung, a ill have
seriously to le. entertained, if we may judge by the
fact that a petition in favour of female suffrage bee
been presented to the House of Commons, eigned by
21.757 poisons. Among these are numbers of porous
of offinenee if lffith sexes. Doubtless there are many
mgements for eisliffi tote, to Niemen, and no doult
many Wellnen would knew hew to exereiee the right
of riding julie as well as men generally, but one greet
aretunoit neeinet it is the generel distaste that women
hove for all political 011estiOns, and their not desiring
to Iffive ii Ni.te. AVOillen bad, votes. hew
would they use them ? Would they go to the hustings
awl listen to the speeches, and then give their V. oar SITS. BLUNnEIt.
the one who was eoundest in his views on the (*retail It w:1,..1.vi,”F1y. sir Robert's. policy, and there is little, if
lurstion ttr• the ult.trie system f weights and any. Itolo4 that A was also his lineation, to take his troops
mar tieugh to Nlagtiala to eneet titorowlt reconnaissance
measures ;or weffid they be reedy to vote for the in force of the f ,rtre:s and wighhourW, ,oinittry hut not
tat trol.dc who inti•pened to "look ne,' or he pretty nea,t. enotigh either to provoke the enemy 1140 a preffiature
hie ceuffilimehtsb the for sex? And it is worth `l:jie:',„.eve`ue,"..te,',:.`nitei!,..!let!‘".l4ll,et,l7.7,v`tr,-,..vt-,,..e.,1",1i1ei
teeing that the same arguments that apply favonraldy Meddle, suppiffied bqoug lteey ef infantry, consisting of
tt /Women liar ing votes will also ale IS to their being Itinisevill'lT'ellichLel;ur;f4‘lffi?;
el. ited an air representat it-es; end if we m
e ver ade by Theoh to up to the foot of Fahra aseenti the first.
hat e lady Mends:FS 4.1 Parliemeut, why not hole lie found that he 55011.1 safely do so. the second oi the'
ministers of State ? And then, perhaps, we should th'
stick phraseology as this " The fair and Loth think it expedient. to we the enemy's mad 10 the veiy
lld ill
member for Princetown, in her elaborate si rll'
the right hon. hely the Secretary of State for the 111,1110 html 11, own 6, ay 0o tile right, making a rough loath
~,m%othe yhyrinth It
Department, has ier.tten to Mil us," e, er
rattier our owe, sen, elag 0.1110 to thus, lint we are a inter ally risk ie 115 being ei.i1,7.1V
tffig wey off it yet. 'We have aiming us It number f tfiue.liet t:Ciete„.lo .1,..1,en,i1ed this vteryishople and explittt rade:,
We...US Wll,l are tryine to make WOTnell 1.1111110, flint rue 1,1 Ino Snell fortll;11111.3n, I:e.Slll't'lngalit,ateiltestl"L'•ielt
they are Ito y and there were ne Oi-Oosel, Mete esit?eially at the. preseffi moment, to
these at the cenfereilee lield at the Working Moes !'er
C011,4,-e, where ••1:111, Political Status Woman" 11515 leand to tread, hut netudly ott'a thVt'tTi triat
energetically discuesol. Gut women, nevertheless. are I.,".hietl,leiOn. Inn thin .50:1,1' re, Theedere's Rotel)
tolerably satietied with their pelitical status, 11011 ever
it may be mat reeards their social I,e natteintidlial status. lncnn,litnlhitt,V, knoWll to. the ••S yet prun•
e"
Of ins eutions. as of making books, there is ne end. ,:e;1;le..1O. ll 'nOnj,',lll-1,'1'',1111,.‘,1%"."t?.:!)1.::ry_t.,117,,:41:1,1ai1Va1ja1r a
An American has lant" invented sthiat he calls a '4111!,1 were. i--r Cob mei
moustache sjenin, to enable persons who wear mons.
tai.i3O to cat yelp, I need not finish the sentence, enlace, etc imbed 1111111,1 himself, ▪
to his. w m toitishent..
What seri of au inetrurne n calm t this can be I cal.t ;tVlll.n.gettitliThoetnt=elin". 'Lea IVedlonnerl=nrte"
oire, no doubt. It must be rather a nie the wily brillient blunderer of the day. King Theodore,
puzzliirs problem for a eervant whether to otter a lau.sirnittiat ~,.t3 a smali p‘io,t,wer force
moustache spo.ffi on net, seeffie that there are many ffie: iiew the-alloy, ni;tilo7
moustaches which. are be no means demonstrative.
thy the appear:ora: at the top •
of the Areece Pass of
Perhaps this invention may have a good effect in ffi-
11111eing gelltlenten to re:tenin the 111Xtleiallee of their . eye like ...Unary Ii 1051100 ;mined.. Iti a few iniuutea m•
ore
moientaches within due bounclo. Who is there amiffig tali;
us who has not seen moustaches that are ast adapted, neensly the steell read leartive deen In tile heights. e1:4.1
we svill say, for pea soup? bile-. broken effilitei woe , atiVe with uneed
inee, horse and foot, rushing inipetuowly to loattle.
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given for clerka, al ...Lunen, and mechanics to ruin I
themrelve:. This la not a Lit too strong language to
use, as the iocords of many a timidly would attest. We
blI never know how ninth money will have been
lost :mil won on the fortheaming Derby. We shall
hear, no doubt, that Lord This. Sir Thomas That, or
s anelusly eLe, has netted Si many tit, aoand pounda
15v the florae whoiw hose first Nitrites tie judge's eye at
innin.;-posi, 5,1 I we sI,III, perhaps, hear that, on
. seti lit .; day, sWledwdy or ttimer is noa ; but of
lie eetormoils amount of private gambling W e shall
to, little or nothing. And yet this I. a canker that
a eating into the national heart ; and the jiassion grows
by what it feeds on. Stronger and stronger doses of
excitement are required in proportion as the passion
is
;ratified.

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'1 he Lined calls attention to what I have often
lb sight is unfair and one-sided. It does not like to
see those announcements which now appear in almost
esery daily paper, stating that during the week such
or such a number of patients have beta relieved or
cured at this or that hospital. Th, system, we Are
ti,bl, is only adopted by a few sersual-rate hospitals.
81 dile of which are mere private speculations ; and the
annotu.cements are calculated to ka.l it. riat,t erroneous
ci mclusions. Your contemporary warns the public
not thus to 1 e lust led,nd to take counsel of their
family naislicd attendants 1 eh., s. ,sling subscrip-
Gots. There may e something .4 "the regular dust-
man" feeling in rids vonnin,4 Int i deserves full
annirleration nevertheless. Of my or. is kra /AV ledge, I
taw asss- a that these announcements are sent to the
papers In lir, true advertising spirit, and that they
are hoard to In very effective advertisements. 'The
remedy is in the hawk of the editors, who could easily
stop these announcements ; but could not the great
Ii spitsis also send simil,r statements for pid.lication?
.7`;dir would be giving the public news that nii.4ht be 4,i
interest to many- -certainly .4 mow iotercst than the
present pd.,. And here is a thm,gbt which I offer for
what it is north. Why iv 't prod up in the lobby
hell of the hospitals et:try morning a bulletin relatir e
It, all the patients? Therit need be no names, but
simply numbers and hddals, with a word or two of
-its hi tt,i . I. W., Iwo,cre,dre4 fist :unit .ly
E., restlesi not so well ; ;.„ (

THE BEGINNING (yF THE FIGHT.

A fin, r more spirit—tirring si!rbt it N difficult to
r, fr,aa tii 14.1.1_, martial
I ean, I the loult—f.rfitle id Oulu, too. ,jh lona ifOrfif-ntelt
aftli,e:f;fl they efflito ifit with the 1,1,2.1. I tlitufluhliiit colt-
fide., usof to efeteo'ret,tiuruit ficslll the mnni-
ficent sceiwry w tii Wft3 carried on, Magdala
;;m1 Litc adjoitling 05 it mete, a grand
natural ataphltl,,tr,, tfffc ;It the foot id
lahla niaktitg lOu fellfiff I to gif, fail effect
to the brilliant gni.; ,; 1 0. t• t. troops was
lltlgleal. They hod tl• 1.; ~ • ; that thl:
wiil;ld 14,11! - lind them
no.ning I. tit-s I.: t • I tlwopm was,
indeed-, au tlollo,ked-.4,

Stunk jk irl svaulil
f.IIIL II kkniy Um, r

A finning. eh ..nr I.roke 6,011 Ultir rani:a, and the two annie3
hastvuud to

THE alitENTAIti BATTERY Al WORK.
How the lialit would have gone it the Abyssinians tint
only lint to encounter the force t.r which they lice prepare,l
it 14 not co,y to ay, although Ii may, not. tieritaii,i, sat'',
to al,,lkit idtt on the cubject. The ~aval Rocket Itrigivic,
although their Ilring vots it ar,it v
dangerous to friend as to toe, grailualli• Improved awl .11,1
g",•llw4.,k,—tlle slam 4e. Iti,knoii it character of Ole vniimilcs
catrilitrllT in thaps. ou cc than anytiiiier elNe to shake time
confide:ice of the .1t 11,1 t;icy u ere
tn the eminence nn uhich i 4 ,tolci.
watching aial latitetally o: I t!:Littgh
hut later on. Unit... oU fl ote
Lint I behind till,
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I ikhla,
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Pioneer,i, nail tie , co of the 4111
alld lett' Nati), • .
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Hilanwiiie there 1, tot hil . T;t, •sus-
pehse and uneertainty. lii thi4 eaeh
t ild zseeitain the C. iicien of the isaieut g.t-
Nei 4hog I the bulletin. ()1
uinnieetel vith 1:1,;11
but T t,i think th,tt tht• Str4,llf
swains.: , that such a thing never tins been tel

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ill 1,11114111.11.111 I '
P to tilt 14,2
.e ta chile
along, consta,;;, r
kaoched up la. o
1 oie nit° paiFet I to. a d roo ..•
00 precious ant: rare 0 4
hallowed rag of seint or u 1 .2. •
lairaele upon halt or lame ' f 11
Abys,iniag gnu upon the tlead-h. • I. Ith
minutes they weer to Ow front. 4.1, „11:1 1,
11/1 I tile tiell/11011,1 -1114 tiat 1 •I, t•
11.0 eager, but tht y hal 1114 I' :hi,.lliC, 1
recommend thrill, not 11l t .21.1 ,
though to anxious eyes above it may hat e 0.•; d
a longer time—they emerged from the Iloilo, udo
which they had disappeared on leaving the hill.
anti began steadily to tumult the stage uld.h the
enemy bad at first so thiuntles Ay made their own,
and to take it from them inch by bleb. A Briton writing
for j .1 t dwell tin the pluck of toy own
It now countrytm u it to say that notliio_.••• crmht
have been finer than tU, ;oat, tu.li4ini•-.^t! wen in Mitch the
oth. under Colonel Canieitlo, 4; the felt
by the Itelonehet, under Major it vine, mounted the hill,
itlbent Ftnlpili.; for a moment to could the c twiny rr
die-
rotor how near they store, and then fore, d them resl,l
lire•L their firing way, indeed, like tint of the ll.''ti't
Brigade, leatmlivfret. Mit thee were eyeite I the
utterly unexpetiten 1141', of the st)tolc affair, aud h al
pmliiibly among them many yoqog handA who had um,
ken in action before Afterwartli it a 1...., greatly improved,
and ~ome wonderful shots were made. If any other fault
could be foam' with them, it would both It they ditl not t
sufficient advantage of the cover ullich the character of it: •
ground readily afforded, but net' tlic,sly exposed [lieut.:lv,
—a fault which their hdlou -countrymen wilt j.robably not
be ..lizooFel to treat with great tuverity.

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