The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-03-07 00:00:00

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thing like a respectable conception of the highest
forms of nature as well as art. The same scenes
were presented here as in more northern cities during
the readings. Hardened politicians, who never read a
word of Dickens in their lives, looked in calm con-
tempt, wondering what men and women saw to move
them to laughter or tears; rich devotees of shoddy.,
clad in fine laces or broadcloth, gazed in stupid
astonishment; and intelligent persons, whose chief
possessions were their brains and education, enjoyed
the treat to the utmost.

SUDDEN ILLNESS OF TIIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
—A Paris correspondent, writing on Friday evening,

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in last week, isaps :
On Wednesday evening, at shont five o'clock, the Emperor
wan suddenly seized with a violent asthmatic attack klis
difficulty of breathing was no great that it was thought
desirable to take hini to an open window looking on the
Tuileries. The crisis passed off, and his Majesty is now in
his usual health.
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Writing on Saturday evening, the same correspondent
adds -

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The Emperor is not yet well enough to go out. Ile has
had frequent attacks of short breathing since the one I have
already mentioned. Dr. Corvonirt 111 in attendance, and the
members of the "Medical Cabinet" were ordered yesterday
not to be absent a moment.

"CHILI) MURDER" EXTRAORDINARY'. -The
other morning (says a Sheffield paper) a man named
Bailey found in a field near Monk Bretton what ap-
peared to him in the grey dawn—it was about six
o'clock- and to the "active and intelligent" local
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police-constable in broad daylight, the skeleton of a
child. It was removed to a public-house near by "to
await an inquest," and meanwhile information of the
supposed murder was forwarded to Barnsley. Some
doubts appear to have been felt as to the genuineness
of the articles, and to solve these Mr. Wainwright,
surgeon, was driven over to make an external and,
if necessary, an internal examination. The doctor
found the remains were those, not of of a child, but, in
all probability, of a sheep or a dog.
TKREATENED STRIKE OF COLLIERS.—The col-
liery proprietors of West Lancashire recently decided
to reduce the wages of colliers 15 per cent. The work-
men's delegates met at Wigan, and afterwards an
open-air meeting was held, at which about 10,000
persons assembled. Mr. Pickard presided. The fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted :- -
That the men in the various collieries of Wigan district, in
public meeting assembled, are willing to submit to a Mop
equal to the last advance 10 per cent), mid that only.
That all the men who are now out remain out and be sup-
ported until all the notices are expired, and it then be de-
cided what course be pursued but in every case where the
men are allowed to go to work, the master taking nothing off
but the last advance, the men are to resume work.
That, considering the cause of the present distress and
reduction of wages is consequent on over-production of
material, at the end of the notice being worked out, we agree
to adopt some form of restriction in the Wigan district, and
to get all in Lancashire and elsewhere to do it.

LEGACY AND SUCCESSION DUTIES.—This
branch of the Inland Revenue appears to be steadily
increasing in productibility, having yielded £1.845.204
in 1857-8; £2,197,533 in 1858-9, 62,104,669 in 1659-60,
19,161.825 in 1860-1, £2,266,350 in 1861-2. 12,374,436
in 18623, £2,251,581 in 1863-4, 12.337,994 in 1864-5,
62,604,332 in 1865-6, and £2,568,044 in 1866-7.
England and Wales contribute more than four-fifths
of the duties in question, having paid under this
head £1,604,619 in 1857-8, £1,889,412 in 1858-9,
£1,793,970 in 1859.60, £1,858,284 in 1860-1, £1,942,492
in 1861-2, £2,031,359 in 1862-3, £1,883,771 in 1863-4,
£1,977,648 in 1864-5, £2,248,654 in 1865-6, and
£2,174,589 in 1866-7.
EXTRAORDINARY RECOVERY OF SPEECH BY A
DUMB MAN.—" Medicos," writing in the Dundee
Advertiser, says :
A circumstance of such an unusual nature occurred yes.
terday, the stb, that Immtiot refrain from giving it publicity
in your columns. A man, aged forty years, tamed David
Connacher, residing in Perth-road, and who had been deaf
and dumb for more than thirty-five years, was seized for the
third time with paralysis. Erom the first there was no hope
of hisrecoverv, and he died twenty hours after his seizure. The
circumstance I am about to refer tots as follows :—Nearly
ten minutes before his death he rose up in bed and die.
tinctly said, clear itllti plainly, 0 Mary, Mary, Mary l"
You may imagine the effect these words produced on those
sitting in the room, hearing one speak who hail been no long
a mute—one woman (his sister) fainted outright, others were
panic-stricken at the unusual occurrence. Then he became
conscions, and his spirit gently ebbed away. I never heard
of a similar case ol recovery of speech after so long a period
of deprivation."

WORE FOR ROYALTY—It IS pretty generally
known now that one of the occupations of the late
Prince Consort during the latter years of his life was
the formation of a collection of engravings, photo-
graphs, and other representations of the works of
Raphael ; both the genuine ones, and also those which
have been ascribed to him. This work has been con-
tinued by the Queen, and is now approaching such
completeness as is possible for an undertaking of this
kind. It will ultimately be bound in about fifty or
sixty huge volumes, and at the present time a catalogue
of the whole collection, which has been compiled by
Mr. Roland, formerly librarian to his Royal Highness,
and who has had the largest share in the labour of
forming it, is being rapidly carried through the press.
It is understood that though this work is in the first
instance intended by her Majesty for distribution in
the way of presents among her personal friends, foreign
Sovereigns, and others who have aided in carrying
out the Prince's plan, a special edition will afterwards
be published for the use of amateurs and Raphael col-
lectors.
AN INDIAN PRINCE'S PRESENT. —An elegant
drinking fountain, which has cost twelve hundred
pounds, was opened in Hyde Park, in London, on
Saturday lag. The Archbishop of Canterbury offered
up a prayer; the President of the Metropolitan
Drinking Fountains Association made a neat speech;
the Duke of Cambridge, who presided, offered some
appropriate remarks, and, after a "hearty draught of
the pure element," declared the fountain open, Lord
Harrill returning thanks on behalf of the donor. But
who was the giver of this princely gift? His name is
to be read in "old English characters" on a monu-
mental brass on one of the sides of the fountain. He
is the Maharajah Mires Vizeram Geyaputty Raj
Muses Soca= Bahadoor of Vizianagram, and Knight
of the Star of India. Queen Victoria's sceptre must
indeed be a magic wand, thus to draw forth the sym-
pathy of the Hindoo potentate, ever so many thou-
,.aniis of miles away (remarks a London contemporary).
Had the present emanated from the Maharajah
Dhuleep Singh, it might have excited little surprise;
for his Highness has lived among us since a child, and
has become an English country gentleman. But the
Bahadoor of Vizianagram, in Hyde Park, takes us
bade to the "Arabian Nights." For the rest, the gift
of a fountain is inset characteristically and charmingly
Oriental, and we doubt not but that Mires Sooltan's
noble present will be gratefully appreciated by the in-
habitants of the metropolis.
FALLING SHORT !—At Toulon an old sailor left
some property to be given as a prize to the most
virtuous girl in that town, which was to serve as her
dowry, and that she should wed the moot honest sailor.
The Mayor was to find the virtuous girl, and the Ad-
miral of the port the honest mariner. This year,
however, the prizes have been duly awarded, but, on
presentation, the Jack Tar did not come up to the
young lady's expectations. So the matter remains.
[Bye-the-bye, it is very curious the number of bequests
that have been left to found prizes for virtuous girls.]
THE USE OF USEFUL PEOPLE !—The news-
papers are discussing the project of starting in
Boston an asylum for useless young women. The
advocates of equal rights insist on making it large
enough to accommodate the useless young men also.
There is only one ohjection to the scheme; we (New
York Times) have precisely such an institution
already. What is the whole social system but an
enormous asylum, in which the useful people take care
of the useless? and that, by the way, is precisely
where the greatest usefulness lies.
NOTHING WANTED BUT THE MIND.—Mr. Pal-
grave writes in Macmillan for March:-
Mr. Buckle once told me that Talfourd possessed a letter
oil harlot Lamb's—not published, however, in the " Life'
—in which Lamb narrated sonic criticisms made upon Shah-
aware by Wordsworth :—That "Shakspeare was a great
poet, a very able genius. indeed ; that much of his merit,
however, lay in hie style, and a peculiar manner he had,
which Wordsworth thought thee people could imitate. . . .
In fact, that he could unnte like Shokspeare if he Sails mind
to it. So you see, Lamb ended, "lie wants nothing but the
mind."
OD ALBERT-EDWARD !—The John 801 l ex-
presses its admiration of the Prince of Wales Inc his
prowess in "taking five barred gates, timber, and
walls as they come" in the hunting field, and com-
mends the Duke of Beaufort for having hospitably
convened 300 ladies and gentlemen at a Lawn Meet at
Badminton to witness the Prince's performances.
But John Ball cannot refrain from giving expression
to the' general feeling of regret that the Duke should
have selected Ash-Wednesday, of all days in the year,
for "the meet of the season." "It is well known,"
says the John Bull, "that the Duke of Beaufort is no
Pnseyite ; still, his Grace might have asked himself
why there is service on Ash-Wednesday in the Chapel
Royal, and why on that day large congregations at-
tend in Evangelical churches. What must the
peasantry going to church on the morning of the
Great Lawn Meet—what must the clergy of the neigh-
bouring country churches have felt when they saw the
nobility and gentry of North Wiltshire, attired in
their best, flocking in crowds, not to Divine service,
but to admire the Prince of Wales 'taking five barred
gates, timber, and walls as they come,' with the Bad-
minton hounds?"
LORD DCISIDREARY IN FRANCE.—A young lady
assisted at a workman's feast, in the town of Lion—a
pretty watering-place. She produced a portrait of that
noble Jacques, Lord Dundreary, ehe had bought in
Paris, and as well known here as in London. The
municipal elections were to take place next day, and
for the office of mayor was candidate Count De B
rather an absentee landlord. One of the opposition
party took the portrait of Sothern, printed a foolish
address, and pasted the portrait underneath as that
of Count De B--. The peasantry next morning
coming into Lion to vote, read the remarkable appeal
to their suffrages, and point-blank declined giving
their votes to the foolish Count. What is better still,
the Count so enjoyed the humour of the idea, which
he comprehended at a glance, that he refused to order
the poster to be taken down.
THE DISTRESS IN ALGERIA—The Moulton
de l'Algerie publishes an article contradicting certain
exaggerations relative to the distress prevailing in the
colony. The writer admits that the natives have just
passed through a period of severe trial. Never before
in Algeria were two years of drought known to follow
each other, and never two consecutive invasions of
locusts. In the districts in which the population
suffered most from want of resources, and where the
dried-up pastures could not afford the flocks and
herds their usual sustenance, the Government, as has
been stated, opened work establishments; and the
number of Arabs emffioyed in them may be estimated
at nearly 50,000. They succeed each other rather
rapidly, because, as soon as they have saved a small
amount,—that s, after a week or a fort-
night's work,—they go back to their tents, and
do not return return their stock of provisions
Is exhausted. Stimulated by the example of the
Government, the communes and private individuals
have also offered employment to the native popula-
tion, and probably 15,000 additional men are thus
engaged, sonic of whom earn from 31. to 3f. 50c. a day.
The able-bodied men being thus placed in a position
to provide for themselves, the Administration has
been enabled to reserve its assistance for the families

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deprived if their protectors, for vridows, orphans, the 1
old, and the infirm and to concentrate upon these its 1
entire attention.
Mn. MURPHY IN THE COUNTY COURT.—At
the Blackburn County Court, on Monday, Mr.
Murphy, the lecturer, WM sued by a person named
, Shand, for £.341 78. ad., alleged to be due tor services
I rendered, It appeared that while Murphy was in ,
' Blackburn the plaintiff W. engaged by him to travel
the country to hire halls suitable tor lectures. He was
engaged seventeen weeks, and hired fourteen halls ;
but he admitted that there hat never been any definite
arrangement as to payMent for his services. For Mr.
Murphy itilitas attended! tltat the sertffces of the
Iplaintiff li&re of a purely valunkary Iclasiacter ; that
be (Plpintiff) Was sa hear lit theNattawth tm
al he vol-
teeretlto,do tlaW work if the defendant would pay him
his travelling expenses. The judge gave a verdict for
£7 104.; and Murphy very excitedly told his Honour
that he would go to Preston Gaol before he would pay

the money.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE ON A RAILWAY.—A hi wrible
affair occurred on the line near Mahon on Saturday
night. At Mahon the driver of the York train re-
ported that he had rim over something about a mile
the line. On a search party being sent it was found
that a young man named Thomas Kirby, a nephew of
a farmer residing at Welham, close by, had been de-
capitated, the head lying between the rails and the
body outside. The trunk was lying in a surface drain
on the line, belly downwards, legs out and arms by
the side, indicating a case of suicide. The features
were perfectly_placid, and death must have been in-
stantaneous. It is remarkable that about two years
ago the deceased narrowly escaped death bypa threshing
machine accident, and that only about fifteen inontlis
ago he was struck on the head by a train and laid
senseless in the ditch close by the place where he has
now met his death. From this last accident he had,

rtTs said, 'never Eify tee-Or—ere-id.
NOVELTY IN VALENTINES. - Many persons
seem to consider Valentine's Day a good opportunity
for annoying those of their acquaintances with whom
they are not on the best of terms. The following were
among the
.articles which passed through the Post-
.

offices as valentines : --
A small tooth-conib, a pepper-box, a lady's muff, hundreds
of Jae simile babies-- one In a cradle—to the addresses of
many of which every conceivable kind of scurrilous and annoy-
ing remarks was appended. No less than twelve herrings
were posted as valentines: but in these cases the object was
defeated by an order from the Postmaster. General, which
directed such packets to be stopped and destroyed. In one
case a full-sized figure of the head of an ass, out out oil
cardboard, wee sent to a person, the face of the ass being
well delineated on one side by paint, and on the other was
the address, which ran as hallows Dedicated to—.
by a few of his friends, who appreciate his merits."
WAITING FOR A JURY.—The trial of Colonel
Nagle. at Sligo, has been somewhat embarrassing to
the prosecution, the prisoner having SS a foreigner
demanded to be tried by a jury composed partly of
aliens, and the panel of aliens who had been summoned
not having furnished a sufficient number. They were
chiefly Prussian seamen, who, it may be presumed,
did not understand English, so that the length of the
trial might have been doubled by the necessary lima.
flees of interpretation. Under these circumstances the
trial has wisely been postponed until the next assizes.
—The trial of another alien, "Captain" Mackay, will
excite no little interest in Cork. Notice has been
served upon bum in Kihnainharn Gaol informing him
that he will be tried at the assizes which are to com-
mence on the 9th of March.
POACHING IN WALES. —The following extract
from a letter in the eswestry Advertiser is rather
startling. The editor vouches for the truthfulness of
the party communicating the information :
A most respectable farmer, from the neighbourhood of
--, informed nie that he was returning home one
evening, not long ago, from the —, when near he
was overtaken by a gang of poachers, who invited him to
conic with them. The poachers addressed Min by name,
and were evidently well acquainted with him, though he
did not know one of them, as they had so disguised them-
selves as completely to baffle recognition. My correspon.
dent goes on to say that a little turther on "they were met
by a much larger gang, coming from another direction The
road was quite irowded, and much trouble must have been
taken to gather such a body of men together. The leader
stood out of the crowd, and called the men by nuniber, and
they were evidently well drilled. Sixty-five answered to
their numbers. They Were well equipped with fire arms, and
appeared fully resolute upon clearing the preserves of a
neighbouring landlord."
A. Sixtmg.—" Have you ever read Coleridge's
Ancient Mariner?" asked Mr. Spurgeon on a recent
occasion. "I dare Bay you have thought it one of the
strangest imaginations ever put together, especially
that part where the old mariner represents the corpses
of all the dead men rising, up to manage the ship—dead
men pulling the ropes, dead men steering, dead men
spreading the sails. I thought what a strange idea
that was. But do you know that I have lived to see
that true ; I have seen it done. I have gone into
churches and I have seen a dead man in the pulpit,
and a dead man as a deacon, and a dead man holding
the plate at the door, and dead men sitting to hear.
You Bay 'Strange' but I have. I have gone into
societies and I have seen it all going on Bo regularly.
Thole dead men, you know, never outstep the bounds
of prudence—not they; they have not life enough to
do that, they always pull the rope orderly."
GUN ACCIDENT.—An accident of a rather re-
markable kind occurred at Bristol on Sunday after-
noon. Two children, the sons of aahoenialier, and one
aged four years and the other nine, had been left alone
in the bonne, and were playing together in one of the
rooms. The elder lad reached down his father's gun,
not knowing that it was loaded. After he had played
with it a little time the charge exploded, and wounded
the child of foor iii tioi right side of the cheat. He
was taken to Bristol Infirmary, where he still hen.
A PUBLIC PUICTIONART'S FERLlNGS.—Aoorres-
ponilent of the Court Journal writes : -
A friend of mine, who happened to resemble a well-known
public official, chanced to arrive a little while ago at a cer-
tain town on the night before an execution. On reaching
the hotel he was told that the sheriff was waiting for
Win at the gaol, mat would be glad to see him at
once. My friend at once saw the mistake that had been
made, and kept up the illusion until the real hero appeared
on the scene. The result was an invitation to breakfast
given by the distinguished functionary, which my friend
accepted. In the course of conversation it was mentioned
that the host had performed about 270 thaws, and that he
never felt any repugnance to his part except when executing
the girl Thomas, who was hanged for the murder of her
mistress at Bristol. Ile was then strongly inclined to
" strike," so firmly did he feel convinced that the girl was
unjustly executed.
LOOKING VERY SUSPICIOUS !—Mr. Carr, of Gill
Abbey, Cork, has received a threatening letter, re-
quiring him, on pain of having his house blown up, to
leave the locality. Last year the ground in the neigh-
bourhood was the resort of Fenians, and it is thought
they want it again for meeting and drilling in. A man
named White purchased a load of manure a few days
since from a person who resides in a lane near Gal-
lows-green. On proceeding to remove it he found
three revolvers, which were immediately laid hold of
by aome bystanders who evidently knew of their con-
cealment. He attempted to recover the possession of
them, but a crowd collected, and, fearing personal
violence, he let them go. Revolvers seem to be rather
freely distributed in Cork. A young lad named
Murphy has been arrested by the police on suspicion,
and on searching loin a fine Colt's was found in his
possession. He was committed for trial at the assizes.
THE LATE COLONEL DUNN, V.C. The
brother of Colonel Dunn has received from Abyssinia
a copy of the proceedings of a court of inquest on the
late Colonel Dunn, VC., 73rd Regiment, who was
accidentally shot by his own rifle. On the morning
of the day of the accident the colonel, accompanied by
the Burgeon of his regiment and six heaters, went for
a day's shooting to the pass of Senaft't In the after-
noon, feeling fatigued, and having fallen considerably
in the rear of his companions, he sat down on some
stones, his rifle resting on his left shoulder. In getting
out his brandy flask his rifle must have slipped and
come in violent contact with a stone. as one of the
hammers (perfect in the morning) was found to have
had its top broken off. The opinion of the Court
is expressed in these words :—" The Court, having
carefully considered all the evidence before it, is of
opinion that the death of Colonel Dunn was purely
accidental, caused by his own rifle exploding while he
was in the act of using his brandy flask when sitting
on a stone, out shooting."
DEAFNESS AND LUNACY.—Soine of the leading
residents at Bishopston are making an effort to obtain
the release from the County Lunatic Asylum, at
Gloucester, of Mr. W. Jones, printer, whose confine-
ment there is said by them to be the result of a mis-
take. Mr. Jones, they state, is of perfectly sound
mind, but has the misfortune to be " stone " deaf,
This defect prevented him from understanding what was
said to hius when he was taken a few days ago before
a medical gentleman for examination ; and it is believed
that this, coupled with his somewhat peculiar appear-
ance, led to the order for his removal to the asylum
being signed. Some correspondence upon the subject
has passed, and Dr. 'token, the superintendent of the
asylum, while remarking that he bad hardly seen suf-
ficient of Mr. Jones to form a definite conclusion,
states that he finds his reasoning, powers are good.
Several letters from Mr. Jones have been received by
hia friends during the time he has been in the asylum,
and these letters all bear evidence, not only of intel-
ligence, but of a well-balanced mind. It,is intended
to memorialise the Lunacy Commissioners in reference
to this case, laying all the facts before them, and
praying them to make an inquiry into it.
MELANCHOLY DEATH.—An inquest has been
held at Portsmouth, on the body of Alfred Mann,
aged 34 years, the captain of a schooner lying in the
Camber, who met with his death by drowning under
very melancholy circumstances. It appears that the
deceased had been on shore, and was returning to his
vessel about eleven o'clock on Thursday evening. He
had to walk along a plank for the purpose of doing so,
when he unfortunately made a false step, and was
precipitated into the water. The splash was heard by
those on board, and although assistance was quickly
rendered and the body soon recovered, all efforts to
restore animation were unavailing, and death ensued
in a very short time. The deceased was perfectly sober
at the time, and it is conjectured that as the night was
somewhat dark, and there is no lamp near the spot,
the poor fellow, instead of stepping on to the plank,
must have tumbled into the water, and that he was
unable to save himself through being seized with
cramp. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
Death."

FIENDISH OUTRAGE BY BRIGANDS.—The lict/i4t
of Naples relates the following terrible act of bri-
gandage :
sataniello continues his raids. The return of spring seems
to have re-animated his audacity and ferocity. On the after-
noon of the 18th he entered, with his band, the commune of
Gioia, and pillaged the house of Angelo Trojans, carrying
away with them the proprietor and one of his friend.,
Pasquale Diechielo. Or reaching a neighbouring wood the
brigands stabbed the unfortunate Trojano with no fewer
than thirty poignant thrusts, while one of the band at the
Same time cleaved open Ids head, breast, and back with an
enormous hatchet.
A DiamoND RING CASII.—A curious ease
relative to the ownership of a diamond ring, which has
occupied the Thames Police-court, in London, on
several previous occasions, was brought to a close on
Monday. A woman named Donovan, employed as a
rag-sorter by a Mr. Cohen, found in the course of her
daily labour a diamond ring ; and the sorters being
distinctly allowed to retain any articles of value they
may find, she dealt with it as her proprrty by taking it
to s pawnbroker's. Here it was Stopped, the polies

communicated with, and, the facts being made known,
several claimants sprung up for the jewel. Mr. Cohen,
the rag-merchant, was excluded by his own rules ; but
Messrs. Smith and Early claimed it as having been
purchased by a youth with the proceeds of a robbery
from them, for which he was now in Newgate. A
policeman; however, now stated that this youth hail
declared that the ring was never in his possession ; and
the magistrate, finding that there was no proof of its
ownership before him, ordered it, amidst the applause
of a crowded court, to be given up to Mrs. Donovan,
the finder.
VERY INGENIOUS. The illustrated Londure
News describes the following method of making imita.
Sou Manilla straw hats with paper, ',Lida is exten-
sively adopted in America
A real Manilla straw list is rubbed over with bronze
powder. It is then placed in an electro-plating bath and a
thick deposit of copper is precipitated upon it. The straw is
then burnt out, and a copper mould is left into winch a yelp
of Manilla straw paper is Introduced. A hat of the exact
shape of the pattern is thus formed and when coloured,
sized, waterproofed, and finished, it can scarcely be distin-
guished from the onginaL
A PANEGYRIC ON LORD DERBY.—The Paris
papers make mention of the change of Cabinet in
England, and several are full of praise of Lord Derby.
The Prase says :
Fortunately for Mr. Disraeli, Lord Derby, by resigning
functions which his health does net pennit him to perform,
does not renounce politics. Ile will continue to be the ad-
viser, the guide, and the supporter of his former colleagues.
He will interpose to smooth away differences, and will, in
case of need, give the assistance of his powerful oratory.
Withdrawn front the m,le'r, a stranger to the struggles of
party, but still interested in the affairs mid fortunes of his
party, respected by all parties for the nobleness of his
character and his great services, venerated by his Sovereign,
and consulted by her, Lord Derby will occupy the exceptional :
situation in which the glory of a long career and of moral
authority had already placed the Duke of Wellington and
the Marquis of L.SIIOWIIe. Like them, he will be the
depository of the traditions and wisdom of the past ; a sort
of arbiter, whose experience arid sound judgment will be
appealed to in all difficult circumstances, ant whose voice,
certain to be listened to, will never he raised but to pacify
the public mind and prosecute the public good. flow worthy
of envy is such an incomparable situation and how magnifi-
cent is such a crowning of an illustrious career! Lord Derby
will be, by a sort of universal acclamation, the foremost
citizen of a free country.
SHOPLIFTING IN HIGH LlFE.—Three Spanish
ladies of the very highest distinction, a mother anid
two daughters, entered a haberdashery establialnuent
on Saturday afternoon in the neighbourhood of the
Rue de Grenelle St. Germain, Paris, and whilst the
younger members occupied the attention of the clerks,
the mother conveyed gloves, silk stockings, articles of
perfumery, and other small objects into her muff and
pockets. They were allowed to leave the shop and
enter their carriage unchallenged, but just as they
were inside and about to drive off, police agents came
forward and summoned them to alight and proceed
before the Commissary of Police. In the end, the
carriage was allowed to advance at a fait pace, the
police and the cletks of the shop walking by its side to
the office of the Commissary. The property being
found on the elder lady, she was sent to the Prefecture
. of Police, whilst the two younger were permitted to
. return home to an apartment occupied by the family
in the Champs Elysees.
YOUTHFUL ATROClTY.—Archibald Harris, a
mere youth, was on Monday committed for trial by
the Liveroad magistrates on the charge of seriously
stabbing Patrick Sinnott, nineteen years of age. On
the night of Saturday week they were at a beerhouse
in Back Bond.street, for the purpose of taking part in
a raffle. Sinnott was "very drunk," and quarrelled
with Harris, who stabbed him with a knife in the
region of the heart, exclaiming when the wounded
youth fell, "Lie there, you —, and die."