The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15 00:00:00

REWARDS FOR SAVING LIFE.

Silver medals were presented at the Custom-house,
Jertey, on Saturday, to Mr. Charles Blampied, and Mr.
Elias Whitley, of St. Martir:s parish, for gallant con-
duct in saving the livee of the captain and crew (18 in
number) of the Norwegian bark Isabella Northcote,
wr.ek ed some months ago on the north-east coaet of Jer-
sey. The vessel wee bound from Qnebec for Loud,. n with
a cargo of d and during thick weather got out of her
course and went on the &raw Rocks, between Jersey
and the French comet. To save her from falling over
the masts were cut away, when she slipped off the rock
and drifted into a heavy sea The crew got out the boats
for the purpose of leaving her, but they were all washed
away. Mr. Blampied, with Mr. Whitley and a man-
servant named Botiohier, went off to thewreck ins small
pleasure boat; 13 of the crew got on board, having either
lowered themselves by ropes from the bark's bowsprit or
led overboard. They were all landed on • portion
be rock inhabited by an old fisherman and his wife,
who made their unexpected visitors as welcome as
their means afforded. The remaining five of the crew
were afterward. removed from the wreck and taken
ashore at St. Catherine's harbour, where they were
lodged at Mr. Biampied's henna. Next mnabg the
thirteen men left on the wreck were brought safely
on shore. Therm facts having been brought to the
notice of the Norwegian Government, two maesive
silver medals were forwarded to Mr. Deslandee,
the Vice Canon' at Jersey, for presentation to
Messrs. Blampied and Whitley, and the sum of
£5 to Bouchier (a Frenchman.) The presents were
handed over to the recipients by Mr. R. Cleyton,
principal officer of Customs, in the Presence of
a se,lect party of gentlemen interested in shipping.
On Tuesday, at Dam, Captain Jntelet, the com-
mander of one of the mall passenger steamer' plying
between Dover and Calais, was presented with the
claim of the Royal Humane Society in recognition of
his mirage in rescuing from drowning • member of
the Stock-Exchange, named Sims, at Colas, on the
2nd of June last. This was the third time the insti-
tution had rewarded Captain Jutelet for having saved
We at ma.

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.
An Indiana jury recently returnal a verdict of
" blode to pieces bye Mier basUnatlon "
An American paper quite in • tiff says :—" Thers
seems to be no and to the number of plaits In the solar
system. Flee new ones wine dknovseed last year."
A New Yorker advertised an umbrella which he had
found, the other day, and • morntnemper seat •reporke to
Interview him, and gives the public all the points shoat the
extraordinary man.

An American contemporary mentions that s near-
sighted hen which mirtook sawdust for Indian meal and ate
heartily thereof, then laid a Mid Mil of wooden bureau
knobs, and In three weeks batched out a set of parlour fur-
niture,

"Is this seat engaged?" said a gentleman to a young
lady at a concert the other evening " Yea," was the quick
reply " end so AM I. lhauk you" He was equal to the 01.C1-
41,m, and hummed into her ear, " Nobody saksd you, miss,
he said "

An Indiana paper thus politely expreaten au opinion
of s judge,—'• Ile knows itla about as much of law PS •
mule does of mineralogy -the chances being In favour of the
mule "

A man wrote to the editor of • norticultnral paper,
asking, 'What are the moot advantageous addltiocup to dried
grasses for winter ornament?" The editor replied briefly,
nlr—Aerocllntum minim, A. alba, Oomphrena globosa, and
G. globose *ernes —Toms truly—The EDITOR.' The quesist
Cos erred. In mpasslon, tint be had neva hatil so much In-
sulted In his life by the use of bad language

During the examination of witnesses in a recent
liquor prosecution at Montpelier, Vermont, bet or. the Grand
Jury, a former well known landlord of an hotel wan inter-
rogated as follows —'Do: you know of any liquor being sold
In Montvale!, of your own personal knowledge r " Yes,"
bluffly responded the ex landlord; "I have sold liquor to
eight of that jury that ei,s bef ore you" The prosecution
considered him a 'too willing witness," and told him he
could go, 'Moulin he was ready to answer further on the
subject.

AMERICAN STYLE OF ADTERTIIIING.—One of the
sweete-t aad mold effecting of old English bells& is tint of
!! Ben Bolt," snd a verse that etrikes a common cord in the
hearts of all of us, Is that in which the memory of the 10.-
peat days le no touchingly Invoked. Btit how wonder-
fully greater will be the Omura of it. old boys when they
learn that by the new rein, Lavented by MINSK John and
Stephel, of Werd-etreet, no bone can bolt.
ANOTHER HE/4 STORY.—The most mysteriona, ex-
traordinary, and astounding hen story yet! A staid and
reepectable female fowl In Pulaski, Tenn., be. for years—the
story says fourteen—laid and incubated with admfrable sac-
ow, Now she has indeed suffered a change. She Is growing
to look exactly likes rooster. Her comb has become greater
and brighter. Her tell leathers are growing out with a
brilliant luxurianc, She *mute about with all the Import-
Knee of a 111Vanne rooater, and although she has= jet
found voice and crowed a shrill clarion, such a demo
is expected by everybody every morning. Is this one of the
results of the agitation of the Woman Question?