The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-03-21 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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asthma, kw was a Christian Imperfsr, She protector and deo that another Napc leen la already demanding the Throne
Mame of gene" have daily gathered Wei the lender of that great Catholic Church of which lam the of France by another lievohtion I Is the eagle that
banks of the Thames for the purpose of witnessing the *newest , and whosaimucur is dearer to me than life; was pierced at Bedon ready for another flight? Has
practice iof the University boat crepe. A good deal o Yurt'll jters . at:: to tgh.egtrzoa.u.datiLeteolii:gioeursvuerii.4l.-
the storm of hatred and maleslictiou %Lich beat upon
eminent has been passed upon the refusal 4 the merest, t atheism en iFruption It weir he.wim the name and family of Xenia epurte spent itself, and le
of Francs r rod Cun embeiushed our thirann of Austerlitz again ellioing forth? Lem them
',id meg to sedMe with fiksjihrd Mayor the 111
, iiN.,,, ~,,,. th, „wok coocoe,,liii the 'pm ehuLcuiromf• aviiihuet who due g long years kept baek the •to Yes,/ ago the Einphe parsed away amid circus°-
, don Aid if et Me enn the Csurco has
mat* are inc et th , st, .red, eso suffer in s Ite e dag Mut ha
4 i
. so 'slimy Fre his tomb tepta . stances of in 'bah., lleyent .-nd horror. It is but the
otheikelay th In any ic place from One eLel. of
de g fri 'on ob 'll was rec rilectiou mu t.ue ""th") whic France to th rit have hen safer to justify
—eeetitglehritrei correct 6. ik: So much for the pan. Now, wind .1 the future? Ihe the Prussians, or to preach acquiesceue in the loss out
Alaace and Lorraine, than to auggeset the restoration of
teen or eighteen yonng men in the two boats know Emperor had left a son, • Ponce born et the foot of the
stoat Illustrious of thrones, se tth a birthright, perhaps, more the Empire. The newly chosen Assembly of the
tsothlng of the world, and when they are enddenly made en„ja,h, tem, that of coy other sovereign, If had pleased people had pro laimed the deposition of the Imperial
Leroes of in the Iris:ince of about 150 other gneete, iiirursvlncer;e,rus.7trl:atoweu.eil. cutg tbioLrinilicieot tbtroemm.doet dynasty, ad the only dissenting voices were those of
and are expected to make good after dinner speeches,,
st;,...FP ter -.4,,fis' r. itt , 9.
ty Bustalning Mime f ea:th ui
fertitud:i Thar °a five ("Airmen teerything that could recall
110, !Olt,' ?Varied In a falai poaltion, and one in, which amid oil the diecourogemsnto of mile eta, soldying always the Meal sty of the Whit Sovereign was removed or
We eIY attiolPste thtit UniTersil etniliete can to mak, himself worthy of a great future, ihe I..kaw had delaccil. In uonveroatiou people seemed liniailikig to
sow, on be lath birthday, come to prostrete ttliasell boforu pronounce the names Emperor" or ' Napoleon "
succeed. RUC 1i11D0,3 WiMie ad forstratfle,t and th- efeseleelaOct.ll but iepoke of him us "He." For a time the Fatty
.;1 ' fte 0u1...e
The offioera and turn of tee Metropolitan Fire , P.1.T0 "to elko conel 111 to deso Was
ten stunned. It teemed ea it only a few reckless
lisiiiwdesalet ageeseefaVfar"the betittleictr of a leade of I todit;iki;elllo4eir* the 11:11a to li %, hr.
ines ot good order and &Ad desperate :Lea dared to elleplay their at-
e
per...loos. Caste hie.-d, it appeals, wearily eccurre dln greol gertrninint. end thi s lacque thi happy. insitennent bestionto th rubes/ cause. Who- a contrast do we
, 0,1 Ills nproy. We irogsz,endint tow .ntared 11.411 brlole 11.4 ellLeeir I YD. ,1 a valet Milklti,B the ii2l:ek, of
which hien inc.p.dentod .11.1. r IV 1.c," ORtaLl'"g Ses alter, WM :hi ise:et of the lively anilavlde si,ran fc tn tle- Vl4,e.li,list Purtj, lave Icon l cmong the moot
hoalth from further duty, have had to leave the solemn csiebrati,m, akientounited to awl tha fortmwe or continent politic:4os ta—Fraeiree Eyes alms the detest
Brigade without the ellEhtest permanent provision grawativ of the Comte de Cliaamord's pretensions they have
whatever for the future of themseleee, wives, and 'rue preacher, turning to the Empress, ended elute;— been speaking eignifierntly of their own Prince's ma.
families. It is also married that the widows of some " Medame, proved, as you have been, like gold In the fue- ileritls and aunounaing that be would not fail to Ater
killed in the performance of their duty have been left vi • att er your courage.. your patience, Uuon the European dieare allti to declare herself the
, Via "y
Cu' ir
umlbrthgl'onr 'will ' become more glorious than ever successor to hie father's rights. They have now
in a state of poverty. If the case of the Fete MOM) the werk to which you have made,' yourself Is now r.ccom- effectually fuitilled their own prophecy. The 16th
is, however, properly placed before the people of fft ett,l,o
rYftrosurpsubgstiwonexolm2l /Lord. ytoou ru
nail: c‘ooLlirsny
,o,w if March has been celebrated after a fashion not
soon to be forgotten. It it was desired to ros
London, they would williugly concur in a nate a pen- et h Miro, an I pray our Lord to favour with Ills grace eu;
miens to mete a deserving bor'y of men. NV class of the i
lt it cipir..elarii,.. duce en Impression or sensation, the object phas
•e•b en attained. We are made to feel that this
cortmemity has more trying work to do, and none are Art.r the aermod several members of the Imperial
is no empty ceremonial, uo mere display of at.
more energe-tic or, ready to sacrifice pc moue! cumfort
if alt 15 n rfir li,iioneititobl,,rl
iLeliut et
ill
uti h.earene
oopr lilagr,t c h a pe ',rt.
~i 1
tachineut by ft ads aud servants biund to the
family by ties ot gratitude. The huperialiste have
in the public interest. "rho training of the men is a 17Hertajnaty the Queen, in which thee octal remains
rt . taken sli ei , trouble merely to. expreee a
thoroughly &Loathe one, and they act with adliteeY of Napoleon 111. are enclosed. A braes plate has been
euttment or a regret. They take care, indeed, that
precision in an emergency. But Capt. Shaw find/ that attached to the aide of the tomb, containing the fol.
the doleful past should be as muce as poseible con-
he cannot keep his force together, for the best men I"airill inscription.
Empreu signed to oulivion. Nor do they come merely to
This sarcophagus was offered to the E %CM
are contiuually leaving he service when a favourable s" tel 1873 offer congratulations and good wishes to youth. No,
a a mark of effectioeate sympathy by ViCa IL ."
opportunity presents ita Af. Ilia ought not to be, and The Queen has also sent to the they have gathueryered deliberately, ancefrom allf a
parts of
• their cot to perform a national act o homge
Lendon is aufnciently wealthy adeqna .ely to remit taming the rains of the late EEmprece the flag, imn
mperor, which during to pledge their alleg,auce to the Fourth Napoleon,
',erste throe who are always on the watch to protect his lifetime hung ore, his stall as Knight of the Garter to oiler their aid in reetoring him. The Imperialist
its vest extent from devastation by fire. in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. At the head of the Party is by this act solemnly re-constituted. During
earcesphe.gus Wee a bank of white flowers. A gorgeous the minority of the Prince Imperial its members
or ath of violets, interlace] with gold, was also Or. reasoned faithful to its traditions, but they had
posits,' on Om tomb, while the mortuary chapel itself never been authuritively assured that the hereditary
was half filled with wreathe of violets brought, or met, chief of the House would take the position they arro-
hy Ii in hands to be laid on the tomb of the deceased gated for hint. Now all is concluded. The son and
E. peror. heir if Napoleon 111. stands at length at the head of
Before leaving the chapel grounds the chapel walls his Party. Subject to the approval out the people, he
were partially atripped of their growing ivy, which demands to reign. If the name of the Napoleon/
the French pilerene turned into garlaude aml carried should lor the eighth time emerge from the electoral
away as souvenirs of the mausoleum of the late Eui- urns, he is ready to accept the responsibility which the
peror. vote of the nation would impose on him." ,
During the service in St. Mary's Chapel the vieitors .....--
who had assembled upon the lawn before Camden-
house received continual accessions to their numbers,
The red riband of the Legion of Honour of all grades
was abunclaotly manifest, and the raising of hats and
hearty salutations among those who had last met on
the other side of the Channel gave much interest and
animation to the scene. About halt-past eleven o'clock
the Imperial carriages entered the grounds by the
ride gateway, and the distinguished Frenchmen pro.
ant on the lawn hastened to form themselves around
the front entrance of the mansion. The Imperial
carriage was received with loud cries of " Vice Ha-
piratricc .1" " Vine Napoleon IV. I" and the Prince
Imperial and the Empress, as they alighted, gracefully
acknow edged these enthusiastic greetings. The front
ga.es were now opened for all thole, having tickets,
and an assemblage of between 5,000 and 6,000 persol a,
almost the whole of whom were French, surrounded
Camden-honor. The pavilion at which the address of
CODcraMlation was to be road gradually filled. A raised
plattorus had been erected at one end, in frodt of
which the distinguished ladies who were connected
with the Imperial Court and Household awaited
the arrival of the Imperial party. After some delay
shouts were heard outoide the tent, and the Emprese,
leaning on the arm of the Prince Imprrial, entered the
tent from the lawn nearest the manaion. They were
followed by the Imperial family and ex Miniaters,
many of whom were the Grano Cordon of the L seem'
of Honour. The entrance of the Imperial family was
erected with deafening shouts of " Vice him polo atricc 1'
"Vice r Enipereur .1" mingled with cries of " Vivc Na-
poleon Quatre I" The Ptince Imperial, whose fresh and
healthy colour, ingenuous looks, and manly demeanour
fin-reseed his au hence, behaved with admirable self-
possession. He wore the ordimuty evening costume,
with the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour, and
tie Silver Star OD his left breast. The Empress was
dressed in deep mourning, and not even the enthusiastic
greeting and touching respect with which she was re-
ceived prevailed to remove the expression of profound
sadness which has become habitual to her features.
The Prince Imperial having taken up his position in
the centre of the estrade, with the Empress on his right
hand, the Duo ale Preform seconded the platform, and,
after bowing to the Prone, proceeded to read, in a
clear end dietinct v, -ice, the whiresa which was listened
to with continual marks of assent an cries of "Bravo,"
especially at the worde declaring that it is impostible,
while all the parties are serkirig to propagate their
opinions, for the friends of the Napoleonic dynasty to
remain silent. At the words, "the Imperialist cause
occupies too large a place in the country to allow us to
do so," the Dec de Padone was iuterrudted by cheers
and cries of " Vine l'Empercur I"
The Prince Imperial, who for a few moments was
unable to gain a hearing, so hearty and ao English
were the suouts which greeted him, then read his reply
to the mimeos, of which the following is a Mangle.
tion :
lu coming here to-day you have acted In obedience to a
feeling of fidelity to the Emperors memory • and ills for
this that I must first thank you. The public conscience
has vindicated that great memory from csiurnuy, and sees
the Emma, ras ha many was. You who have come horn
various partied the country can bear witness to this Ills
reign was distinguished throughout by soli unpin for she
welfare of all—tie last day on the toll of Fran's, was a
day of abriegdion an-I heroism. Your presence around
me an, the humerous addresses which reach me attest
the anxiety of Fro ce respecting her future deeriny. Order
is protect. d by the sword of the Duke of Magenta, my
father's comrade in glory and misfortune. Ins loyalty is a
sure guarantee for you that he will guard the trust he hax
received egaitiet surprise from all parties. But mattrial
order is not security. The future Is unknown : public in-
t Tate are alarmed, aud party passion mey take uedue
advantage of this state of things. Reece an sea the feeling,
toe echo of which you boar to me, the teeltn4 which draws
nubile opinion with Irrestseble force towards a direct appeal
t , the nation to lay the foundation of a delinitive govern-
ment. The plebiscite is salvation, it is law, It Is atter gth re-
stored to authority, and a long era of security reopened for
the country; lilac gnat national party, without conquerors
or conquered, rising above all parties to reconcile therm
Will trance, freely coneulted, tarok towards the son of
Napoleon 111. I This thought reudeys me rather dl-
trustful of my strength than proud. the Emperor tanght
me the weight of sovereign Ana tnity, even for virile
shoulders, anion how necessary for the aocompllehment of so
lofty • raiment are faith in oneeeli and the feeling of duly.
It Is this faith which will give me what my youth liCks.
pound to my mother by the tenderest and most grateful
affection, I shall work unninittingly to antic:pate the
march of years—and when the Lour may come, if another
Government should receive the suffrages of the maj Any, I
sloth bow with respect to the decision of the country. If rho
Mtn. of Napoleon, comes out for the el,hth tine from toe
voting urns I elnel he ready to accept the rerpotolhiliry im•
posed upon me by the natimal vote. Such ore my idea*, and
I thank you ter baying made a long journey to hoar the ex-
pression of the ru. 1t,.. -.bee me to tile absent. Bear to
France the wist.es o: one of her children. My courage and
my life belong to her. May God watch over her, and restore
her r randeur and prosperity.

eII the

THE MAJORITY OF THE PRINCE
IMPERIAL.
A writer to the Ronda ra of Monday remarked :
There will he r joking to day at Camden House,
Chialehurst, the residence of the Empress Eugenie,
be young Prince Imp-rim comes of ago, an 1 the event
will be celebrated by much ceremony widiu the presence
of thousands of Imperialiate who have journeyed to
' these shores to personally tvetify—if not their allegiance
to the Imperial cause, at least their respect for the
widow and son of the man who for so many yews
governed their country. On the 16th of Miereti, 1856,
the heir to the then Imperial throne of France wee born,
and subsequently he rewived the baptismal names of
Napoleon LIMB Eugene. The Prince Is, therefore, 19
years old—all age which, according to French law,
gives him his majority, and with it all the righta, pHs
alleges, an I reeponeibiiitiem of manhood. Nor dove it
appear that the heir to Napoleon 111. has entered
vim n his majority a day too noon, for the young
P rim:, is sail to possess great intelligence, quick per.
iition, much coolness and courage, an I considerable
eLen,y —attributes highly essential for one who, accord-
ing to the law of prodabilities, is destined to play no
prominent • part in life. Since the death of Ma father
in January, 1873, Louis Eugene, animated alike by
the future, and the calm, sound counsel of his mother,
has devoted himself wisidueraly to his studies; the
lightbearted schoolboy has in that brief interval be.
come the reflective young man, who seenoi to fully corn.
prebend that be is the centre of a great political circle,
which may lead him through many trials and vicissitudes
in reaching the great destinies that be is taught to be-
lieve await bun. Naooleon was proud of his son, and
he believed profoundly in his Boone. ,or later ascending
the throne of Franck. Only a few months before the
death of the Emperor—upon the occasion of his
receiving a deputation from Paris with a petition
b.aring the signatures of 30.000 Parisian citia.n.,
praying for his return to France—he took the
opportunity of introducing the Prince Imperial.
When the deputation arrived the Prince Was
absent from the house. He had gone out on Goreeback
a short time previously. The Emperor, however, im-
mediately dispatched a messenger in search of his Im-
perial Highness, but as nearly three.quarters of an
hour elapsed before his return, his Majesty retired
from the reception saloon, having, before doing so, in.
sited the deputation to partake of refreshment, °beery.
ing at the same time, "no Prince will not be long
bettor° he is in." At the conclusion of luncheon the
di putation returned to the saloon, and a few minutes
afterwards the Emperor, with hie son, walked in. He
ba-1 his arm over the Prince's shoulder., and in intro-
ducing him he said, in French, "You see he is growing
quite a man. He la a good boy." Upon this the
deputation referred to that part of the address which
tbsy had presented to the Emperor, and wlth st tted
that the " youthful generation of France pledged to
his Imperiod Highness their present and future eller
;retie continuation of sympathy and devotedness with-
out lindt, which tde fathers vowed to the father, and
which the sons that day pledged to the sou." Upon
being reminded that the 30,000 signatures included all
clawed of society in Paris who were anxious to see the
Emperor's return to France, hi, Majesty replied, with
considerable emotion, " I never doubted the sentiment
ed the people at France towards me," and, placing his
hand on the head of his son, he continued, "out the
time has not yet arrived to talk about our returning to
Fiance." Tuis sentence is full of meaning, and the
demonstration of Monday goon to show that the Ern.
jeerer when he uttered It had some reason for not
dounting the sentiment of the French people.

Many of the passages in this address were vociferously
applam led. The young Prince's voice is deep and manly,
and it was no small feat that he made himself audible
to the vast audience assembled in the long tent. His
elocution is worthy of his high rank and aspirations,
and his speech was delivered with deep feeling. Ile was
interrupted by loud acclamations when he alluded
to the President of the French Republic as the
"former companion of the glories and iniefor-
tunes of my father." Still louder cheers interrupted
him when he claimed a plibiseite in order to settle the
foundations t f Government in France, and spoke of
the plebiscite as at once the "safety " and the "right
of France. The audience again broke into shouts
when be declared that If the name of Napoleon should
issue for the e.ghth time from the voting urns he was
ready to accept the responsibility imposeu uion him by
the will of the nation.
Upon the termination of the address, the cortege re-
entered the house, where, surrounded by all his more
influential adherents, the Prince received the depu-
tations which bad come from the various department's
of France. Tole was An important but very fatigu-
ing part of the day's ceremony, for the Prince had
determined to say a few words or at least give a shake
of the hand to each individual. In the event this
was found scarcely possible, for some of these davits.
Sone, as ft r instance that of the Seine, ran into four
figures, yet the time accorded to each was so consider-
able that the reception ran on into the hour of twilight.
Everything Will so well arranged that all the persons
belonging to the various departments had no difficulty
In finding their places, as small posts were erected
upon the lawn, to which was tvached hats of the
departments, arranged alphabetically, several de.
partmen's being included in ears group. The
deputations, marshalled in proper order by the
local premidenta, then proceeded by the site
door of the gallery through which the public
were admitted to view the late Emperor's remains
when he lay in state, and these defiled before the
Prince, offering to him at the same time the gifts whidi
they bad brought with them for his birthday, which, it
need hardly be said, valuable or humble, were equally
welcome. Turning to the right they passed out at the
front door, and their part in the day's ceremony was
over. The Department of the Seine had at least three
thousand representatives, and the various present,'
which they brought with them occupy a large space in
the gallery at Camden Place.

AU the Paris papers of Monday evening, with the
curious exception of the well-known Imperialist organ,
the Pays, published the text of the speech delivered by
the Prince Imperial at C'hislehurst. S 2me of the
j ounals also ciimmented upon the speech on that day.
—The Bonapartist journals, commenting on the speech
delivered by the Prince Imperi el on the occasion of
his attaining his majority, allude to the fact that he
acknowledged the established Government and in no
way purposes opposicg Marshal M'Mahou's power.
The Leg: imist and Republican newspapers censure the
speech, and the Pica Pubic remarks that the Bona.
I.artist Party had reconstructed a legend for them
selves Ap their abstention ; but that they will lose it
by re-eh tering the political arena, for France has not
forgotten from whom ehe has iutierited so many suffers
ins and humiliations.

Thq ake and Ducheas of Edinburgh left Ch aring
cross Station at half- ?sat ten on ruerday inqrniag, by
special train, for Chlalehurst, on a visit to the Milpitas
Engitaie and Prince ImperiaL 1111 Grand Doc Less
was theesed in block velvet, trimmed with Russian
fur, and, ElB well as the Duke, looked in the best of
health.

The Times, in a leader remaking on this important event,
'Ay. ,-

" It wm1:1 be affectation to deny the importerx of
the i;:eir..t oemonstration of which Chihhetinret woe the
:ene on kiumiay. The Eogliehnian who lute no
immediate political concern with the chance of the
Imperial dynasty cannot reed the descriptions given
In our columns yesterday without a vivid interest
coupled with an emotion of Imprint% In it possible

dutl with dilemma, at which Burn was present. The
bullet grazed Lis hand. They tliti not think that the
pistols would hart, but thought they would hit. Win a
Burn 4.iot at the pest the bullet wtnt half an inch
into the wood, but he was only two yards and a indf
ff the post.
The surgeon stated that be found a wound in the leg
tl?ron iachte above the &bole. A p.d-.lou ci the bulltt
las f, and in the leg, the rruaainder being supposed to
tff left (11 the leg, and hark g splintered a small bone.
had been in mine clang,r from the wound, lie
was unable to be to court, but the surgeon stated that
he would get well of the wound.
Considerable laughter was caused in court by the
youthful appearance of the witnesses.
The father iif the 13)3+ was called to speak to Me
usually peaceable conduct. Tb-en wee no foundation
whites., for the reports which had been eireu:ated as
to his having been expelled from school. 14k conduct
MOO alway.i perfectly Feaceoble and no complahit4 had
been tussle against him.
pie leanaed Judge having sum:lord up,
. . .

The jury rrturn.,l veract of Nat de;
His Lordellio rahl,—You hive been found not gity
vet y patientiqiry. I have not a word to aaj
against that very lenient verdict of the jury. I hope
jou %vitt leave tide court without any iajury to your
character, and, on the other hand, I hope this will he
• warnirig to you, and that sonietiants you wilt re-
weather how very little thinge lead to great rah,. I
sincerely hope yen will establish a good character by
your future good con -Wet.