The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05 00:00:00

'EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

A new trial has been moved for in the care of Johann
Most, who, with two other Anarchists, wai convicted
on a charge of inciting to riot.
Prince Napoleon will shortly proceed to America to
meet his son Prince Louis, on the return of the latter
from his voyage round the world.
A youth named John Thomas Pincher met with a
shocking accident on Saturday at the Patent Shaft and
Axletree Works, Wednesbury. The deceased was
employed on a steam travelling crane, and when
engaged in signalling, whilst the crane was travelling,
Le put his head out, and it came in violent contact with
a bridge. Death was instantaneous, the neck being
broken.

After a lengthy examination, Mr. Thomas Crabtree,
late a member of the Leeds Town Council, carrying on
business as Huckle and Gill, pin manufacturers,
Barrack-street, and 38, Thornton-street, Bradford, was
on Friday committed for trial, charged with haying
cominitted breaches of the Bankruptcy Act by failing
to disclose his affairs after filing his petition. Bail was
accputee

The death is announced of Mr. John Kelly, a noted
Tammany Hall Democrat.
The Most Rev. Robert Knox, Lord Bishop of Down,
Connor, and D:omore, was enthroned in,the cathedral
of Armagh on Tuesday morning, in succession to the
late Archbishop Beresford.
It is expected that the Queen will visit the Inter-
national Industrial Exhibition in Edinburgh during
the month of August.
The diamond trade at Antwerp has of late been
largely developed. The value of the diamonds cut
there every year is estimated at £1,000,001 They are
exclusively Cape stones.
The Queen has retained the Royal box for the entire
season of English opera at Drury-lane.

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A very brilliant festival, promoted by the Princess
Metternich, took place in the Prater during Saturday
and Sunday. Various amusements were provided, and
the Prater was visited on each day by some 300,000
people. The festival, which was organised for charit-
able purposcs, is expected to realise a net profit of
<!-.:15 000.
The Dominion Government has subsidised the
Thunder Bay (Lake Superior) Colonisation Railway,
which will make accessible extensive silver and gold
districts.

The White Star steamer Germanic, from New York,
arrived at Queenstown on Saturday morning, and re-
ported that on the night of the 25th May a saloon
pßpst er named Crooke, of Manchester, jumped or
fel, overboard, and was not seen afterwards.
On Saturday afternoon a conference was held in the
Town Hall, Cambridge, the Bishop of Ely la the chair,
with a view to forming a diocesan brancli of the Church
of England Funeral Reform Association. Many of the
parochial clergy were present, and a resolution in
favour of cheapening and simplifying funeral cere-
monial and burial in perishable coffins vtas passed. It
was decided, to form a branch of the society, and the
usual votes of thanks (dosed the proceedings.
The Thibetan Mission, under the leadership of Mr.
Macaulay, is waiting at Darjeeling, previous to starting,
until the. feeling on the frontier had been ascertained.
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The Pekin Gornment is said to be anxious that the
Mission should succeed, but cannot ignore that it may
meet with mishe.p, owing to the Thibetan suspicion of
strangers.
The Prince of Wales, who was accompanied by the
Grand Duke Michael of Russia, reviewed the Cavalry
and Horse Artillery Brigades at Aldershot on Tues-
day, afterwards returning to London. Baker Pasha,
formerly lieutenant-colonel of the 10th Hussars, was
also present.
Whilst a mixed train for goods and passengers was
on its way on Tuesday afternoon from Wick to the
South, on the Highland Railway, the axle of a truck
gave way. This caused a serious oscillation of the
carriages, and several passengers were more or less
severely shaken.
A Mrs. Gobey, wife of a plasterer's handy man, living
at 3, Freegrove-road, Holloway, on the 27th ult. gave
birth to triplets, two boys and a girl. At Old-hill,
Rowley Regis, on Monday, a young woman named
Hancox, who is said not to be 18 years of age, also gave
birth to triplets—sons.
The entries for the Queen's Prize, to be shot for at
the next Wimbledon meeting, number 2350 For the
St. George's Challenge Vase the entries are 2283.
The captain of a coasting vessel which has arrived at
Halifax reports that the Canadian Fishery Police
schooner has seized an American fishing schooner off
the Guysboro' coast.

Two -seamen who, when drunk, had damaged a rail-
way carriage on the London and North-Western Rail-
way during a journey from Liverpool to Euston, were
brought before the magistrate at Marylebone and fined
205., with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment.
It was stated that a violent disturbance had taken place
between the prisoners and other passengers.
The Lord. Lieutenant has addressed a letter to the
Mayor of Cork thanking him for his considerate atten-
tion and guidance during his stay in Cork, and stating
that the recollection of his visit to the South of Ireland
Will always remain to Lady Aberdeen and himself a
source of grateful satisfaction.
Among the witnesses who gave evidence before the
Select Committee of the House cf Commons on
Forestry were Colonel Pearson and Mr. Brown, the
author of several works on forest-science.
During a heavy thunderstorm on Tuesday morning, a
tenement in Alcombe.road, Northampton, was struck
by lightning. The chimney waft destroyed, and much
damage was done to the roof, and some of the windows
were shattered. The occupant, whose name is Stephen..
son, had a very narrow escape. A second storm passed
over the town later in the day.
M. de Freycinet has agreed to a compromise with
reference to the bill for the expulsion of the French
Princes. He will consent to a law for the expulsion of
the Pretenders. All the other Princes will have to ask
for authorisation to live in France, which the Govern-
ment will have a right to grant or refuse.
The Princess of Wales on Tuesday visited the Bazaar
for the Great Northern Central Hospital in the Riding
School of the Guards Barracks, Knightsbridge, The
Duchess of Teck and the Princess Victoria kept a stall
during the day.
On Tuesday morning the noted picturesque building
on the banks of the Thames between Hammersmith
and Putney, known as the Malt House, was destroyid
by fire. The alarm of the outbreak was quickly given,
but so rapidly did the flames spread that by the time
the fire brigade arrived on the scene one malt house
was completely gutted: and considerable damage had
been done to the adjoining one, Large crowds were
attracted to the spot.
Canon Liddon was on Tuesday elected Bishop of the
Diocese of Edinburgh in connection with the Scottish
Episcopal Church. No other name was mentioned.
Twenty-four clergymen voted for Canon Liddon, two
voted against him, and ten declined tooote. Twenty
laymen voted for the Canon, and two against him. The
troceediees took place in St. Mary's Cathedral,