The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-12-21 00:00:00

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The Archbishop of Dubl;n (Dr. Trench) has taken
a leading part in a movement for the relief of the poor In the
city. A great deal of dist, es, prevails at present. Trade is
dull, a great many are out of employment, and coals and
provisions are extremely dear The grocers and vintners of
Dublin have subscribed a SUM of £2,000, In lieu of the Christ-
mas-boxes usually given to their customers, for the relief of
the prevailing destitution, and have already handeu ever
two sums of £5OO to local charities for distribution.

The Rev. Lord Plunket has delivered an interesting
lecture in Cork on patriotism, justifying the right of Irish
Churchmen to be included within the ranks of patriots If
they "fear God, honour the Queen, love their country, and
cleave to their Church." During his address Lord Plunket
spoke in favour of a "moderate revision" of the Prayer.
book, and insisted that the Irish Church bad a character of
her own to preserve. He spoke abso of Home Rule as the
"petroleum of political problems.'
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The Board- of Trade have awarded an aneroid
barometer to Captain Henricksen, of the Norwegian barque
Skiold, of Tonsberg, who when on a voyage from New Port
to Queenstown, picked up at Bea the master and crew, 14 Its
all, of the ship Mont Blanc, of Barrow. Tide vessel wen
bound from Miramichl to Barrow, when she experiencesi
heavy gales, and as she shipped large quantities of water,
her deck-load of timber got adrift, and the crew lad to take
refuge In the rigging, from which they were rescued by
Captain Henricksen on the 7th November last.
The ship Toowoontha, 548 tons register, 1,000 tone
burden, sailed from Greenock on the 9th inst., bound for
Brisbane, Queensland. The Tootooonda is the 110th vessel '
that has sailed under the land Order System of Emigration
and under the immediate direction of the Queensland
Government Office, 32, Charing-cross, London. the carried
222 souls, divided Into full-paying, remittance, assisted, and
free passengers, and consisting of 63 members of families, 95
single men, and 42 single females.
"Mr. Edmund Yates lectured last week twice before
crowded homes in Philadelphia at the Academy of Music,
and in Washington before a large audience at Lincoln Dail,
which included the British Minister, Sir Edward Thorton,
and his suite, as well as Secretaries Boutwell and Robeson.
To-morrow evening, Mr. Yates reappears before a m
WAD audience at Steinway Hall. with a lecture net
'British Parlament," after which he is to leave the city a
Prolonged tour of tire months, every night of which is en-
gaged."—N ew York World, Dec. 1.
Mr. Stansfeld received, on Tuesday, at Gwydyr
House, a deputation from numerous Poor-taw Boards, who
reiterated the well-worn complaint about the separate edu-
cation of Roman Catholic pauper children. The right hon.
gentleman pointed out in his reply that the present system,
on the whole, gave satisfaction ; that the Local Government
Board had never had to exercise its compulsory Power for
the protection of those children; and that, without some
such provision as that of the existing law, they would in
certain cases be exposed to unfair treatment In the matter
of education.
A new evangelist has appeared on earth—in Ame
ries, of course. He is thus described:—" A little old man
with a sweet face earnest blue eyes, and whitey-brown hair,
passed through face,
yesterday, on his way to Washing-
ton, where be expects to inaugurate Ms angelic life on earth.
On his battered black hat he bore a text from the Bible,
printed in letters an inch long, and on the back of his well-
worn old coat another similarly-minted text, lie goes to
call the attention of the rulers of the nation to the Divine
Book of Holy and Eternal Wisdom, a large volume that pur-
ports to have been written by Pauline Rates, who supposed
herself to be inspired, and now directed to be made public
by this aged evangelist, Edward N. Blake."
A great meeting of the North Wilts Liberals was
held last Saturday at Swindon. Reselations were passe&.
expressing approbation of the cations Important pubils
measures proposed by the Government, and passed by the
Liberal majcrity in the present Parliament, and conveying •
hope that the Administration would continue to develop the
same enlightened policy of reform to the further advantage
of the people. The principal speaker was the Chancellor of
' the Exchequer, who, after Cu elaborate review of the ooarse
which had been pursued by the Ministry, took up the speech
of Lord Salisbury at Bournemouth, and replied to the criti-
. clams of the noble Marquis upon the policy of the present
Cabinet. the rirht hon. gentleman contrasted the public
; course of the Liberal and Conservative parties, contending
that the Tories had two policies, one in office and the other
out of office. They opposed measures in Opposition which
they passed while in power—thus declaring in the most sig-
nificant manner that whatever value they attach to their
• principles they attach more to office. The Liberal party he
described as having held last by their principles in pros-
perity and adversity until they had rare-led nearly all the
I leading points in the Liberal programme.