The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-29 00:00:00

THE EX-KING OF HANOVER AND
HIS SILVER WEDDING.

The Vienna Pram of Feb. 19 given the fnllowing
amount of the famous Hietzing fnte - •
The ((to given by the King of Hanover yesterday was
very brilliant. From eight o'elokk in the evening the salons
of the 'myna of the town park were crowded. In the centre
of the principal salon wes arranged the °silver chamber" of
the royal house of Hanover. The rooms were decorated
with the Hanoverian and Austrian coloun—yellow and
white—and the ladies dresses were of the same tints. At
nine o'clock the royal family entered. Aft, tile lirst
friendly salutation, the king raised his mud Einike as
follow

"My dear Hanoverlans,—Recei re the expreasion if my
most warm gratande at y, ur coming here to be pres.-n' at
this family fete. Ly this step you have changed a foreign
soil into my native land. Au intimate faintly bond et •
thousand years connect. the house of the Hanoverian kings
with their people. This acme hood still subsists. 11',.ur
presence, the proof of It. You are the mirror of the senti-
ments of all my people, a mirror which refl,cts their fidelity
and atta.hment. I cannot sufficiently thank yin for this fide-
lity. NVc rds are inadequate. I can only say -Thanks thanks,
thanks. Clint's justice rewards such fidelity, and he will reo
ward it hi this iifidassiee. There nave been examples in the
history of e 3, house of exiled princes who have been
restered The first head of n.y home wan forced to quit
his c ttttt dry hut he returned. 1-..11 all know that my grand-
father lived lo year. amongst strangers and afterwards came
back to his country. Thus Providence gives me a right to
believe that I shall return to Hanover a free and independent
King. I invite you to drink to the maturation of the king-
dole and throne of the Guelphs, and to my return in your
midst. God grant us an early resurrection of the throne of
Hanover! May lie vouchsafe my retuni amongst my people,
whrse fidelity and attachment are a shining exempts to the
people of otuer lands' To our speedy return to the kingdom
of the Guelph. ! Long live Hanover"
The persons present, amongst whom were some twenty
Vienneae, raised hats snit handkerchlels, and bravoed with
immense and lindonged enthusiasm. The king's own voice
was distinctly heard amongst the others, and tears rolled
down his cheeks Ile then drank trim the cun, which
was banded round, and all the Hanoverian' present drank
after bias.

The Hanover journals state that among the presents
made to King George on the occasion of the twenty-
fifth anniversary of his marriage, there are no fewer
than 1,573 cushions worked by hand.

The ex-King of Hanover's gushing display at the
fleitzing dinner seems likely to cost him clear. The
Prussian Government threatens to stop the rocket
money he receii es ass monarch out of business unless
he makes an apology for his offensive speech, or pro-
mises never to offend again in a t•imilar way.

In noticing the above event, the Vienna waive-
pondent of the Daily Telegraph writes :

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In justice to the Austrian., who are heartily disgusted
with the whole affair—and how should they not be to
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wiah to state distinctly that neither the f amily, the
army, the municipality of Vienna, nor the official world took
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any 'part whatever In the festivities above described. A
C htt ball was given at the Burg yesterday evening, expressly
to thief that the Court ignored the ex• King's demonstratbn,
regarding it as purely a family rejeleing. Pad eve of the
Imperial hall-rooms—given constantly to tommittees if
public balls, /ea.—been lent to the exiles for the occasion,
there might have been some pretext for asserting that the
Emperor had encouraged an anti-Prussian cabal but as
even this favour was withheld. I trust the good people at
Berlin will understand that no bionic is to be attributed to
Austria for what, after all, is but is display of objectless,
after supper bravado, harming nobody but the weak-minded
persons who were present.

TWO BODIES FOUND IN A CANAL.
On Friday morning the body of a young woman was
found in the Rochdale Canal, near David-street, Man-
chester, about a quarter to eight o'clock. From the
appearance of the body she had evidently been in the
water for several olays. The body was rein, ed to the
Mechanics Arms Inn, Chorlton street, to await an in-
rpiest ; and in the course of the day vat id, ntified as
that of Elizabeth Guild. While the boatmen were
removing the body, some other men who were working
a boat near to Chorhon-etreet discovered the body of a
yolan,., man in the canal, and removed it also to the
Mechanics' Arms. He was well dressed, and had a
watch and about £3 in money in his pockets. His face
was somewhat disfigured, the injuries having probably
been caused by the boat's keel. The body has been
identified as that of Thomas Royle. Inquiries were
made by the police, which resulted in the discovery of
the fact thit both the deceased left a lease in Port.
laud-street together about half-past eight o'clock the
previous Saturday eveiing. They were then ap-
parently on friendly terms. Nothing ha.i been seen of
them sznee, until their bodies were foutd in the canal
as above described. The inquest was held on Satur-
day, but no addit:onal light was thrown on the came.
No marks were found upon eitb,r of the bodies which
would justify the supposition that violence had been
used, and it could only be conjectured that the couple
had fallen into the canal by accident, probably while
" larking." The jury returned an open verdict.