The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-03 00:00:00

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HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL

THE FRENCH COURT.—A letter from Biarritz
says :
the lea has been exceedingly high for some days, and
presented is magnificent spectacle. The august inhabitants
if the villa go out every day and take long walks in the
'ciliary. The young Prince continues to play every after-
noon in the lower part of the grounds with other children
of his own age H. Wahltenfel, the conductor of the
orchestra here, has just given his annual ball. The dancing-
-1.00111 presented a charming sight, being transformed for the
"wadon into a garden, and the orchestra being placed In a
te,weref roses and other flowers. Their Niajesties' loot hod
Iwow prepared, but was unoccupied, to the great regret of
everyledy.
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'A HINT FOR WOMEN VOTERS.—The Sucker
girlA. driving in a buggy on a plank road, were stopped
and asked for the toll (says a New York paper).
"How much is it?" "For a lean aml a home," re-
plied the gatekeeper, "the charge is fifty cents."
"Well, then, get out of the way, for we are two gals
(ma a mare. Ott up, Jenny." And away they went,
leaving the man in mute astonishment.
So NICE OF ITEN.—It was the remark of young
Mrs. Dulcimore, on teeing an advertisement headed,
" Horatel.ll Music," that she knew none equal to her
baby's voice. —Pa ach.

INTERESTING INSCRIPTION ON A SUN-DIAL.—
On a silver sun•ilial, in front of Stanwanline-hall, in
the parish of Baschurch, Shropshire, is the following
inscription :-- _

" In the hour of ileath For as tyme loth haste
(;ml be merciful to me; - 8o lyfe loth waste. "
" He that will thrive
Must rise at live
He that hath thriven
May lie till seven;
He that will never thrive
May lie till eleven.
Anno. 1500."

Stanwardine-hall is a remarkable old mansion, and
has been a very fine residence. One curious feature in
it is that the stairs by which the banquetting hall and
upper storey are approached are all of solid blocks of
oak, highly polished by long use.

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POLISH SUPEREITITIOI,S. —A characterisfic ex-
ample of the Russian rngime in Poland is reported from
Lithuania. It appears that a fire broke I nit the other
day at Pozoi ov, a village in the government of Grodno.
The flames spread rapidly, and were already appn,sch-
Mg the Roman Catholic church, when the priest, Abbti
Lipko, came out of the facred building in full
,anonicals, and, kneeling down in the middle of the
road, prayed to God for protection. He had scarcely
ended his prayer when the wind changed, and directed
the tire to the opposite side of the street, where there
was a Russian church, which was burnt to the ground
in consequence. This naturally made a great impres-
sion on the superstitious peasantry, and they proceeded
in crowds to the Catholic church to thank God for its
miraculous preservation. But the Government could
not allow such a dangerous man as the tbl Lipko to
remain in Poland. He was at once banished to Siberia,
where it is to be hoped he will be allowed to work
miracles with impunity.
LIVERY OF SEIZIN'.—John Thomas's annual
suit. -Punch.

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JUSTICE FOR IRELAND !—lrishiiieii cannot
very well complain of being neglected when the dis-
tribution of good appointments is going on (remarks
the Pall Mall Ga:ette). As me 14 their own j, mrnals
points I mit, the new Governor-General in both India
and Canada is an Irishman. " Irishmen occopy the
Government houses at Sydney and NVellington, and
others are to be found at the head of leaser depen-
dencies." This list might be indefinitely increased if
it were extended to all high offices under the Crown,
but as confined only to colonial governors it makes a
very respectable show. When American writers com-
pare Ireland with Poland do they ever consider such
facts as these ? Do they find that Poles are singled
out by the Russian Government for tlie most dis-
tinguished posts in the Empire?
SHOCKING CASE OF SUICIDE NEAR LIVERPOOL.
—George Matthews, a "buyer" in the employ I,f
Messrs. Jeffrey and Co. of Compton House, Liverje,ol,
has committed suicide by cutting his throat from ear to
ear, and completely serving the jugular vein. The ac-
cused had been drinking heavily for about a fortnight,
• and on Sunday was very much 41epressed. He and Ms
: wife retired to bed :Lbout twelve o'clock, but soon after
• he got up and went down stairs, and returned to his
room with two razors. His wife, however, managed to
take them from him, and then went out for assistance.
On returning, however, accompanied by two police-
men, Matthews was found stretched on the floor in a
pool of blood with his throat cut in a fearful manner.
Death must have been instantaneous.

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POOR FELLOW !—A shocking accident occurred
on the South Western Railway on Saturday afternoon
to a guard named John Purkiss. Whilst between
Holmsley and Ringwood stations the poor fellow was
in the act of fastening up a goat which was being con-
veyed in the rear van of the train when on going
round a sharp curve the van 'lurched,' and Purkiss
was thrown violently against the double doors. These
gave way beneath his weight, and he fell backwards
on to the metals, sustaining most frightful scalp
wounds and other injuries. After lying for sonie time
in a state of insensibility on the metal, he at list re-
covered himself, and as best he could crawled to the
side of the cutting. It appears that on the arrival of
the train at Rini,wood Station, although the guard
was missed from the train, no messenger was sent
back abing the line t') look after him, and the unfor-
tunate man was left to crawl as best he could for four
miles, during which journey, according to his own
statement, he fainted several times. He managed,
however, to reach Ringsvd,al at bunt, where Ili,
wounds were bandaged, and he was forwarded to
Dorchester in an almost lifeless state. He has since re-
ceived every attention, but his life is despaired of.
MR. BRIGHT'S OPINION.—About a fortnight
ago an elector of Northampton, puzzled by the number
of Liberal candidates for the borough, appealed to Mr.
Bright for advice as to how he should vote. The hon.
member for Birmingham, while disclaiming any right
to interfere in the contest, expressed his opinion that
the members for Northampton (Lord Henley and Mr.
I lilpiu) were worthy of the confidence of their con-
stituents, and that a change in the representation
would not be likely to improve it. Mr. bradlaugh,
who is one of the opposing ean4iilates, has written to
Mr. Bright, remonstrating with the hom gentleman
for supporting so moderate a Liberal as Lord Henley.
Mr. Bnght replied
ilo not think it is always wise to select the most extreme
politician because he is the most extreme. undo so would he to
put up the representation to auction, and I scarcely know a
candidate now before the public who might not ic outbidden
by some one wishing to supplant him. I have BMte regard
for past set, kes and fora tried fidelity, end my sympathy
dues not run with those who seek to divide the Liberal
party, on the ground that some portion of it is lets advanced
than the rest.
REFRIGERATING RAILROAD CARS. On the

track of the Htui.n River yailroatt.in.wevt Browl.

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• way, there is at present a railroad car designed for the
transportation of fruit, fish, flesh, and other perishable
productions of the animal and vegetable kingdoms,.
long distances at moderate cost and without deteriora-
tion. The car is so constructed that any degree of cold
from zero upwards can be obtained, and in such a
manner that while the inset delicate fruits may be pre-
served for weeks they will not he frosted. The car is in
fact, a huge fruit or meat preserver, acting on the prin-
ciple of the preserving jar or can, the only difference
being that one obtains by the introduction of coldishat
the'other secures by heat —namely, the expulsion of the
atmosphcre,
AMERICAN POLITICAL ORATORY !—I have one
specimen of political oratory to report this week
(writes The. Timex' New York oorresixerdent). Rams
tills Loyola Donnelly, a Republican Member of Con-
gress, from Minnesota, basing had a quarrel :with
Washburne, a Republican Member of
Congress from Illinois, about various political jobs, in
which the former was charged with corruption; the
former paid his respects to the latter a few days ago
in a speech of which the lollowing is one of the mildest
sentences:—

I believe God never made a baser man, and, indeed. I
sometimes think thai God never made him, but let him out
to the lowest bidder, like the Customhouse, and that the
,deVil was the lowest biddet.

NOVEL SCENE IN TILE .SERPENTINE.-4 gentle-
man, residing in London, named Collard, in order to
test the diving qualifications of the swimmers of
the various clubs in rescuing persons from drowning
caused the effigy of a man to be made of full weight,
and on Monday morning sunk it in Oft, of watt-.,
oppoait• the old elm tree in the Serpentine, and fifty
yards from the shore. A silver cup was offered to the
swimmer diving and bringing the supposed laxly on
land. Only four competed, all however, being first-
rate swimmers—viz., Charles White (champion of the
Thames), C. Coulter, F, Purfett, and A. Ward, each
being allowed three trials. White and Ward faded
to bring the effigy on shore, though they dragged it
some distance. Coulter then succeeded in landing it,
thus winning the prize, and was loudly cheered by the
spectators.
TH E LIFE (NAT OF COAL GETTI NG.— The
nionher of wined* employed in. the 3,190 collieries in
Great Dritain was, according to the last census re-
turns, 282,500, and the quantity of oal raised in 1867
was 105 million tons. Separate °fatal aisidents oc-
curred during that year to the nnm her of 007, causing
a sacrifice of 1,190 lives, being at the rate of 1 every
280 persons employed, or, according to the quantity of
coal got, out life per 88,000 tons. There were 286
deaths from tire-damp, against 651 in 1860, winch was
the year of the Oaks accident; 449 from falls of roof
or coal. against 301 in 1866 ; 150 in shafts, against 162
in 1806 ; 211 were fatal miscellaneous underground
accident.., against 203 in the previous year ; and 86
accidents occurred on the surface, against Pi; in 1841;
The total number of lives lost was thereh .re 1,100,
against 1,484, in 1866.
GOOD "PIECE" OF FURNITURE FOR THEATRI6AL
MABvnEins.—A Chest of "Drawers."--Panrh.
SUPPOSED BURNING AND MUTILATION OF A
efflux—The other evening two boys were passing
through Tinicage-walk, St James's Park, London,
when they found a parcel on the pathway near the
, kerb, and on opening it found it contained some
remains, apparently of a child. A police-constable
took the parcel to the station, where an examination
of the remains was made. They were wrapped in a
diaper towel and outside was a sheet lif brown paper,
bearing a written inscription, "South Australia.,
Agency, 5. Copthall-court, City." Inquiry was there
made he the police, when it was ascertained that the
company had removed to Great George-street. It was
further shown that the premises in George-street were
occnpied in tenement, as offices, and the waste paper,
which was not allowed to be sold, was thrown into the
ilusthole, an,l, previous to the discovery of this burnt
bisly, the dust hail been removed. An inquest was
held upon the remains, when the above facts were
elicited in evidence, and a surgeon said that the burnt
remains were those of a child, but he could not tell the
sea, and from its burnt and charred condition he could
not say that it had been born alive, tbongh it was cer-
tainly of full growth. The body was much mutilated,
some of the limbs haying been broken off, and the
skull seas missing. Witness believed the child had
been placed on a fire of red hot coaL The jury ulti-
mately returned a verdict of "Pound taunt awl ilea'
lint how or by what meats there was to evidence Lt• .i;
show."

STATISTICS OF VACCINATION. In the year
ear o The
ending at Michaelmis, 1867, 490,598 ',unions were suc-
ces.fully vaccinated by the public vaccinators in Eng-
land awl Wales— namely, 353,308 children under one
year Id, aud 137,290 persons above oney ld.
total number is equal to 64 per cent, of the 766,635
registered births in the year, and is an increase of
35,713 upon the number successfully vaccinated in
1866. A new and more efficient Vaccination Act came
ffito force at the commencement ,4 the present year,
requiring the Guardians of the Poor to ascertain at
stated intervals whether the Act has been complied
With in the case of the children whose births have been
I registered in the union, and if not, to enforce com-
pliance, and there are powers for enforcing the vacci-
nation of chilikeit under fourteen whose vaccination
was neglected in Infancy. :

FORTUNE TELLING !—Fortune-tellers are some-
times heard of in remote country districts, but their
appearance in a Lcmlon police-court is of rare occur-
renee. At Worship-street, on Saturday, however, a
young woman, twenty-As years of age, and described
as a nuisance to the neighbourhood by reason of her
calling, was charged with having, by. means of false
pretences, obmined a quantity of wearing apparel (nun
a female domestic servant. The old story was
repeated, with little variation. The dupe,. having
heanl of the prisoner's reputation, obtained an
interview, was told tIl a cut the cards," and to put her
faith in charms, with the result of lining several
garments anti a sum of money. It was statisl that the
mans ity Id the prisoner's customers consisted 4 young
girls, and she was remanded, in order that other charges
might be brought b 'marsh
LETTER FROM MR. GLADSTONE.—The secretary
of the Incorporated Victuallers' Tea and Coffee Com-
pany (Limited) has written to Mr. Gladstone, MUM('
hint that there is a suspicion that if the licensed
victuallers continue the sale of tea, Mr. Gladstone
will by-and-by urge that as a reason for throwing the
trade open, and that ignorance of Mr. Gladstone's
views on this subject may prove prejudicial to the
Liberals at the coming elections. The following is Mr.
Gladstone's reply
answer to your letter, I have to state, in the most
explicat manlier, that my opinions with respect to the busi-
ness or the licensed victuallers have not and cannot be in the
smallest degree unfavourably affected by their availing them-
selves ill any or in an eases of the right they possess, in com-
mon with her Majesty's subjects generally, to associate any
other trade with that which they psincipstly pursus.—l have
the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, W. E.
GLansToNE. _ _ _

HOURS OF LABOUR IN MILL9.—A movement
is on foot in Bradford for shortening the hours of
labour in the worsted mills two hours on Saturdays.
At a meeting of spinners and manufacturers held in
the room of the Chamber of Commerce, last Saturday,
and presided over by Mr. Ripley, the president of that
ins.itution, the subject was discussed at some length
by the heads of several firms with a deputation of
factory operatives, and the following resolution was
adopted
That, subject to the approval of the Factory Operatives'
Committee, this meeting is of opinion that, it is desirable to
recommend to the spinners and manufacturers of Brm,ifo•ril
and the worsted district to close their works at Metre
o'clock oh Saturdays, from the Ist of April to the last day
of September.

MONTESQUIEU FROM HIS T 0.1113.-111 Montea-
quieu'a Esprit de Lois," book 13, chap. 17, the
following passage is to be found A new malady
has spread over Europe ; it has seized MI our princes,
and makes them keep up a dispropmtionate number
of troops. It has its sudden augmentations, and be-
cidnes moessardy contagious, for as soon as one state
increases what it calls its forces, the others immediately
told to theirs, eii that nothing is gained but the Common
ruin. Eimh monarch keeps on foot all the armies
which lie could have if las people were in danger of
being exterminated, and this state of effort if all
against all is called peace. And so Europe is an
exhausted that private persons who should happen to
he in the situation in which the three most opulent
powers of this part of the world are placed would have
nothing to live upon. We are poor with the riches of
all the universe ; and soon, by dint of bat Mg soldiers,
we shall have nothing else, and we shall be like
Tartars." . .

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POACRERS no FRANCE.—Very • great complaints
are constantly made of the destruction of game by
poachers throughout France. There is a central
iciety id these depredators, who afford help in ease of ,
imprisonment, sickness, or accident to any of the
brotherhood ; aml also provide all the necessary imple-
ments for carrying on the unlawful taking of game by
the surest and most expeditious methods. Many
nocturnal encounters take place with the poachers ;
and it is not many nights ago when a keeper and a
policeman were killed. It is thought that no effectual
remedy against poaching can be found in the present
state id the law, which is looked upon as far too lenient
in dealing with these offences. The central society
has collected subscriptions for the wives and families
of the two keepers, Disarms, who were killed at
, Villefermoy last month; of those of the watcher,
' Parise, and the gendarme, Thomas, who lost their
lives in the execution of their duty. The relief
afforded in these cases is on such a scale as to place the
sufferers by the calamity beyond went for the rest of
their lives.

THE ROMANCE OF LIFE !—About twenty-eight
yearti since there arrived at 'Viten, a small bathing
village situated in the delightful valley of lUmn,
Tyrol, a young man, tall, finely formed, with a firm
and decided air, wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant
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of the PrilVoi 'uirassiers. Ile soon became one of
the Most • 'iluous admirers of the belle of the village,
the treantif taught, of the hotel-keeper, Joseila
Holtzner. Ile distanced all his rivals ; letters were
exchanged between them by the medium of one if the
too cons if the hotel, whu to this day speaks with ad-
miration 1 the generosity of the lover, who was no
other than Bison Bismarck. The next summer he
0111 V to the village in grand uniform and demanded
the hand lif .Tosepha ; but her father was not dazzled,
and first if all required that he should embrace the
Catholic faith. All was consequently at an end ;
Josephs, married an obscure writer, and died soon
after. If she had espoused the handsome cuirassier, he
had resolved to establish himself in the 17 situ!, to es-
cape the reproaches of his family ; then there would
have been no Sadowa

THE NEW PATENT SAFETY COFFIN. --The in-
ventor of the patent safety coffin has given his com-
plicated apiraratils another trial. this time in New
York, 500 persons were present to see Mr.
Venter buried. A grave six feet deep had been got in
steadiness for him, and Mr. Venter stepped into the
coffin "with more alacrity," nays the New York re-
porter, " than could be expacted_of a man about to
sill out to so grave an experiment" Having arranged
himself comfortably, a young lady put a wreath of
flowers on, his head, the coffin lid was screwed down,
the pipe communicating with the tinter air was fixed
into its place, Mid the whole machinery was lowered
into the grave. Mr. Venter remained honed fur up-
wards of an hour, and then climbed up through the
tube and sterfred forth. "He did not appear to he at
all dectinninsed," adds the reporter, who seems to have
a proper appreciation of the invention. Seeing that
each of the spectators paid about la fid. for admission
to the ground, it is evident that Mr. Venter may live
very handsomely by his coffin.
Tim E EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON BOWL—Dr.
Decaisne (Bull. General de Then), in the course of in-
vestigations on the influence of tobacco on the circula
tion, has linen struck with the large number of boys,
aged from iaine to fifteen years, who smoke ; and has
been led to lquire into the connection of this habit
with impairment of the general health (says the British
ifillieaV Jortrual). He has observed 36 boys, aged
filen ulna to 15, who smoked more or less. Of these,
distinct similtoms were present in 27. In 2'2 there
were various disorders of the circulation —bruit de
souffle in dieLeck, palpitation, disorders of digestion,
slownesa ofintellect, and a more or less marked taste
far strong driilks. In three the pulse was intermittent.
In eight there was found on examination more or less
marked diminution of the red corpuscles; in 12 there
war, rather frequent epitaxia ; 10 had disturbed sleep ;
and four had alight ulcerations of the mucous mem-
brane of the mouth, which disappeared in ceasing from
the rise of tobacco for sonic days. In children who
were very liven nourished the disorder was, M. general,
less markeaL As to the ages, eight of the lwys were
from nine .6 12 yearn old ; 19 hum 12 to 15. The
duration of the habit of smoking was: in 11, from six
months. to * year; and in 16, more than two years.
The ordinary treatment of anwmia in general produced
no effect as long as the smoking was continued; but,
when this was desisted from, health was soon perfectly
restered, if there were no organic disease
THE • I NTRINSIC VALUE OF AN OYSTER. —A
, iiaragrapit • which is now "'going the round," copied
, frmn owl a Week, on the subject of the dearness td
1 oysters ut this country and in France, Iris attracted
the attontinn .4 a correspondent of the Ibisrhester Ex-
aminer, - In reference to a sentence in the paragraph
referredttn; in which it was stated that "We can never
again hope to me writers at a price commensurate to
their ittrinhie value," hen Lys, "I hereby offer the sum
of £5 to thillauthof Of that paragraph, or to any one of
yanc•numeroas readers, for the answer tothis question,
''What is she intrinsic value of an oyster?' It has oc-
curred to she that its intrinsic value may mean its value
when in EU shell, awl the opposite, the extrim4e, may
means its value when out of its shell. But, On refits:-
thw, I am not satisfied with this explanation, and
therefore I submit the puzzle to others more in-
genhins than myself."
NA MEI OF STREETS.—An ingenious plan has
berm suggested for KO designating the streets of Paris
that their names alone will indicate their position.
According to this plan the names of all the streets in
the same arrondissement would begin with the same
letter, the place of which in the alphabet would in-
dicate the nil ber of the arrenissement. Thus the
first arrondis ment would be represented by A, the
second by B, and so through the whole twenty of
winch Paris is composed, letters not much in use, as
Rhin French), being omitted. Again, all the streets
perpendicular . to the Seine would bear masculine
names, while tthose that were parallel and perpen-
rlicular being, f course, used in a lax sense. Further,
the great artertes would hear the names of celebrated
men or wonted, while the smaller streets would be less
gloriously desipated.
FA TA L Gm ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening,
Henry
a shocking accident occurred to a young man 26 years
of age, named
Fagg, booking clerk at the
Ctiventry station of the London and North Wester n
Railway. It seems that the unfortunate deceased,
who had only just returned from spending his holiilays,
went shooting along the banks of the line, tahing with
hire a single-barrelled mm. On his return, and when
ascending some steps only a few yards front home, the
gun, whkh was loaded and capped, caught by slime
means ,n other against sonic railings, awl instantly
went tiff. The contents of the barrel entered deceased's
alsh meth and the bowels protruded. Medical assist-
ance was sent for, but proved of no avail, as the poor
fellow was killed on the spot. He has left a wife and
two children.
A Goon XAMPLE TO L & NDLOR DS. —Some
weeks ago an 'unpleasant impression was produeed in
Cardiff by a speech delivered by the trustee of the
Bnte propertz, to the effect that the noble marquis
would, at theeneral election, give a "negative sup-
port" ,g
to the Mnservative candioate. At the ch se of
the flute festivities at Cardiff the chairman of the
Liberal committee wrote to Lord flute, thanl :lig him
for the landlyi feeling which had been cuanitested in

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his speeches, and expressing a hope that it would not
be impaired should any of his lordships tenants vote •
contrary to his political views. The marquis bad, how-
ever, a few hours previously addressed a letter to his
cousin, Colonel Stuart. the sitting, member for Cardiff,
staling that, although his sympathies were with Mr.
Hardinge Giffard, every tenant on the Bute property
was absolw ely free to vote as he pleased, and that no
elector should have anything to fear from his cou-
scientiotudy exercising the franchise.
FATAL RRSULT OF AMATEUR TUMBLINCL—Ao
inquest has been held at the German Hospital
Dalston, relative to the death of a boy named John
Brown, aged twelve years. The deceased was a school-
boy, and last Wednesday be and a number of other
boys saw some acrobats turning some somersaults in
the streets, and were greatly struck by the perform- I
ance. 'I he deceased said that he could do an the
tumbling himself, and he adjourned with his corn. ,
potions to a neighbouring yard. He then placed a
bag of shavings on the ground, and springing from a
board nearly four feet high gave the desired !somer-
sault successfully. lie attempted to repeat the feat,
however, and his streligth being reduced by the previous
effort he fell on his head and broke his neck. Dr.
l',.rth said that the fourth vertelaw
fractured, and there was alai) dislocation, but neverthe-
less the deceased lived for twenty-four hours. The
jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."
A REALLY OLD BOTTLE OF W ME!—At a banquet
Just given at St. Remy, France, Bunches-du-I:hone,
a bottle lif wine of the year 1472, was presented by
Baron Brisse, the web-known gastronomist, who was
one of the Lowsts. According to the account of this
relic given by the donor 300 nobles from Suabia, Ba-
varia, Switzerland, and other countries, accepted, in
1576, an invitation to some archery fetes at Strasburg.
he vintage ot the first-named year was then held in ,
high veneration, and a certain quantity of the produce
was procured for the cup of honour handed to the
illustrious strangers. A portion remained and Was ,
consigned to the cellars of the hospital to be preserved,
and has since been carefully treasured up. The wine
has only been touched on the occasion of visits by
sovereigns or very high personages. Baron Brisse Ana
some time back a patient in the hospital, and before
leaving was shown over the cellars. As his reputation
as a gourmet had reached Strasburg he was not only
allowed to taste the famous liquor, but the bottle in
, question was given him. The company at the pre-
sent banquet hesitated before sacrificing to their
curiosity such a precious gift, and after a grave con-
sultation decided on depositing it in the local museum,
with a suitable inscription.

A WAGGON TNAIN TO TIE DIGGINGS. —Tho
Natal Merf.lll7l situ, rtiioi a wajfiron train to the
Victoria goldfields, to start from Durban as wain as
there iv grass for the cattle, probably about the 23.11 id
September. The charge for each passenger " rigid
through" iv £3O, wli eh includes provisions. Eiten
joassenger is to lie allowed luggage not exci-eding 1001 b.,
" exclusive of his gun and tilb, of powder." Arrange-
ments are made for accommodating 100 men, to be
divided into messes of ten each. As soon as 50 have
taken place the contraoior will engage a medical
man to join the party. It is supposed that this train
will be the first party from Natal to reach the
diggings.

GLASSES Rousi).—Those worn in the eye.—
Punch.

DKATII FROM SWALLOWING A HALF-CROWN.—
An impiest has been held at the Model Prison, Penton-
on the body of John Pearce, who was convicted
in December last for passing base coin. He was com-
monly called a "smasher." When first imprisl need he
complained to the warders of certain pains which he
felt, owing to having swallowed a half-crown, but no
notice was taken of what he said. Last week he went
under the care of Dr. Bradley, of the Pentonville
prison, who suspected that the man had swallowed
something injurious before his imprisonment. He suf-
fered from hvematemasis, or vomiting of blood, and
died in two days. At the pmt-mortent examination it
was found that the coin WM fixed six inches below the
gullett, allowing food to pass, but creating an ulcer,
which gradually corroded the coats of the gullett, and
penetrated the aorta. Phe medical evidence showed
clearly that the deceased ha I died from swallowing the
h.df-crown, and the jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death."

GORED TO DRATII BY A BULLOCR.—An in-
quest has been held in London on the body of .fames
Keefe, aged eighty years, who was gored to death by
a bullock. It appeared that the deceased was stand-
ing at his own door, when a bullock rushed at him in a
very excited state, caught him on his horns, anel
tossed him into the air three times. The animal then
turned upon the other people who were about, and
tossed one or two who were not able to get out of tile
way. The deceased was fearfully lacerated, sustain.
in.; great injuries on the chest and arms, lie was
taken to the London Hospital, but his injuries were so
great that his recovery was quite hopeless, and he died
the next day. From the evidence of Mr. Footer,

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butcher, it was ascertained that the animal had been
brought to his shop in a cattle conveyance, and was
apparently quite tame ; but when it was being driven
into the pound it became terrified, turned suddenly
round, dashed down the street, and was out of sight in
a moment. The butcher and several others followed it,
but they only succeeded in arresting the animal's pro-
arcs, after tile fatal mischief was dale. A verdict of
'Accidental death " was returned.
APOLOGY FOR A HAT.— An AlneriCan editor
thus advertises his missing hat :—" The gentleman
who inadvertently Wok our new beaver-nod left an in-
fe6,r article instead, will do us infinite kinilnes, by
returning ours, and he shall receive our warmest
thanks, awl two apologies line apology for the tumble
we have given him, and the apology for the hat he
left us."

PEACE AND WAR !—A Paris paper tells the
following story :--

In a well-known Parisian salon the conversation turned the
other day on the questhke of peace or war. Some one re-
marked that the Emperor's language is very pacific, and that
there ix nothing to justify the supposition that it does not
express his real thoughts. Upon this a certain dignitary who
played an important pelt in the Italian war rejoined. •' My
dear sir, on the day before war was declared against Austria
I was at the !louse of the Princess staanie of Baden, the
Aunt of the Emperor Napoleon. This holy read to me a
letter she had received the day before from her Imperial
nephew, in which he ,s wed her that he .41,,crely de nod
peace, ainl that there would he no war. I instantly tele-
graphed to my banker to purchase some Austrian stock for
me. The French. army entered Italy two days after.

A RUSSIAN TArrnnsALL's.—A Tattersall estab-
lishment has been founded at Moscow. The object
is to bring buyers and sellers together, anti thus eon-
stitute a sort of Horse Exchange. 'l'lle one just
opened in that city aims, besides, at placing itself in
communication with those abroad, and to impart
activity to the exportation of Hessian horses, whichlc
almost nil. About the year 1520 nearly 60,000 of these
horses were sent i tot of the country, their value being
snore than £lOlO,OOO. The hive is entertained that the
new establishment will have a favourable influence
on trade in and breeding of horses.
BLOW FOR BLow.—Here is a neat instance 61' a
"blow for blow" says the Expront. The Sid* (Paris
paper) having stated that "the coup de main at Cm tic •
was executed with a precision and decision which did
much honour to Admiral Topete," the beperial organ
L'Etendoed rebuked the &irk as follows: --" Thus a
military man placed by a regular g. wen] !milt
over one 14 the (peat forces of Die State--can deserve
the praises if the Steele for having volumarily betrayed
his duty, falsified his oath, and directed against the
vi rnment of his country the arms winch ',ere con-
fided to him!" The Siecte rebuts, "Stop, stop ! g.nl
Etendard " You forget whose you are and what
application may be made of your words. Step !iii
heaven's name! You are talking of things ---. . .
How TO ENSURE YOUR SON'S SUCCESS IN THE
RACE FOlt KNOWLEDGE. —When he's going to School,
give him a good "tip."
' NEW GAMING ACT.— The Court of Queen's
Bench having decided that cards and coins were not
instruments of gaming within the meaning of the Act,
the following clause has since passed, and will come
into force on the Ist October :
Every person playing or betting by way of wagering or
gaining in any street, road, highway, or other men and
public place to which the public have or are permitted to
have access, at or with ally table or instrument of gaming or
any coin, card, token, or other article used as an instrument
of gaming or means of such wagering or gaming, at any game
or pretended game of chance, shall be deemed a rogue and
vagabond within the tree intent and meaning of the recited
Act, and as such may be punished antler the provisions of
that Act.
"SENSATION" TELEGRAMS ! Last Saturday
the loyal inhabitants of London were startled by a
paragraph in the second e•.ii ion of a contemporary an-
nooncing thiit tioi Prince of Wales hail l'een
nun& d while shot .ting at Dunrobin in the woods of
the link- Sutheriand. 'ln' grill inquiries were
made mid the replies at 1 nee allayed all uneasiness I y
the stitentiot thst no accident wl:att sir had 1 weornli
and that hi. Po, al II ijoiess was in excellent health
amid spit its.-11emarking on the paragraph in 11111504 I; 1,
the Stow/m.4.lTc

The Morning Post is setting a bad example in the sells,
tional line. If we recollod aright, it killed the l'riser Of
Wales outright St St PeterOoirgh, and now it has sei lowly
wounded him at Dumobin It is cettainly marvel-
no that such potentials coons-do should be hatched at all;
but it is still more surprising that the Morn; eg Pool of all
panels oh hl father them. Surely it might have been
worth while in such a matter to run the risk ,d being twenty-
four hours late in cone, ying bad news, or at any rate to make
some inquiry that might lead to the contradiction, or the
verification, of the 'amour. Smile explanation is due to the
public when so painful a rumour is published in a paper of
repute, and is found absolutely devoid of foundation.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WHOLE FAMILY.—
A retired judge named Spalletta resided at Castragio-
vanni, in Sicily, with his family. He was known an a
very economical man, and was believed to possess a
large sum in specie. No member of the household
having been seen for some days, the authorities broke
open the door of his residence and found the bodies of
the owner, his wife, his daughter, and of a male and a
female servant lying in pools of blood, and in an ad-
vanced stage of tle..on,position. They are believed to
have been ionrdered by some persons Aviv, entered the
house during the absence of the father and the young
lady at church, and while the man servant was pine
,us an errand. Probably the mistress and maid were
at once struck down and the others killed as they re-
turned. The miscreants, to whom no clue has as yet
been obtained, seems to have remained quietly in the
dwellinz till bight, as everything moveable of value
has been carried off.

p..n KNIFE FOR FRUIT
Pear.- —l' tt rh.

-" Le Sabre de non

UNION SOLDIERS' GRAVES. :dia.-Genf ral
Lorenzo Th..11E., wlio is nw on a tour of io,peetioo of
the cemeteries of union soldiers throughout the country,
given the following official list of the mrmht-r of gray.
of union soldiers in the different Statea mid territori—
In Maine there are 55; New Hampshire gg ;
!malt, 23 ; Massachusetts, 86 ; Ih. sic Island. wm s
Connecticut, 120 ; New York, 4.119 ;
; Pennsylvania. 6.537: Delaware.
9,457; District of Colombia, 0,688;
North Carolina, 13,169 ; South Car,..,,
Georgia. 23 925 ; Florida, 1,678 ; Alabama,
Lonisiania, 23,965 ; Texas, 1,661 ; 7:• !)
Kansas, 1.221 ; Mississ:pm. 34.143 : •
24.813 ; Kentucky, 12.412 :
Indiana, 2.511 ; 0 i..•' '

1,262_; Wisconsin, 370 ; Minnesoto, 17rn-i; evada,
30 ; California, 215 ; Oregon. 11; Dakota, 87; Mon-
tana, 17; Idaho, 17 ; Washington, 52; Nebraska, 69;
Utah, 02; Arizona, 92 • Colorado, 3; Indian terri-
tory, 141 ; New Mexico, 349. Total number, 279.913. 1
The total cost of the various Government mint-miles
thus far is 3,560.999,39 Mils. To place stone or in
fences around them will require an expenditure if
545.701.78 dols • for iron or stone heads, 341,481,34
dols.—Cititeum
THISKING BETTER OF IT Galignani tells its
readers that at a late meeting of Paris workmen, in the
'ball ot La Redoute, M. Gagne, an advocate declared
that only one remedy existed for the famine in Algeria
—namely, cannibalism, nothing else. This gentleman
proposed that yersonsof a philanthropical spirit slumlil
give themselves up for the good of all. He himself
I wished to become the first victim ; and he stated that
be had taken the train to proceed to Algeria and oiler
• himself t.. the starving Arabs but, has nu; gone as far
as Charenton, he began to think that the representa•
tires of the nation ought to make the first sacrifices,
and he accordingly wrote to the various deputies, but
they had not yet returned any answer.