The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-03-28 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 26; 186 S

rand master of the order; Ulster King-of-Anne,
with his usher; the secretary, chancellor, and prelate
of the order." The first proceeding when the pro-
cession arrives at the cathedral will be to constitute
the chapter, the Lord Lieutenant taking his seat at
the head of the table as grand master, the knights
sitting around, and their esquires behind them, the
Prince as the knight to be installed standing at the
table. From the chapter room the grand masts and
knights companions will proceed to the choir, where,
his Excellency taking his place upon the throne, the
ceremonial will be completed by the singing of the " Te
Deum," the investing of the Prince with his sword,
collar, and mantle, and the conducting of him to his
stall, after which the procession will leave the cathe-
dral as it entered.
Besides the Castle and Mansion House festivities,
during the Prince's visit there is to be a citizens' ball
on a large scale, for the management of which an in-
fluential committee has been named. It will be held
in the great hall of the Exhibition building, and as
there is an idea that this occurrence may assist a pro-
ject for a Government purchase of the premises as a
" Royal Irish Art Institute," the wafter is being un-
dertaken with all the more spirit. The Kiblareatreet
Club also purpose inviting the Prince to a ball.
Letters appear in the Dublin papers urging also that
the opportunity will be favourable "for a movement
in which men of all political opinions may join to in,
terest his Royal Highness in establishing s royal re-
sidence in Ireland." Since a hint was given that a
possibility existed of the Princess I.f Wales accompany-
ing the Prince, the Irish public appear to have
assumed snore than a probability of that double visit,
and to be disposed to plan their preparations on such
an assumption. •
The Town Commissionefs of Carlow have the credit
of being the first of the Irish provincial bodies to
make a move in connection with the approaching visit.
They have prepared an address, and requested other
corporations awl townships in Ireland to co-operate
with them in welcoming the Prince, by sending depu-
tations to Dublin on the occasion.
A sum of itS,OOO has been allotted by the Irish
•Board of Works a carry' out 114 preparations in St.
Patrick's Cathedral, in connection with the approach-
ing ceremonial there.

The society for the protection of animals from
cruelty at Montt It numbers four members of the Royil
Fitfully amongst the supporters.

The Harvard University Boating Club adhere to
their conditions, which Oxford cannot accept, and the nege..
tiationa for an international race have therefore failed.

It is reported that the present position of the
Volunteer lespeetors is to be improved—their pay to he
raised to that of an Assistant Adjutant General, With the
rank and title of '' Deputy Inspectors of Deserved Forces"

The Crown Prince of Denmark is expected to arrive
in this country towards the end of next month It is said
that Ins visit is in connection with an approaching royal
marriage.

The-printera and bookbinders of Philadelphia bare
Sent a remonstrance to Col gr... 'teak,: the passage of an
international copyright mw.

Hydrophobia has ImAcen out among the Queen'e
Cuunty foxhounds, sad seven couples have teen destroyed.
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The following advertisement appeared in the
Hantpulaire Chruniele of Siturilay last—' the Treasurer of
the Winchester Anti•Mendicity Siiciety Las reeeivtd
which he is requested to acknowledge in the Hamphire
Chronicle, and insert the following :—' isnsa for lying athink.
tug in bed after awaking in time for arising—a habit in.
WMus and injurious as "dram drinking "—Ott. on each
occasion.' n

Mr. James Teare, the founder a teetotalism, died at
the Trevelyan 'lots], Maw:heater, on the 16th inst.

The Marlrid journala state that the public execu-
tioner of that city, named Calero, has just murdered a young
woman named Jerato, with whom he war on terms of inti-
.maey. lie stabbed her four times iii the neck, and once ia
the heart. lie was immediately arrested.

Through the personal intervention of the Einpreen
of Austria, the Archduke Henry, recently married to an
actress, has been permitted to return to Vienna with Ire
bride, the Emperor having recognised the marriage, and pro.
raising to confer the rank of baroness on his wife, who win
probably be received at Courti

The baptism of the youngest child of the Crown
Pikee of Prussia took place at Berlin on Sunday afternoon.
He received the names Joachim Frederick Ernest Waldemar.
The godfathers and godmothers present Were the
Queen, and Dowager Queen of Prussia, Princes George and
Adalbert, the Cesarewitch, the Crown Prince, and Crown
Princess of Saxony, Prince Augustus of Wurtemburg, Prince
Henry td Deese, and the Grand Duk. of Saxe Weimar and
Oldenburg.

"The colour of the snow which fell at Sarnia was
strongly impregnated with smoke ; and so much was this the
ease that when melted the water had an inky hue, which it
retained even though alLived to settle. In other limalitieg
the snow was impregnated with a tine sitting sand. We
eiminend these phenomena to meteorologists.'—Tomide

The Lochiel Ironworks Company, near Harrisburr,
the capital of Pennsylvania, recently promised their work-
men a grand oyster ripper, if they would turn out I,req
rails in one month. The workmen turned out 1,565, and the
supper was given. Among the workmen were second
negroev, who sat down with the mat, and were as kindly
treated as the others.

Fenian placards in green, with devices painted 'upon
them, have been again posted in Waterford. The harp, with
a pike instead of a crown," and the words Remember the
martyrs," were the most common form of this sedition.
manifestat. . In some instances the "pictures" were made
with a brush on the walls.

A mtteorological curiosity in the shape of salt snow
surprised the peasants at Sunyog, 'tummy, some wets
ago. The cattle driven on the pasture partook of it with
great avidity, and the peasants found it so salt that they
filled a great quantity of jars with it. They hope it will
soon rain beef, to be cured with the salt

About 200 oxen were collected on the fair foil at
lif arcilly, France, last market day, when suddenly sonic of
them became furiously excited, and broke their resteniti4s.
The vertigo rapidly spread amongst the others, and at last
getting free, the whole body charged right through the
village, overthrowing everything and everybody they met.
Fifteen persons are said to have been killed, and thirty
wounded.
An avalanche five or six miles in extent occurred
near the town of Cisco, California, on the Pacing Railroad
recently. Six Chinamen were killed and Seven locomotives
were injured.

The total number of vessel at present composing.
the navy of the United states is 230, with an aggregate of
140,746 tom burden, and 1,916 guns.

A mechanic of Glasgow has designed a machine
which is intended to move through the air by flapping whoa,
which are to be driven in such a manner as to imitate time
motion .4 a bird's wings. The motbn of the wings is pro-
duced by a steam cylinder, fitted with a piston, the piston-
rod carrying a cross-liesti, which is coupled by links direct,y
to the wing: beams, which or fitted to shafts, running
about three-fourths of the length of the machine.

Another sad railway disaster is reported in the
United states. A train on the railway running between El-
mira and Canandiagua, In New York State, ran off the track
on the 4th of March, and a carriage overturning was set on
fire by the stove, and the pasaengers were burnt in a slmek-
ing manner. Thirteen were burnt, three as seriously that
their lives are despaired of. It is stated that the carriage in
overturning spilt all the passengers into one end, anti the
stove breaking the masa of hot coals fell upon them.
"They have a paper race-boat in Portland. It is
311 ft. long, 12 in. wide, and weighs but 22 lb. The lightest
wooden boat of similar dimensions weighed 41 lb. The most
singular part of the matter is that the paper boat is hair
times stronger than one of wood. All that portion save
where the scalier sits is gas-tight, so that in the event of a
race sufficient gas may be taken into it to reduce its weight
to 8 lb."--Ve to York Observer.

"Mew Rhoda Sherman, of Fasten, has spent her
long life of ninety-five years in her native town, and retains
her mental faculties hardly impaired. She reads without
glasses, and two years ago wove • rag carpet, and is now
getting out material for another. She has bad 145 dere.m.
Santa, who represent her in hall the States if the l'inon.
Mrs. Amos.* Johnson, of Southwick, Maas., is the youngest of
her nine children. ''—Boston Commonwealth.

The I mperial Review stateA that, although the
opposition offered to Mr. Gladstone's so-called compromise
MI Ihe question of church rates has been it the smallest in
the house of Commons, it is probable that it will encoutittr
much more strenuous resistance in the 'louse of Peers.