The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-09-21 00:00:00

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Mons. Thism is going to expend twenty millions on
new artillery.
The operation of weighing the five hundred million
francs recently mat by the French Government to Germany
lasted three days.
At one of the London police courts, a wan has been
tined Om. under the new Act for using bad language to a
publichouse.
The most extraordinary financial operation is pro-
jected at New York—namely, a run upon cheese, and locking
Ii all up, just as an attack was made on gold, to hoard It.
Seven persons were drowned on Tuesday at Lam-
lash. Arran, by the capsizing of a pleasure boat in a sudden
1411111.
It is aasetted that Mrs. Merriman, the widow to
whom Father Hyacinthe is united, possessts a fortune of
10,000 dollars—that is to say, 375 000 fr.

A attrican travellers have, it is sail, in the last two
yeses, purchased over 4,000 .• quills with which Laulartine
wrote Jocelyn,"
A friend for es rainy day is the richt friend
after all, and Is to Ito foinki to oue of the high dignitaries is
Japan, who is coiled bin cirace of Fifty five Unibralaa.
M. About hae had another adventure with the Prus-
sian,—this tin, e at tt.veme—where he has been arrested suit.
denly, 611 accou3S, it is althi—buDro3ably—of ins iiltacks on
Pie Prosaism in his last ‘Origo which ii so poi."' In
France.
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Last Saturday the Burmese Ambassador" viaiteel
Edinburgh Castle and the Museum of Science and Art. The,
made an Inspection in the afternoon of the paper-mills o
Mesa, Cowan and C. 0., at Penuicuik, and also visited a
flower show there.
The Empeior William T. of Germany has a private
rent-roll of too mtliion fluters (r-300,000). The Emperor
Insects Joseph of Austria haa hardly any private fortune at
all. Be generously paid the debts of his brother Maximilian,
which consumed nearly all his private means.
The Japanese hark Fa-Jo-Mara arrived at San
Premise° cu the 23rd of August from Hongkong with •
cargo if teas. Thu is stated to be the first vessel flying
Japanese colours and maimed by Japanese which has entered
an American port.
A curious custom exists it appears in some parts for
doctors to take about with them aload of medicine, for Dr.
8-- rays in his memoirs The arrival ef a merry-
andrew in a town was more beneficial to the health of the
inhabitants than tweuty asses loaded with medicine."
Lord Radnor writes to inform the Sporting Ga.rette
that "another fox-hound whelp has died, and there can be
sic mistake about the foot and mouth disease being the
cause ;" and his lordship naturally asks, "is there not much
fear about foxes having it?'
Canon Trevor, writing in the Record on the contro
versy betwees the Archbishep of Canterbury and "the
heathen," says, "I learn from Professor Oarein de Tanya
Revue Ann.lle of Hindustani Literature for tall that there
Is actually a subscription on foot in Bombay to build •
pagoda in London for the worahia of Vishnu and Sirs."
A rumour (says the Western Mail) in connection with
the Queen's visit to Dunrobtn Is current, to the effect that
the Princess Beatrice will shortly be engaged to the Marquis
of Stafford. eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland. The
marquis reached his majority in July lasts The Prince's is
only to her 16th year.
"According to the Abbsia Guichetean and Renaud,
more than two hundred priests, including themselves, are
a' oat to follow the example of the Abbe Loyson and to
demand from marriae e a felicity which is permitted by the
Bible.' We sincerely trust that the supply may be equal to
the demand."—Daily Sews
The Paris joureals announce the appearance, in a
few days, of a pastoral letter of Mgr. Guibert, addressed to
the clergy of Paris on the subject of the emotion produced
In the (March by the new attitude of several priest. almilar
publications are expected from the Bishops of Poitiers,
'Aeon Grenoble and Coutances.
The sanitary return of the City of St. Pet ?.rsburg
(remarks Galiynani) shows that between the 13th April and
the 24th August, 2,217 cases of small-pox were registered, of
which 721 terminated fatally. From the 23rd June to the
24th Auguet 2,544 persons were attacked with cholera and
1,213 deaths took place from that epidemic.
The private claims of the King of Hanover are in
the course of settlement, and his Majesty is in treaty for the
purchase of a considerable estate in England, where he will
probably reside henceforth, lie will retain the titular rank
of King during his lifetime, but the Grown Prince will lady
succeed to his title of Duke of Ctunberland mid teviotdale.
On Monday, Superintendent Gregory, of the Don-
caster pollee force, presented to the justices of that borough
a report, stating that at the races illegal gaming was entirely
suppressed. Special detectives had been employed, who
kept the strictest watch upon the suspected saloons, but uo
infringement of the law was reported.
One of the Paris theatres has been taken on a three
years' lease for • novel form of entertainment, if entertain.
meat it may be termed. Every Sunday morning authors will
be permitted to read unedited poems or dreams, and com-
posers to play unpublished music.—The next thing, perhaps,
will be the publication by Parisian jo.ualiste of "rejected
communications."
A shocking and fatal accident occurred on Monday
nornieg at Bray Railway Station. Just as the nine an...
rain for Dublin was about to leave the platform the boiler
of the engine burst with a tremendous explosion which
shattered a gnat part of the roof of the Waituu, ena did a
deal of other damage. The enetne was reduced to a
complete wreck, but the passenger carriegees and the occu-
pants ithi not sustain any injury. Unhappily, however, ha
the driver and stoker of the train lost their lives. Ihe
former, a man named D tan, lingered for a short time but
the stoker, Petrick Smith, was killed instantaneouely, Both
Men were married, nod leave large families.
On Waturday, a circular was sent to the owners of
collieries in alancliester, Rochdale, Bolton, and Bury, in
which a further advance of 15 per cent. 01l the gross weges
earned is asked air by the workmen. The men inf.ain their
employ ers that the price] at which coal is eold will enable
them to give the advance dreirrd. The colliers of North
Staffordshire have canimunicated to their oniployers a do-
maid for au advance id 15 per cent, hi the rate of wages.
They further der.a'i four cwt of coal weekly for each man,
which makes up a demand of about 25 per cent.
The other evening trinie the playing of " Yankee
Doodle," an immense American rose on his seat in the
Champ. Elesees, and roared out an accompantrneut i'he
11111FIC tunic sacs it s muistai very much like the agony cry
oh a tom cat held up by the tail, or a dog howling after
kicking. On the termination of hi. little barkarolie hr else
his cat scream, he wink into his seat overcome, exclaiming,
" Hurrah for the United :States
A new invention for the preservation of food has
been well spoken of. Thevegetablee or meat to be preserved are
sulinlitted to the action of a strong solution of a •ctate of
soda, or the same salt powdlred for from twenty four
to
laity eight hours, and are subsequently dried In the case of
meat the brine must be evaporated, and wain restored toil
when it is cooking. The acetate of soda appears to act by
withdrawing the water from the substances noted on.
The decrease of crime to which the judicial statis-
tics of England and Wales hear witness, is partly to he at-
tributed, we may hope, to the intlueuce of the reformatory
and industrial schools. Mr. Sydr ey Turner, in his annual
report, just published, refers to the fact that the number of
offend.] above 16 years of age committed to prison in the
year ending Sept. 2Sih, 1871, was 140,127, as against 147,225
for the year preceding, and 146,940 in 1339.
An apprentice in the printing office of a newspaper
at Guernsey, has been before the magistrates charged with
wilfully and maliciously changing a letter in the wording of
an advertisement in the above paper, causing it to read In
an &weer, and offensive sense. 'rho prisoner did not deny
the charge, but etatel that he made the change " for • lark,"
that the overseer might see it aud change it back again. It
was, however, forgotten. The court considered the act a
most malicious one, and sentenced the prisoner to a week's
nip risoument. four days on bread and water.
The f. reign officers who have attended the autumn
marceuvres visited Shoeburyness ou Saturday, acconipamed
by the Secretary of State for War, when a grand display of
heavy ordnance and target practice took place for the beeetit
of the strame-rs. The great novelty on the occasion was Ihe
uew Sinch rifled howitzer, which threw its shells of loilb,
weight a4iiinst a target at 3,00 yards with the most Mu,
yellow] preetsion. Tnis powerful weapon can he limbo ed
up and moved about like a siege gun, and is a most im
portant addition to count and harbour defences.
An Act was passed in the late Session of Parliament
to amend the law in certain cases in relation to naturaliea.
Don. It seems that doubts have arisen sets the Act of 1870
on the rights of women married before the passing of tnat
statute. There is now a coon...doe of the right of re-
nunciation of nationality under the convention recited in
the Act with America. Nothing contained in the Naturalize
then Act, 1870, is to deprive any married women of nny
estate or interest in real or personal either before or alter
the pasaing of that statute.
Last Friday there was a municipal ballot in St.
Luke's ward, Manchester. The proceedings were quiet, and
the voting nearly as expeditious as under the open system.
The place of voting was the Ch.B. Town-hall, in which
there were seven booth.. The counting occupied au hour.
Seventeen ballot-papers were rejected aa bad: the illiterate
voters were 30; and persons physically incapacitated, 7.
A considerable number of women voted—probably shout 10
per cent. The entire number of good votes was 1,177, or
less than a third of the constitueocy, which numbers 3,900.
At the last contested election the number of voters was 1,618.
In his Speech in cs ening the Cortes on Sunday, the
King of Spain, while avowing a desire for amicable relations
with the Pope, declared it to be his resolution to act firmly
with regard to accomplished facts, and to maintain the
lees established by the will of the Spanish nation. His
Majesty further stated that the Government would despatch
to Cuba all the military force necessary to suppress the in-
surrection; and he announced that an arrangement would
be submitted to the House with regard to the bondholders
of the public debt, in order to provide for the payment of
the interest.
lilt is not true that Marshal Bazaine has attempted
to commit suicide. The depression from which he so visibly
suffers has given rise, however, to a fear that he might. I
mentioned the other day the animus of the field officers who
served miler him at Metz The cloud of hoetile witnesses
gathering at Versailles from the remote garrison tewns,
where de Claim sent them, is so thick that five more efficers
have be. added to General Riviere's judicial staff. The
instruction is now in the bands of two generals five colonels,
and four majors, making ins all a personnel of eleven."—Cor-
respondent of Daily Yews.
Believing that the cabs now in use in London are
defective to several particular., the colleen of the S xelety of
Arts offer prizes amounting to £l2O for five of the best im-
proved cabs of any description. The competing vehicles
must be ex niblted at the International Exhieition, to be held
in South Kensington in 1873, and n.e their delivery at the
Exhibition building they must be certified to the riatisfaction
of the judge as having been in regular new in the streets of
London, or other city Cr town in the United Kingdom, for
three months previously. They must be delivered OKI or be-
fore the find Saturday in April
During the week ending Saturday last, 4,901 births
and 3.431 deaths were registered in London slid twenty
other large cities and towns of the United Kingdom. The
mortality from all causes in these towns was at the rate of
24 deaths annually to every 1,000 persons estimated to be
living In. the metropolis 2,070 births and 1,103 deaths were
registered, the former having been 129, and the latter 199,
below the average. Twelve persons died from small-pox, 9
from measles, 22 from scaritt fever, 2 from diphtheria. 213
from whooping-cough, 29 from different forms of favor, and
110 from eitarrheea , thus to the seven principal diseases of
the zymotic claw 219 deaths were referred, against numbers
declining from 020 to 220 ill the 6iX preceding weeks,
A tele.,eraiii from Japan, dated at Nagasaki on the
31st of Angela. giver details of the total destruction icy fire
of the Pacific Mail St, mustily Company's eteamer America,
which was lately elllIplo)ed in trading between the Japaiese
and Chin,se ports of Yokolsms, flt.ngkong and Shanghai,
and San Francisc.i. The linegkong mails, the f ieight, eith
the luggage of the paasengere and of the officers of the hhip
were loat. The andilen outburst of the fire aid the rapidity
of its progress subeequeutly forced all hands to Jump from
the decks and sides Into the water, with the h.a.se of 614VIng
their lives. There was no time fer maimi] g the boats. Six
Chinese were killed during the confnalon which prevailed.
Ten Cattlemen, the engineers of the Americo, the store-
keeper, steerage matchm., and the cook 01 11,0 steamer are
adwieg. The treasure I. recoverable. It amounts to
1,500,000 dole in specie, a portion of it being Japanese silver
coin; 114,000 dole had been shipped for llougkong, the
remaining 356,000 dole went dawn in the specie wank with
the vessel.
In London, on Sunday evening, the members of the
London Home Rule Association having met to hold their
mual weekly meeting at the "Savoy Palace," Strand, were
Informed by the landlord that no further meetings could be
held in his house. It appears that on the previous day the
superintendent of Bow street seat for the landlord, arid
after showing him reports of proceedings In his house which
had appeased in the cY ation and iris/mean, he characterised
them as seditious, and having appeared in seditious pipers
It was advisable that no further meetings should be allowed.
On ascertaining these facts four members of the Home Rule
Association were sent to Bow-street station to inguirenpon
what grounds their meeting had teen interfered with. The
acting superintendent stated in reply that it was no part o
his duty to give them any information on thes u iej eat. fhi
action of the authorities, following so closely lathe whrning
given to the /rialiman and the Flag of Ireland , mocinced no
small commotion among the members of the sglpelatl en who
wore protont, sock . :Sowed the d.pssikbors to Bow.
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There are 150 summonses pending in Belfast for th•
Illegal possession of arms in • proclaimed district.
A man lately started a steam chicken manufactory
with several Woman,' eirirs. The forcing process waa carried
on no vlgviThty that only tour were hatched, the others
being roasted.

Cholera is saki to have broken out with great vigil-
tenet in East Prwuda the weal,hter inhabitants of some of
the villages having lied in terror at the ravages it is com-
mitting.
Au Australian corresponilint states that the freezing
process of preserving most has Teen perfected. This AM
ensile exorters to send joints to this country whole, instead
of toneless boiled meat in tins.

A small body of seceders from the International
commenced • conference to London on Nlonday. The prin.
cipal busioesa tricanced wife a resilution of secession from
the original Intemational.
The following cui lona advertisement appeared in
daily paper the other .I,y to be Soft, no F.,aftt Zl-, ad
piano, the property of a lady &mut to travel with Caned
legs."
In Paris, on Sunday, twenty-one soldiers underwent
the ceremony of military deirradaki ut at the Ecoic at inane
for taking part in the Commune. Tory Will IO inone.liately
sent to iiew Cafedoida.
Prince Bismarckle right-band men in. the Chan-
ceilidh..., Herr von cid e, has reeig it tie Alp of
the koreitin Department Personal differen re with the
Chancellor are mentioned among the Cnnsta 01 his retire-
meat.
An enthusiastic young ritualist, loudly professing
his admiration and preference for the Dark Ages," arse
once painfully checked by • matter-of feet person of imperfect
education &Eking him whether, on the whole, he did MA cob.
elder the introduction of gas • decided advantage ?
Intelligence was telegraphed to London on Tuesday,
from Bombay, that letters from Dr. Uvingatone, dated July
2, 1672, had tern recxived at Zuathar The illoatrlous
traveller was still at Unian.yerube, was to good health, and
was waiting the arrival of Stanley's second expeditton.
From April let to the 14th instant the Treasury
receipts were £31,6-3,751. an increase 01 rather on de than
two millions cud *half over the amount in the correspond-
ing period of laid year. The ispeolitura has reached the
sum of E.. 32 041 403 On Saturday last the balance in the
Sauk of England exceeded five millions sterling.
Mr. Edwanl Hull, of the Henglogioal Survey Office.
states that there are in the Irish coal field., un worked,
205,602.000 tone of coal, and 182 280,000 toes available tot
use. The information is derived from the estimates fur-
nished to the ltoyad Coal Commission, 1011.
The returns of the foot and.moutla disease for *he
week ending September 7th for the Petty S'esaional elivhdons
of Oxfordshire show an increase of 21 in the number of farms
affected, of 4,2 in the number of cattle, and of 610 in Oa
number of sheep, while the malady in pigs has decreased
from 42.8 to 210.

Mr. Bushnell has invented a machine. It is the te•
salt of many years' thought, and is made to utilise the
power which there is iu tho ebb and flow 01 the Ole. It, s
so made that when the tides enter a e heel will titre thei n-
veidlon, consisting in preserving a constant motion. The
power will be wied to pump air into a large Mate, 0, from
which pipes will extend over a city, the compressed air being
used aa • motive power.
It has been suggested that it would cure the high
prices of meat If p -ople were to abstain from eating. The
notion seems in a practical way of realisation. as the
butelters in some towns Intend to limit the aqpply to the
public What are we coming to ?-4.'ustomer I want a leg
of mutton. Butcher: A chop will du for you; Mare it is,
and be thankful you can get it.
The reports received from the colonly of Victoria
show that the amount of gold being obtain t d appeals to be
well kept up A vut amount of prospecting is being carried
on at Sandhurst, which must In many instances lie attended
with prosperous results The calls for the first six menthe
of the present year amounted to £231,44v, and the divideuds
to k2Ss 734. The yields for the same period mere 166,426 or,,
of the value of £666,564.
A correspondent (says Galignani) writing from
Homburg, states that NI. Bugeja, the Maltese it entlernan so
remarkable for his constant succeaa at play, and who, after
winning upwards of 300,00 W., had genet:' Berlin or the fetes,
has now returtted to his former quarter., and having recom-
menced his attendance at the tables, is winning at the rate of
60,0001. a day.
The claims for damage dune by the Forces to land is
the autumn manceuvres just ended must be forthwith made
to the Treasury By the Act 35 aud 36 It ictoria, c 64, • ,
comp, usation officer is appointed, and in the event of thei
claims rot being settled, they are to be' decided ity ttid coark' -• .•
of Arbitration to be established. The Act as to claims I. ii.'
force to the Ist of June next as to land.

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At the Thames Police-court, in London, on Tues-
day, there were ten aummousee, at the JustinCe of the
Ludon Schad Board, against parents who had neglected to
to send their children to school To some oases goes of
small amount were It-Meted to others the hearlog-sras ad- -
journed, MI the promise of the defendanta to comply with
the provisions of the Education Act,
On Tuesday, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
presented an address to the Burmese Ambassador. who waa
accompanied by the members of hi+ suite. His Excellency
expressed his sathfaction at the friendly relations e tinting
between Great Britain and Eurmah, and conveyed the plea-
sure of his Soren ico at her Majesty's prompt and cordial
reciguition of the Embassy.
A Renter's telegram from Toronto, dated Satin day,
says that a cricket match hail been played between the Eng.
bah Kb-vein and Twenty-two of the toast of tiamilt.h. she
English Eleven in then first innings made ISI run.. 155.
Liandlon Club In their first innings made 86 runs. and in
their second 70, the English Eleven winning in one innings.
The Cotimil of the Vienna Exhibition have decided
on having a permanent aquarium of considerable magnitude
erected in that city, and plans have been submitted to them
for their approval. Their c'ioice has fallen upon Mr Charles
H. Driver, C. , FRlll.A. planned era erected the
aq arum at the Crystal Pinlece last year, and the wake will
be forthwith coon:D.lc. d.
Tire Excel, a vessel belonging to the port of Poole,
sailed from Twilingate, Newfoundland, on the 17th of De-
cember last wet screw of seven fiends, ineluding the
master. Sae was bound for Poole, but shortly after she left
the former port heavy gales occurred Pn the Atlantic, and
nothirm ha' s'nee been heard of the rec.' or any of the crew.
There Is &mid that she foundered, and that all on hoard
perished. A subscription is being ',ABA on behalf of the
widows and children of the deceased.
Among the rumours which are being diligently
floated as to the imperial pr.:, mimes in Berlin, the Eastern
question begins to take a praniinent place. In one quarter
it Is alleged that Miura flatly stipulated for the abrogation
of the Treaty of Paris at the price of an alliance with Ger-
many an-I Austria. In another the story runs that Prince
Bisniarck held out the bait of supporting Bowden supre-
macy on the Danube in order to brine the Czar to a good
,deratanding with the Emperor Francis Joseph.
'llae dispute in the baking trade may now be re-
yarded as settled. At the adjourned conference, WI Tues-
day, a question arose whether the maitere were bound by
the resolution of the previous day, fixing th., hours of labour
from four In the morning until four in the afternoon, Inas-
much as the employers hind net voted upon it. The chair-
man, however, ruled that it was binding. The scale of
overtime paym, ut was fixed at Of per hour for foremen, -
and 6d. per hour for second and third class hand.. The
strike notices have now been cancelled.
A correspondent writes that, having a daughter at ,
school at Auxerre, is France, he sent her a smart box con- ,
Mining a plain muslin dress, and that upon its an teal there
12 francs were demanded and paid for duty, tie his writing
to the general manager of the South-Eastern Railway, lie re-
ceived in reply the explanation that the charge referred to
had been levied in coins:quince of the alteration made lathe •
French customs duties, and that the duty on dresses Is now •
15 per cent.
A quasi-official article in the Bien Public threatens
vengeance against Fri soh Government clerks who betray
secrets to newspapers, the inimediate cause of tilt menace
~
twiur the recent premature disclosures reacting the re-
venue Many other breaches of contithnce on the part of
employfs are mentioned and, without joining some Repub..
Bran juirnals In advocating a general dimilwel of Impel lllitSt
fusnciionariesssh,nre map cted ..f prop...tine news damag-
ing to the Republic, the Ontfkl, cf the Versailles Prefecture
says that efficacious and immediate repression is necessary.
The diamond known as "The Star of South
Africa," the diSCOntr of which at the Cape and subsequent
purchase by Meads. Hunt and Rmkell, of New Bond-street,
I. nd n, wire mentioned some time ego, haa been sold by
that Arm la the Earl of Dudley and munted by them us the
centre of a coronet which, with ithem of the Countess's
jewels, to now at the International tahPiition at bush Ken-
sington. The present weight of this Tema:table stone is
444 carats; it is of the purest water and brilliancy, and is
singular in being the first and only flue stone of any size
which has nets tent home from the new mines.