The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-27 00:00:00

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t jun., left 'ngland to spend a
The last tis known of him is that'threaxesks
he left L erne with the intention of assos-"
Mjnt Pita s, tellinro friend that he elx
the evening.'' far. F. Iselin anolhor min
Iselin, on receiving the news of his brother's distil:.
pearance, proceeded at once to Switzerland. There,
however, notwithstanding the most diligent search,
stimulated by the promise of liberal rewards, he has
failed to djscover any trace of his brother.
A NARROW EfiCAFE.—A' Paris Correspondent!
relates thOfollowipg : i
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At a review on the Champs de Mars of Algiers, a private
ilicillweit a id putibliment for illsrespectMl hAiguage to his
colonel One year later ho was doing duty as sentinel at an out-
post of Sabylla. The identical colonel, now general and
, commanding clic., r of the district, rode slowly by, It Was
twilight. • A ball whizzed within a few inches of him, hut
lodged In it tree. The general rode straight opts the sentinel
wheiell on hill knees and prayed for mercy. "Silence !"
was hls reply, "they are coming.; you will be Ind !" Tin
Patrolling party, hilving heard the shot, came up* while he
was speaking. 'it's nothing," said the general ; "I was try-
hg the new cartouches, I fancied they might be damp."
The culprit mat this moment valet to the worthy general,
and wears the ball whlch he extracted from the tree con-
stantly rmind his neck, only so roughened as to causes con-
stant Irritation of the skin, which he says reminds him of
Ids attempted crime and of his general's mercy.
Loss OF a Buis .—The brig "Guadina," Captain
Scott, belonging to Mr. Buck, of Sunderland, has
foundered in the English Channel. She left Sunder-
land on Oct. 13, with a cargo of coals, for L'Orient,
and on the in.•rning of Sunday, the 21st inst., when
about forty miles S. S. E, of Thibaut, sprang a leak and
went down at six a.m. Her crew, seven in all, took to
her two small boatS, and, by sailing and rowing managed
to reach Plymouth Sound at six a.m. on Monday
morning. They passed several vessels, who never
attempted to render them any assistance; and had a
gale sprung up, the position of the crew would have
been most perilous.
UNPOPRI. MITT OF THE POPE.—A correspon.
dent of the Pall Mall Gartttc writes
The coldness of the Romans towards Nes IN , In conse-
quence of the monetary crisis, and the Holy Father', refusal
of remedial measures. Increases everyday. IL-canny he weld to
Monte Pied° at the hour of the promenade when the band
was playing and a large crowd had assembled. Le alighted
from his carriage, nisi traversed the gardens on foot, sur-
rounded by the prelates of his household, mei escorted by
the noble gnarl. But the crowd, in place of bending the
knee and cheering, or following him Os ',la.', as used tobe
done, no sooner caught sight of his ll °finesse than they
silently dispersed, leavleg the Pinch]. deserted. The Holy
Father was wounded to the quick by this slight, and returned
ininuediately to the Vatican, where he sent for Monsignor de
Witten, Minister 01 the Interior, and Nlensignor Ransil,
Dlrector-General of the Police, and scolded them like two
collegian., declaring it wan their wretched administration
that had deprived him of the affection of his subjects.
" ESOGII ARDEN " WI TIT A DIFFERENCE.—A
citizen of Atlanta,, litorgia, was draughted into the
ranks of the Southern army during the war, and weixt
away, leaving his wife to sigh for the end of the con-
flict (remarks the Atlanta Nate Era). At length the
end came, but he came not, and after long waiting
she took to herself another husband, and all went
merrily with them. Last week, however, the truant
spouse suddenly returned. lie did not upbraid his
wife, WM willing that she should continue to live with
her second husband if she preferred to do so, but
merely insisted on taking his son and going off with
him. The mother could not consent to part with her
son. If he would wait till the next morning she
would make her preparations and both she and the
boy would go with him. Si; he waited; but when
morning came both eon and mother had flown with
the second husband to parte unknown.
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Hama NOTIIING !'—The "Morning Star" has
the following :
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A Spartan was once pressed by an inquisitive stranger to
tell him what his laws would do to punish the perdetrator of
an offence happily unknown in Sparta. the countryman of
Lycurgus in vain esplalued that the laws slid not contom
plate the possibility of such a crime being committed "flat
suppose it were committed V pursued the stranger, "what
would you do 1" The Spartan at last replied that in such a
case: the offender must forfeit to the injured ',Juan a bull
large enough to stretch his neck over a mountain. " Non-
sense," cried the stranger, "there never was such an ani-
mal." " No," was the rejoinder, 'anti there never will he
such a crime In spar.a " We hope wo may be allowed to
present this little fable as an answer to the pressing inquiries
of those who want to know why we do not Intend to support
a good Reform Bill, if introduced by the Tories. We may
cheer( filly promise to do anything and everything in such a
coutingeney, as steam as tsle Spartan was against the chance
of ever btingeailed upon to Make gJod our words.
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ALiaMiaci ACCIDENT.— Tile other evening at
the Cirque Napoleon. in Paris, two gymnasts, brothers,
named Sreundo, were going through their performance
at a height of about forty feet fr.tm the ground, when,
in sin inging 'simultaneously from one trapeze to an.
other, they probably ill.calculated the movement of
the bar, and, missing their grasp, both fell into a net
which had been spread beneath them for fear of an
SlZei,intit. One of the corners by which it was extended,
however, gave way, and let them come heavily to the
ground, but the fall had been greatly broken, and the
consequences were less serious than would otherwise
have been the case. The men were carried off, but
subsequently came forward to show that they were not
gravely hurt. One of them had, however, to be sup-
ported, but the other was able to walk alone.
FLITTING DAY IN I'ARIS.—The Paris corres-
pondent of the Gl.bc writes

Strangers in Paris cannot fall to havo noticed last Mon-
day they met in the streets innumerable handcarts filled
with lurnltere—puffinz and panting men polling them on,
and occasionally sickly-looking women helping their pro-
gress by pushing behind ; and to-day strangers se:II remark
that In all directions huge vans tilled with iurni'cire of a
better stile are moving shout. The explanation 01 these
Ratings" is that on Monday the Sill the quarter ended
by poor people paying 2 Of. (Ml.) a year rent, and that It
ewes to-day for people who pay ren ht. to 2,0001. and up-
wards. Why the emoter eliould finish on one day for one
class, and on another for soother, Is one of those mysteries
wl.ich "no fellow can undeTstanti"—but est roods'. If
the stranger were to take the trouble to redect on the great
number of removals, he would come to the conclusion that
they prove that the Parisians ard ia verity what their
Prefect, Hausman, called them,—a nomad population.
Why three frequent changes—and °leery°, what took place
last week, and is taking place to-day, Is not at all racy'
ii mai, the same thing occurring in January, and April, and
Jelly. as wells. in iEdeber—shy these constant changes':
The demolition of old, and the construction of new districts
have no doubt mush to do with it: hut the great cause is
the exorbitant pretensions of landlords In matters of rent.
Tll.l men seem to pees the ir lives in levying and augment-
it g rent--rent absorbs them completely. They have got
their letting. to a figure so excessive that there is not a
family in Parts, not even the richest, to whom it does not
constitute a grievous burden; whilst to workmen and the
like it to simply intolerable. And every quarter that comes
they are a Ming more.
A GENERAL IN Ex ILS.--1 he " Chevalier Ruse,"
French steamer, which arrived at Malta on the 4th
ktober from Tunis. brought an passengers the distin-
guished General Si Ilsen 'Magnin, se:oin-
panied by his son and his brother, Si Ahmed Megrun,
on their way to Alexandria as exiles. During the
insurrection of the Arabs in 18,64 the general tilled the
important office of chief of the town police, and to
him the population in general and European. in
particular stand greatly indebted for the uninterrupted
tranquillity which, uotwithatanding those disturbed
timee, reigned in the city and its environs. Both
brothers stand accused of being implicated in the re.
volt of last year on the coast, and, latterly, appreheu-
ve that their lives were in danger, took refuge in the
British Consulate, from which,, through the good
offices of Mr. Consul General Wood and his influence
with hie Highness the Bey, they were allowed to
euffixrk no exiles for Egypt.
TIT FOR TAT —A young actress and her hus-
band (Count Z.) were disputing about goirg to
Chatou, where a grand entertainment in fast life was
to come off , The Count jealonely wished the fair
being, Flu full ef fascination, to remain, and she would
not. The lady's corn-cutter was announced, and the
Count conzeived a brilliant idea. Ile went out, and
offered the persen five kuis to maim the fair one.
After some consideration the bribe was accepted, but
with the condition'that the Count should patronise the
chiropodist, and submit his feet at the end of the
proceeding. They were both no effectually maimed,
that they, could not stir out of the house. At the end
of three clays the 4 Count expressed his regret, and con-
fessed what lie had done."l gave him five kids to
maim you." " And I," said the fair actress, "gave
him five also to maim you, so that you should not
accompany me to Chatou." •
How AN " A k'FAIR CJV HONOUR" TERMINATED.--

The Char ituri publishes tie following :
Parts, OM. Pierre Vernon and this journal having
been attacked in the most violent manner by SI Robert
Mitchell in the Etewitaril, we, the undersigned, were charged
onllonday evening, In come to an understanding with MM.
.1 ourdler and thampllciery, his represeutatives, to require
an immediate reparation from him. M. Pierre Vernon, as ,
the offended Parry, baring the choice of 1111113, the pistol
was iltslgnatede•M JouriPer and Chanifluery, deAlned, ,
affirming that their felon !, having been long disabled in the
right hands coulai rint hold a pistol, but would 11CCept, a rod
with awerds. TO an observation that it was difficult to
underetand how in band whiCh cannot hold a plstid emit
make use Of the *Word, a reply was made that he would
bind it to his arm lii prdeenot of that deelwattod of in-
feriority, widen, reglers impossible the obtaining of Wig-
, faction according bae ordinary law, of duelling, ant with
equal chance', there only remains for 113 to declare the
sitnaffon wp.POUt Wile, and our mission terminated.
ALTABPI7II Loots I.Eitolf.
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To EASURE TROVE. —An interesting di,:covery
of silver coins has taken place at Student]. . A
labourer namotChristian was excavating for sanitary
purposes at the Intek of a honse occupied by klr.
\Myles, builder,'-St. George's-square, when his
struck ',pen an earthen Far, which proved to emieain
2,800 silver, .cotna .chiefly Anglo-Gallic groats of .
Henry V. coined at Calais, and English greats of
Edward IV.; o the London Mint. There wete also
a few balf-groats of Edward 111. The whole are in a
fine state of preservation many being Almost ad bright
aeon the day they were iisued. Theij sr was found at
about the depth of only a footirsau .the.serlace, and
not more than 14X inches fronnthq finoijiaoppil the
housr. ;t is probable that the 4ffite Wag frirrhertx
citadel( in .St. George's clifirchyard, atkrthilt, fhb (Ana
were builiid when theiancastriabe invaded Stamford.
during the ware of the Roses.
Haab Wosa,n!—The following extract frbm
an address made at a democratic meeting in Phila-
delphia by a candidate for the State,Spate will show
' the t Mins thee nontrol a strong undenctliersut 'of the
Democracy .
believe that providence hat a hall,' in the removal of
•gbrahann Liueoii.s I Believe fhe m*ussoZJ Wilkes !Rooth
;411111v,er;ayla,t ho tan hi. life ,fr country, like
liditau-oreit Afted'Andhhtir Igoe*, lado d md irticear
her Booth. 'The time is crating when there gill be a!inerdn'
anent erected to Rooth higher than the vpireePLineeln, who
sleepe beneath the sod of Illinois.
, THE GIIERDY Oxe " (the Fynneh
, Punch) had the rarker malidinns anecdote..
A traveller was segterhtt a tatVe d'hote, and' whidli a
dish With radishes was passed round, he erripded thpm
all into his own plate. "I beg your pad' on," said the
gpitleman seated next to him, "I am also very fend of
railpdies." "Not en fond as I am," said the
coolly, and he persisted in rating them all. This
traveller was no other than i2ount Bismarck. When
the Prussian generals imposed burthen upon burthen
on the city of Frankfort, the bankers of the ci-th cast
capital of the Gel nein Confederation found it useless
to remonstrate. "We have worked all our lives to get
our millions," said they, "and we all like them."
'Not so much as I," said Bismarck, and he took the
millions. King George the Fifth prottsted against the
annexation of his States to Prinona, and maid that :or a
awd 416411 N 19 Imo iikitvith WI Matt