The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

pin STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

• apron. The visit to Fettercalrn is, if possible, more true to
11 'tare. The "Ramsey Arms" on the one side of the long,
straggling village street. the Temperance Hotel on the other,
with not a soul to be seen except the demented "band,"
consiating of a drum and a few fifes, which came tat to per-
form its weekly pilgrimage up the street and down, is a
picture which only thoee who are conversant with life
in a geottish village can fully appreciate. The surprise
of the commercial traveller may well be imagined when
he wm refused admission to his well-known quarters
at the Ramsay Arms, and his infinite disgust at being
compelled to take up his quarters at the 'Temperance Hotel,
because of a marriage party from Aberdeen ! The Dal-
whim& dinner is still chore characteristic, where the
Queen's party had to dine on the two starved chickens, anti
the attendants, consisting of some fur stalwart Highlanders
anti the maidservants, were obliged to content themselves
with the remains. Fir what was deficient in the dinner the
breakfast made up, for the Villllls consisted of good tea and
some bread anti butter. and excellent porridge ! We di not
know whether her Majesty's approval of the homely fare
will be appreciated in a country where porridge is unknown:
hulls ,eotland the common people will, Mutinies., be proud
that the Queen does not disdain the food which has con-
tributed SO much to the physical and mental stamina of the
race.

The only thing wanting te these volumes, both that which
is now published and the "Forty Years of the Prince Con-
sort," is that they should be puldished in a cheap form for
popular circulation. The Queen lives in the heart of the
people of this country that affection han been true to her
from the moment she ascended the throne, and is as strong
at this day as it was when, a fair young wife, she niade her
first visit to Scotland The rich and 11..b1e are not more loyal
than the common people. The lett, may have no great
c.tles nut aide...lid mansions which her Majesty might visit
on her journeys, they may not have the right to stand near
the throne, their ancestors may be unknown, and
they themselves may never be heard of in the busy
world ; but the strength of the kingdom lies in
them, and not in the higher born or snore fortunate
few. If any convulsion were to arise in the State, the
noble may lead, lint it is the million who make and unmake
kingdoms. The general population of these realms are at the
present Ilay more truly loyal to the throne of Queeen Victoria
than ever the ignorant Highlanders of last century were to
Ike House of Stuart. Each page of the volume of which we
Inds speak bears on its front proms of the ardent attachment
of the people to their Sovereign. We should like to see those
charming pictures of the Queen's private life distributed
by the thousand and the hundred thousand, like Mrs.
Stowe's Cando Tom's Cabin," or Sir Walter Scott's
novel. That can only be done if the price be reduced to
meet the ability of the multitude to buy, and in this case tin
thought requires to be given to the wishes or profits of pub-
lishers. Mr. Helps will to one more service to his Sovereign
and the nation if he can Induce her Majesty to consent to the
Speedy issue of a cheap edition.

Ham Regan and William Clark to prove that the de.
fendant was not aware of the bad meat being on his
premises, but the evidence of neither f these men was
satisfactory, the former stating that a man whom he
neither knew nor had any knowledge of gave him the
meat in Thornton-road, and putting threepence into
his hand, told him to take the " stuff "to Beck's place,
in Keighley.street.
There was a good deal of "sparring" between the
advocates on either side, and Mr. John Gurney, in
announcing the decision of the bench, said the nnwis.
trates were of opinion the charge had been fully
proved, and were determined to protect the public
from having bad meat sold to them, and they would
therefore send the prisoner to the House of Correction
for six weeks with hard labour. If it had not been
the first time the defendant had been found with bad
meat in his possession, he would have been committed
for the full time allowed by law, three months, instead
of six weeks.

tof being from 30,000 f- to 40.0001 r. a year. as had
been alleged, was only from 15,000 r. to 20,000 fr„ did
not matter. It was quite certain she was extremely
well off. He had had more difficulty in making up
his mind as to the real state and condition of the
plaintiffs. They had been severely cross-examined;
1 but he was by no means persuaded that he had .x-
-tracted the whole truth from them. He grievously
suspected that they still possessed a great deal of the
money which they undoubtedly had at one time. It
was proved that they had gambled at the Bourse, but
their alleged losses there were not proved. Neverthe-
less he was of opinion that when a man upwards of 60
years of age persisted in driving a cab during this
severe weather instead if sitting by his chimney corner
he could nut be very rich. The plaintiffs were approach.
lug a time of life when they would be no lonzer able
to get their living by work. Upon the whole he
thought it reasonable and conformable with legal prin-
ciples that the court should order the Marquise WO,
vault to pay her parents an alimentary pension of very '
moderate amount. She had already offered I.ooofr.
a year, on condition that her father would leave off
cab driving; but be did not think that condition rya.
sonable, as such a pension, without the aid of work, I
would be insufficient The decree should be against
the marquiai only, for her husband's life annuity was
barely sufficient to support him in his old age.
The court, adopting the suggestions of the Judge
Advocate, dismissed the action as against the Marquis
d'Orvault, and decreed the marquise to pay her father
and mother a pension of I,ooofr. a year during their
joint lives, and TOOL a year to the survivor of them.