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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-23

TRAGIC AFFAIR AT LYONS.

The quarter of Saint Clair at Lyons has been the
scene of an attempted murder of a woman by an
Italian. The husband of the former, M. Merle, kept
a shop for the sale of fruit and vegetables, and the
criminal, of a gloomy and taciturn disposition, was in
his employment. In the absence of the proprietor,
Bosco, the Italian, seized a hatchet used for chopping
wood, and with it struck Mdrne. Merle two severe
blows on the bead from the effects of which she
fell senseless to the ground. A customer entering
the shop shortly after was horrified at the
sight of the poor woman., and alarmed the
neighbours. Mdme. Merle, on recovering conscious-
ness, called out, "Joseph! Jos,ph" the name of the
shopman, but there was no reply. Search was then
made for him, and he was found suspended by the
neck from a beam in an out-house; but, being cut
down, regained his senses, and was secured. A pre-
liminery inquiry seems to indicate that robbery was
the motive of the crime, for a sum of two thousand
francs was in a cash-box, of which Mdme. Merle had
the key. A letter sent by the man to his father
shows that the attempt to murder was premeditated.
Mdme. Merle is in a dangerous state.

GENERAL SHUT-UP.
(Aldgate Pump included.)
0 ER 'Change still hangs the fatal spell—
Clerics and spinsters Turkish sell;
Egyptlan Drafts, too, downward jump,
And none may draw on Aldgate Pump !—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-23

MURDER OF TWO MERCHANTS IN
SMYRNA.

A letter from Smyrna of the 2nd inst. gives the following
particulars of what is locally known as the Sokia murder :
"Mr. N. Spartali and Mr. D. Dimberoglou, two
merchants of Sokia, set out the other day from New
Ephesus, where they had gone to make some pur-
chases, on their return home. The road from New
Ephesus is not long, but has a bad reputation, and on
the following morning, the travellers -not having
turned up, a number of their friends set off to search
for them. The neighing of a horse in an unfrequented
spot, to which led a lane branching off from the high
road, attracted the attention of the seekers. Pro-
ceeding some short distance down the lane, they found
tied to the trunk of a tree the horses of the missing
individuals. A little further on two bodies, so hacked
and mutilated as to be unrecognisable, were stretched
on the still warm embers of a fire. Some further
search brought to light-several articles of clothing, and
by means of these the bodies were identified as those
of the missing men. 'I he bodies were carried to Sokia
and there interred. Notwithstanding the immediate
vicinity to the scene of the murder of a corps de garde,
and the active researches that have been made, no light
has yet been thrown upon this affair."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

A PARADISE FOR VEGETARIANS.

San Francisco must be a paradise for vegetarians, to
edge by an account of the supply of the vegetable
narkets in that city given by a Californian paper
(says the Pall Mall Gazette). Lettuces, radishes, cab-
bages, and onions are always in season. New potatoes
i come nin January and last until Midsummer. Peas
and beans make their appearance in February, and
linger until December. Tomatoes are in market in
March and 'April, and are a drug for months. The
same may be said of cucumbers; in fact, almost all
kinda of vegetables can be found in the markets during
the greater portion of the year. Carrots, cauliflowers,
parsnips, yams, turnips, beets, parsley, spinach, cab-
bages, sorrel, rhubarb, celery, asparagus, artichokes,
onions, cress, tomatoes, mushrooms, egg-plant, and
scores of other vegetables are cultivated and thrive
well. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, goose-
berries, whortleberries, currants, and other berries
flourish. There is scarcely a day in the year when
strawberries cannot be obtained in the market, and
they form no rare dish at Christmas dinners. - Besides
these articles, the market constantly affords, a supply
of figs, orang6s, lemons, limes, pineapples, grapes,
bananas, pomegranates, pears, cherries • peaches,
apricots, nectarines, apples, and almost all kinds of
nuts.

i and

THE REAL WAY TO RAISE THE
'VANGUARD."
"A Bair of the Dog that Bit you."
In the time of old HOMER a down smitten foe
Was healed by the rust of the spear that laid low:
Let our Iron Dukes therefore (in Waterloo strain)
Give the order "Up (Van-)Guards," and at 'em again
—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

WANTED, a Steady GIRL, about 17, aq
GENERAL SERVANT.—AppIy, F. abey
Qnsrry Bank, Brierley Mil.
WANTED, a Trustworthy-STEADY MAN,
as TIMEKEEPER, &c.—Apply; at the Leather
Wo,ks. ourbridge.

WAIVIED, a Good GENERAL SE RVANI
not under 20. Must understand Plain Cookiny
—Apply, 20, Eagley-road, Stourbridge.

SA.MUEL C OX,

55 . HAGLEY ROAD,
STOURBRIDGE.

SEEDSMAN, FLORIST, & L.'.NDSCAPE

GARDENER

ESTIMATES FOR LAYING OUT GARDENS,

PLANTATIONS, &fc.,

OF ALL DEbCP.IPTIONS.

A Fine StrecOon of
ROSES, FRUIT TBEES, FLOVAEBING PLANTS,

TREES AND SHRUBS.

cHRTSTMAS CARDS, id.
CHRISTMAS CARDS, 2d.

c: rmAs CARDS. 3d...
Ye:W YEAR'S CAIIDS, 3d.
NEW /EAR'S CARDS, 2d.
NEW YEAR'S CARDS, id.

ALBUMS! ALBUMS!! ALBUms

To holi 50, 100, or 200 Cartes

ALBUMS FOR CARTES, VIGNETTES, AND
CABINETS, FROM 12s 61.
ALBUMS ILLUMINATED.
ALBUMS FOR SCRAPS.
ALBUMS FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS.
ALBUMS FOR NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS.
ALBUMS FOR PRESENTS, FROM is.

ARCHER CLARKE,
sTOURBRIDGE,

CHURCH DECORATIONS
FOR CHRISTMAS.

CURE FOR ALL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

• PEACE OR WARP

With all these wild and reckless words flying about
and the very air full of "wars and rumours of wars,"
it is still cur (Daily Telegraph) opinion that the poli-
tical barometer rises' and that we shall see blue sky
again, even through the clouds that darken the las.
Something more than doggedness lurks under the quiet
attitude of the Old Turk party; there is power, re-
source, even the dignity of a certain proud and shrewd
self-reliance. They know better than many of their
chattering enemies what a tremendous storm would
rage if imlam heard the Caliphate call all along the line
for succour ; and, as for reforms, they also know that
codes and iustitutions,cannot be altered in the field of
war. A cry from Constantinople would spread the
Khokand insurrection like the flame of a burning
prairie over Central Asia, and no one sees more
keenly than Ignatieff how much life is left in this
sick man." He is not ready yet to die, nor are the
Powers prepared to witness the terrible scenes which
would mark the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire;
and those who talk too glibly of its downfall are like
the rash hunter who sold the lion's akin while the
fierce beastgved, andperished in its chase. The desti-
nies oflA, millions of Muslims will not be settled
against their will-so easily as some persons appear to
imagine; .and thqt is understood by these grave and
patient old statesmen at Stamboul, who hardly take
their narghilehs out of their mouths to answer the fuss
that is raised around them. They are not models of
administrative energy or integrity, and their master
is a nervous, dyspeptic despot, who plays with his
cockatoos and gamecocks while his provinces are alight
with rebellion. But they are resolute men when events
push them against the wall, and around them is a
nation of quiet fanatics, not to be disposed of by vie
torious rhetoric, English or Russian. If Count
Andrassy's plan should offer any practical settlement
even of a temporary kind the hybrii Christians of
Herzegovina will very soon be quietec in presence of
an accord between the powers, who desire that these
largely artificial turmoils should be suppressed by a
just and pacific arrangement.

Naples was visited by a shock of earthquake on
Monday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

CHAWNHILL 3IISSION CHURCH.

rrHE FIRST OPENING SERyiCES
_L be commenced (DS.), on
SUNDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 12th, 1875, •

When
TWO SERMONS
Will be Preached, that in the Morning by the
REV. j. BICH ARDS,
And that io the Evening by the
REV. J. DORRIOOTT,
Of Willenhall. '

------

On the following SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19th, SERMONS
will be Preached, in the Morning by the Rtv. J. N.
ROOTHA.M, and in the Evening by Mr. R. FELLOWS.
Other Ministers will follow in future Services.
Morning Service at a Quarter to Eleven : Evening at a
Quarter past Six.
Collections will be made at the close of Lach service
in Aid of the Building Fund.

THOMAS OSTINS, Deceased.

DURSUANT to the Statute, 22 audo2Bl.sinVs:aer.o,
C. 35, all Persons, Creditors of THOMAS OSTINS,
late of Worcester-street, Steurbridge, Builder, &c., are '
requested to send in particulais of their CLAIMS. And '
allrequested eson
to
01
sendN if.TnathEelli r toD etbhtesstaoidblishfrtor”.
it
45,
High-street, Stourbridge, on or before tilt. Ist day of
March, 1876, after which date the said .Ex( cutGro intend
to distribute the Assets of the said Deceased, having
regard only to the Claims of which they shall then have
notice.
Dated this 26th day of November, 1875.:
EDWARD BLURTON,
ARTHUR OSTINS, Exciitorp.;
EMILY ANN BICKERTON, }. •

R. THomsoN,

DRAPER AND CLOTHIER

14 & 15, lIAGLEY-S'IREET.,

STOURI3 R I D GE
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD ON
INTEMPERANCE:

Preaching on Sunday night at special Advent ser-
vices in the chapel of ease connected with St. George's
Church, Wolverhampton, the Bishop of Lichfield
said that drunkenness was an alarmingly fruitful parent
-of murder. Within the last year there were more per-
sons sentenced to death for murder committed in
consequence of drunkenness than from any other
causes; and fornication and drunkenness were the
two sins which at the present moment were destroying
our nation. They were eating up its whole spirit, and
undoing that great and glorious work for which the Lord
came down from heaven. In the Scriptures the fatal
issue of these sins had been more plainly set forth tham
that ef all others. But in spite of this, in spite of the
30,000 ministers of the Gospel who were denouncing
those sins, and in spite of the fact that the land was
thickly set over with churches and chapels, men were
committing fornication and murder with the most de-
plorable recklessness. His lordship then warmly
appealed to all his hearers to attempt, each in their
respective spheres of life, to remedy such a sadden-
ing condition of affairs. Everyone, he said, might
be the blessed means of saving a soul from death
by ministration of the Word of God. This could
be done by timely advice; not in an overbearing
tr self-righteous spirit, but in the spirit of love
oaught in the Bible. For instance, one might say—
"As your brother, or your neighbour, and as your true
friend, I cannot let you shipwreck both your body and
soul, and rush headlong into hell fire, without stretch-
ing out a hand to help you, and without warning you
that such a life will preclude you from entering into
the kingdom of heaven." His lordship then enforced
the necessity of one and all giving such counsel where
it was needed, by pointing out that it was the duty of
every man, and not alone of the clergy, to rescue those
who might in this world fall into sin and thereby en-
danger their seals.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

LORD HOUGHTON IN AMERICA.

The American newspapers state that the Union
League Club gave a reception to Lord Houghton in
New York on November 23, previous to his return to
Europe. Lord Houghton, in the course of his speech,
said that through a good Providence it had been his
fortune to see Italy and Germany, instead of being split
into small divisions, become great States, in spite of
differences in religion and race. England had never at
any moment that he knew of given up the principle of
the integrity of its Empire. They themselves were
the evidence of the energy with which it had been
sustained. They had at their own doors beyond a strip
of sea another nation of a different race, and largely
of a different religion, a nation which they had treated
som.times with unkindness, sometimes with cruelty,
sometimes with justice, many times with injustice,
but always on the principle of the integrity of the
Empire. He could not see how an intelligent English-
man, seeing what Germany was to become, knowing
the difficulties present in Ireland, how that man could
wish to destroy the integrity of the United States.
Next year they were about celebrate their Centennial,
and he had beim kindly asked by every person who
wished him good-bye to come back to take part in
it. Well, for the Centennial itself he must say he had
no particular inclination to come back. He thought it
was quite right for them to have their Centennial, but
he did not quite see what an Englishman had to do
there. He could quite see, however, what an English
tradesman had to do there, and if he carried out the
recommendation of his friend Mr. David A. Wells, he
would see the fabric of his neighbour down at Leeds
standing close to the fabric of their neighbouring
towns, and the considerable difference in price
would show a great advantage to the United King-
dom. Therefore, for that purpose, he should do all
he could for the Centennial. On the just arrange-
ment of the financial question their immediate future
rested. He would advise them to stand upon the
truths of political economy, which were not in the
slightest degree influenced by the fancies or interests
of mankind, but which were as immutable as the laws
of nature. They should believe in them and make
their people understand them. By doing so they
would accomplish not only their own great objects,
but would assist
.their fellow countrymen striving for
the same cause somewhat behind them in circum-
stances, but nevertheless leading on mutually and
confidentially to the full dominion of the British race
over the mind of the intelligent world.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

WHY ARE THE YOUNG NERVOUS
AND THE MIDDLE-AGED DEBILITATED?
—This is now explained in a Medical Work, and a safe
mode of treatment for the resteiation of health and
vipur fully stated Avoid Galvanic applianus and
Quackery. A single copy post free on receipt of stamped
envelope Address—" Secretary, Institute of Anatomy.
Birmingham." The Author, A. M. BUTTON. Mit e.S.,
,will send a,ivice, free of charge, to all applicants
who send detlils of their cases, and may be consulted
daily at 44. Great Charles-street, Birmingham.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

WORLD FAMED

GL ENFIELD. GLENFIELD
The
Queen's
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Sy g this Starch
Is the Uest
She ever
thiett.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

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PICTURES FRAMED
From the Cheeptst and Best Mouldings

A NEW SELECTION OF PATTER:,%.7,B,
Best English Gobi Work.
OXFORD FRAMES, IN 0A K ,
Plain, Stained, or Polished, from 41. each.
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and when boil( d with inil( ',fibres c.:mpicie iud pried
for children end persoms wealitli4e.stion
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FREE EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND.

Free PtihStlgCS are granted by the Government tg
Female Domestic Servants of all kinds, who pre quite
free to engage with whom they please at the best wages
they can get.
Wages .£25 to £5O a-year all found.
, Free Passages given to Agricultural Labnrers whether
'married or single.
Wages £3O to £5O a-year with board and lodging.
Assisted Pdszsges to Alt chanies on payment of £4.
Wages as under :-
1
Blacksmiths, 12s to 14s a day Shipv..riO.ts 103 to 12adftY
Carpenters. ]2a ~14s ~ Tailors.... 9i ~10' ,7
Shoemakers Os „ lOs ~ M iners .. .. lOs „
The above need not want work a ,i1,r!,., 11,,,i- ,lit, r
landing. .
Apply personally or by letter to Agent-General for
Queensland, 32, Charing Cross, London, S.%\'.; or to
A. W. Di:ALE, Commercial Sae 11.0 m,,
Kiddetli4ster,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

THE PRINCE OF WALES' PRESENTS
IN INDIA,

The Special Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph writes:—

As yet I believe the Prince has not given away any
of his fire-engines or organs. Whom they are intended
for remains yet to be seen. For the present books,
swords, and rifles have mainly represented his Royal
Highness's gifts. Of course these gifts have been
selected with a view of suiting the particular tastes
and needs of the recipients. Thus the Rajah of Kola-
pore, aged fourteen, has a gold snuff-box, with the
Prince's monogram on the outside of the lid,
a silver medal, commemorative of the visit, a
large sword, and some English books of pictures.
The Maharajah of Oodeypore, aged eighteen,
also gets a snuff-box, a book of English coronation
ceremonials, a sword, a rifle, a medal, and a riding-
whip. The Guicowar, aged nine, has a particularly
large snuff-box, a sword longer than he is tall, an album
of photographs, a book of engravings, a medal, and a
watch and chain. A very irreverent person suggested
that a handsome whistle, a top, and a box of the best
building bricks would have been more suitable • but
he was very properly suppressed. Somehow or Other,
the Nizam of Hyderabad's representative has received
no snuff-box, but in place of that got for his Royal but
youthful master, a huge silver flagon of the time of Marl-
borough (teetotallers mark 'that!), three rifles, a ring,
some " valuable " books, and a scabbard belt. The
Maharajah of Mysore, who has nearly reached the
mature age of fourteen, finds himself the proud pos-
sessor of a snuff box, a silver flagon—also of Marl-
borough's time--a sword and scabbard belt, three books
(":valuable," of course), a riding whip, and a pair of
:field glasses—at which extraordinarily miscellaneous
assortment his Highness seemed- somewhat amazed.
The presents made to the Prince already would fill a ,
large museum admirably. Daggers, Cutchee guns,
tea services, rhinoceros hide shields, swords, lances,
glass necklaces, anklets, bracelets, shawls, carpets,
ancient guns, suits of armour, jewels, and cups only
represent part of the things—they are almost as
diversified as the selection the Prlnce's advisers have
made, and almost as useless. A white elephant, a
mangoose, and a box of snakes would complete the

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ICE.

TWO BOYS DROWNED.

Two boys were drowned at Brierley Hill,
on Thursday afternoon, while sliding on a pool
at the back of Level Street. Eight fell into the
water on the ice giving way, but six were roe,
cued. One of the boys, named Preece, is eight,
and the other, whose name is Hunt, is seven
years of age. It was fully an hour before the
former was recovered, and the latter was in the
water, which is only four feet deep, for half an
hour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESO

OR MADE TO ORDER.

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Useful in almost every ailment of SOWS and Pl 6 S of all ages. They act as a preventive of Milk Fever
Garget, promote the health and well doing of growing pigs, greatly facilitate the fattening of Pigs, and are
most efficacious in Foot and Mouth Disease, &c., &c. bold in Packets of 5 for Is, oc 15 for 2s. 6d, a all
Druggist&
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

FASHIONABLE STREET-SWEEPERS.

(From Punch.)

LADLES, pay attention, if you please, to an import-
ant piece of news. We quote it from a letter by a
fashionable writer on the Paris winter fashions :

"Dark green and grey, with check patterns, are the
favourite shades for dresses. These are worn both in and
out of doors much longer than last year ; the skirt, flat In
front, grazes the ground at the sides, and runs off in a long
narrow peak, trailing a full yard on the ground."
- -

-
Crossing-sweepers are but seldom to be seen in Paris,
but while the present fashion lasts their presence is
not needed. Their work will be, no doubt, efficiently
performed by Ladies with their pretty dresses trailing
on the ground a yard or so behind them. Dark green
and grey, being rather sombre colours, are quite fit for
winter wear; but, considering the state to which long
skirts must speedily be brought by draggling in the
dirt, we should have recommended mud-colour, as being
still more suitable. Check patterns are clearly a
propos, in our opinion. It must be rather costly work
to let your wife's dress play the part of the bosom of a
crossing-sweeper; and her costume may fitly show the
figure of the cheque which you have paid for it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

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Office: 21, Paternoster Row, London, E.C.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

L.
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t "T
MOBILIZATION OF THE ARMY.

reviewing the scheme for the mobilization of the
y, The Times remarks :—The reforms in our
military system introduced by Lord Cardwell fur-
nished a stepping-stone towards a definite organi-
zation forthe defence of the country; and the Horse
Guards have devoted attention 1,0 the preparation in
time of peace of a scheme of mobilization which may
come into play without strain in case of necessity. Nor
was it unnecessary that this should be done. Plans of
a similar nature lie ready ancl.prepared in the archives
of the War Office of every country which has any pre-
tensions to military consideration. These, as a rule, are
held rigidly secret. Our Government, on the prin-
ciple that it is better to accept the risk of giving in-
formation to a possible enemy than to puzzle its own
officers, is about to rgake known the arrangements
which should be understood by both the Regular and
the Auxiliary Forces. The experience of the late
contest between France and Germany afforded a
startling proof that the success of troops in the field
must depend in a great measure on the careful fore-
thought and previous calculations of the War Office.
The necessity of being prepared for more speedy
military action than4existing regulations, allowed was
earnestly pointed out in the recommendations of the
Royal Commission which was assembled when
General Peel was Secretary of State for War. Sub-
sequent events on the Continent have confirmed the
juogment of the Commission.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

_
iIMPSON'S SANITARIAN
is a soverign remedy in all cases
NG and the numerous Diseases
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

A CRCESUS AMONGST RAGDEALERS.

The Journal des Debats relates a story of a rag-mer-
chant having died a few days ago at Cannes, leaving
a fortune of 400,000 fr to the surprise rather of his
nearest relatives, who had not expected any such
good luck. On the day of his death this Crcesus,in
tatters, feeling the end drawing near, had called for a
notary, who promptly appearing at the bedside of
the dying man' and with the assistance of some
witnesses present, was in the act of drawing up
a will for the disposition of the rag-merchant's
possessions, when, in the middle of his dictations, the
sick man came to a sudden stop, and expired without
divulging the names of his intended heirs. In the course
of last week the relatives of the dead man, all very poor
working people' and in the absence of a will the pre-
sumptive heirs to all his property, made their appear-
ance at Cannes; when, at their request and in their
presence, the authorities proceeded with the execution
of an inventory of all the effects kept by the late rag-
merchant. The first day brought to light property in
the shape of rentlists, mortgage titles, coupons pay-
able to bearer, shares of all sorts, banknotes, gold and
silver coin to the amount of 300,000 f, The second
day the relatives, who could hardly realise or believe in
their good fortune, had some more surprises. Inside a
very insignificant piece of furniture they found an
earthenware pot filled to the brim with gold Louis-
d'ors to the amount of 15,000 fr. In a cupboard they
also found a large quantity of cloth and packages of
folded sheeting. On one of the inheritors calling on
the notary to have them counted, he proceeded to un-
fold the packet of sheets, when out of one of them
dropped some papers, representing in rent titles and
shares another sum of 9,),000fr. By the saving habits
of their dead relative the inheritors thereby found
themselves transferred from a state of poverty to
affluence. :f.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

IN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

MBER 11, 1875.

TRADE MARK REGISTRATION.—FIint & CO., 56, Cheap.
side, London.—Every Trade Mark must be Registered
anew under the recent Act. Fo existing Registrations
Stationers' Hall, or elsewhere, of any avail. Apply at
once to Flint and Co. Trade Marks registered in
America, Germany, France, and all Continental Coun-
tries. No Charge for translations into any Foreign
language.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

THREE WOMEN BURNT TO DEATH.

A fire, with fatal consequences to three persons, is
recorded by the Journal des Debats as follows :—On
Friday night, just after midnight, some people passing
by the Place Manbaurguet, at Tarbes, perceived flames
bursting through the shutters of a grocery store, and
tried to alarm the inmates, but in vain. On break-
ing open the doors, a tremendous body of flame shot
out, and up to the windows of the top storey. In
spite of great efforts to rescue the inmates it was
found impossible to reach them through the burn-
ing storerooms, the only way of entrance to the
house. It was also found impossible to effect an
entrance by the windows, as the flames covered
the outside walls up to the roof of the build-
ing. At last by making a hole through the wall at
the side of the house they managed to rescue Barrere,
the proprietor of the stores, and a lodger, but in such
a state of fright that they were unable to say where the
female inmates were. The wife of Bars-ere on first
hearing the breaking of the glass incautiously opened
a trap-door communicating with the stores, when the
flames burst through the opening, reaching and ignit-
ing the bed on which lay two young girls, one the
daughter of Barrere and the other a companion.
Almost suffocated the three women managed to reach
a small yard at the back some three yards square
and covered by wooden planks. Here they were dis-
covered by Barrere, who, by means of a passage along-
side the burning house, leading to a barn at the back,
succeeded in getting near them, but, by the time he
had reached the-top of the parting wall, the women
had gone back with the intention of putting on some
les or fetching some money and valuables. A.
moment afterwards the roof fell in with a crash, send-
ing up myriads of sparks, and burying the three unfor-
tunate creatures in the ruins. When discovered the
following day among the debris their remains were
found to have been burnt almost to a cinder.

I cloth.

Their fkineral was attended by an iramenSe crowd of
mcarners, the family having been held in great estima-
tion by all their neighbours. The daughter was only
19 years of age, of very industrious habits, and her
companion who was in the habit of coming to assist
them on market days had just reached her twentieth
year, and was engaged to be married in a short time.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

A PLEASANT MEMENTO.

A Bombay journal states :—"The English papeis
chronicled how the Princess of Wales accompanied
her husband to France, but with all their vigilance
they did not hem' about a certain small box being placed
on board the Serapis. Well, there was such a
box, and all that Sir Bartle Frere, in whose
charge it was placed, knew about it was that he
was to take particular care of it, and not to let the
Prince know anything of its existence. When the
Serapis arrived the box was sent to Parell, and on
the next morning, the Prince's bit thday and
his first morning on Indian soil, his eye rested
upon a large portrait, beautifully adorned with
Indian flowers. The portrait was that of the
Princess. • It had been secretly placed in the Prince's
bed•room in order to surprise him, and it is unneces-
sary to say that this was the contents of the mysterious
box which had been so jealously watched by Sir
Bartle Frere, and about which Miss Frere was the
only possessor of the secret. We may all be sure that
the Prince was touched with the Princess's thoughtful-
ness. In a strange land, amid surroundings of which
he has never before seen the like, the portrait must
have suggested very powerfully to his Royal Highness
the tender anxiety with which the Royal family, as
well as the British nation, regard his tour in India."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-12-11

THE SULTAN'S HABITS AND
EXPENDITURE.

The Eeonomiste Francais continues its description of
the Sultan's habits and expenditure (says the Paris
Correspondent of The Times). He pays almost daily
visits, it says, to his collection of wild beasts andbirds.
Some he makes favourites, while to the others he takes
a dislike from the tone of their voice or other causes,
and they are banished from the Imperial gardens to
the extremity of the Seraglio. Men-of-war are sent
to all parts of the world to increase his collection, and
the Governor of every Province tries to afford him an
agreeable surprise by costly presents' —Arabian horses,
carpets, fruits, &c. So, too, wealthy Mahomedans as
soon as they purchase a handsome slave send her to
the Sultan Valide, who never refuses her. The pre-
sent, of Course, do not come out of the officials own
pockets, but rather servo to swell their gains, for they
take ten horses from the taxpayers for one that they
send the Sultan. Of late years pictures and vases from
China and Japan have accompanied these gifts, the
Sultan having taken a passion for these, and having
spent this year £60,000 on pictures. The Palace
expenditure has been ,t 2,000,000 a year ever since his
accession. His servants number s,soo—the kitchens
employing 500, the stables 400, the menagerie 200,
while there are 400 Caikdjis, 400 musicians, 300 door-
keepers of the 21 Palaces and Kiosques, and 100
porter 9. The Harem has 1,200 inmates. The Sultan
has 25 aides-de-camp, seven chamberlains, six secre-
taries, and at least 150 employes with various functions.
There are 50 medical men, 150 black eunuchs' and 100
Harem messengers. Many of these servants are mar-
ried, and feed their families with the broken meat,
while they have under servants, so that 7,000 persons
are daily fed in the Palace at an average coat of sf. a
day, or £500,000 a year. The horses, 600 in number,
are mostly presented by the Khedive, who also an-
nually sends costly jewels, pictures, and birds. The
stables cost at least £40,000 a year, and the Harem
0.60,000, while the pensions to the Imperial Family
amount to £1,821,600, and repairs to the Palaces and
Kiosques £BO,OOO, not to speak of the Sultan's pas-
sion for building, which since his accession must have
swallowed up at least £560,000. His nominal Civil
List being only £1,240,000, the remainder of the
£2,000,000 must figure in the Budget under other items.