The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-02-20 00:00:00

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DEDICATED TO HER MAJESTY'S NAVY_
ROYAL YACHT CLUBS, AND THE MERCANTILE MARIO'
—Which are the best Binnacle Lights? Stearin°
Candles, of course !—Punch. - 0 •
DANogn AT SEA.—At Harwich the walls ao„
placarded with a notice headed "Danger at Seas
which state that in case of stormy weather
and the consequent peril of many belonging to that
port and elsewhere, the church bells will ring 03
usual fog chimes to call together wives, children, ea.,
others to pray for those in danger; and that is ePer-u`'
service of earnest intercession will then be offered _
in the church to God for succour and help. e, •
A PLEASANT PROSPECT.--Traveller jre."
land) : "Hi,—pull her tip, man! Don't you see Os
mare is running away?"—Paddy: " Hould tight:
'onor. For yet life don't touch the reins I—sure they
as rotten as pears! I'll turn her into the river at the
bridge below here. Sure that'll stop her, the blagyard
—Punch. .
SIAMESE NAMES AND DATES.—There is arnoni
papers just laid before Parliament a letter to the Clue
Commissioner of British Burmah from SomdechPJiT
Paramindr Maha Chulalong Korn, supreme King nt
Siam; but this is His Majesty's short designation, 44"
the Treaty of 1874 gives to him not merely these ray
but 28 more names. The letter concludes with a ntsktre
ment of its date :—" Given at our Hall of Audience/
Amarindr. Winichchary Maha Warya Biman, c,LtY 0. 1
Ratne Kosindr Mahinde Ayudellaye, the Boyi.-
capital, Bangkok, on Sunday, the 14th day of 'le
waning of the moon of the month of Bisakha,.beil
the sixth month counting from the cold season years
the lock, sth of the decade Siamese astronomical ye°
1235 (corresponding to 25th day of May, A.D..18173)i
being the fifth year or 1,646 th day of our reign."
A PARIS SENSATION.— One of the latest men.'
Cons in Paris is the performance of a young ballet
.
girl, who nightly enters a lion's den at the enatele
Theatre. She entered for the first time on Sugail
evening last. A lion,lioness, two hyenas, two jac
and two bears, were put together in a cage, and Male;
Ghinassi paid them a visit. She had but a bouquet 0;
flowers wherewith to soften their savage manners, aIT
a whip in hand to set them a good example. Wit'
the utmost coolness this young girl—she is twenty-°P°
years old—walked through the midst of them, and
bowed smilingly to th e audience. After that she .see
to have kicked the lion, sat upon the lioness, andietl,
an inappreciative bear with violets. Afterwards, V
the other animals being dismissed to their cages, glie
entered to the lioness again, and put her through tlis
usual exercises. It is well to take notice (a correspol:
ent adds) what a thorough free trade in suicide
.0
allowed on this side the Channel.
. .
SIBYLLINE VOICES WANTED.—Recent Arne*:
-can papers report the case of a gentleman who Alit
forcibly expelled when he ventured to express his dit
approbation by hissing in an American theatre. Let,
vs hope if the same hiss-try-on-ic experiment Were
made on this.side the water it would be ,rewarden
instead of punished. —Punch. •
• TRADE MARKS. —Among the Govermn#ll'
measures to be introduced this session will be a bill!Pr
the registration of trade marks. It will be renaeln- ,
bered,that, in replying to a deputation 'of-the Asso-
ciated Chamber of • Commerce which waited on'the
President of the Board of Trade last Noverhber'..,4o
reference to this subject, Sir Charles Adderley state°,
that he quite understood its importance, and if Jle
obtained the consent of the Government he would re-
introduce this session the measure which, had been
approved by the various chambers. It is new ivlL.
mated that the bill will 'shortly be introduced by Sir'
-Orarles Adderlev. •
LEYDEN LITERATI.—Punch is .glad the p_rP-
' ceedings at the Leyden Tencentenary went ofismoothl34
A Leyden. jar or two was no more than might have
been expected.—Punch.
HUNTERIAN ORATION.—The oration which
now given biennially in memory of John
celebrated anatomist, surgeon, &c. was delivered bn
Saturday afternoon at the Royal &liege of Surgeon,
London, by Mr. Le Gros Clark, FRS., the-Frog'
dent, before a very large and distinguished compitil
of medical and scientific men; The oration' was'in
able exposition of the labours,of Hunter in the vario.tts
'branches of natural science, and showed that lie was
justly to be classed, not only among the greatest iur-
geons, but the greatest natural philosophers.th4 the
world has produced. The orator -entered at Botha
length into the discoveries and researches of anatoieilts,
physiologiste, and surgeons since the time of Hunter,
and showed host' the progress 'of knowledge had MO-
- or extended the original views of our Vreit
countryman. At the conclusion of the address,
lasted upwards of an hour, Mr. Clarke was WhrmlY
applauded by his audience. In the evening the Hun-
terian dinner took place at Willis's Rooms, St. James's,.
HINT TO THE MANAGERS OF POULTRY SHOWS* j
—Exhibit some henpecked husbands. —Punch.
. COAL ON RAIL WAYS.—In the half-year ending:.
December 31, 1874, the cost of the coal and coke c011..'
sumed in the locomotive 'department of the North
Staffordshire Railway was £16,213, as com Pared with
£20,810 in the correvonding period of 1873. In .the
half-year ending December 31, 1874, the cost of the .doal
and coke consumed in the locomotive department of the
North-Eastern Railway was £186,482, as compared
with £250,717 in the corresponding period of 1873. In
the half-year ending December 31, 1874 the cost 0f.th.,0)
coal and coke consumed in the locomotive department
of the Midland Railway was £156,599, as compared
with £219,962 in the corresponding period of 1873.
Great relief has thus been obtained in the matter of
coal by the railway interest; the savings realised under
this head have, however, been neutralised to a great
extent by the increased cost of labour.

P . 13-111.'S
REST. —The Long Vacaticin.

THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVES.—WO (Globe)
understand that provisions will be made in the Navy
Estimates ifor 1875-76 for 17,000 men of the Naval.
Reserves of all classes, including 500 of the third _class')
the establishment of which is under consideration,:.
recruits for this class being, it is thought, obtainable-4
on board the mercantile training ships. Theeecond .0:.
class established• a few years since, is • growing in
popularity amongst fishermen and the Qoast populatios,` ,
and it is hoped that during the ensuing financial Yei;'":l*-
It may become 5,000 strong. :114
"ON 'CHANGE."—Brown. "Morninl.
Mornin'; ain't it ?"--L;Smith. "'Course it is. Every'
morning's a fresh morning! By-bye 1" [Brown
temper all day is quite unbearable.—Punch. _

A USEFIT-I. GI-FT.—One of .the
Paris almanacs
has this story signed Leboulaye :—.' A lazy girl, who
liked to live in comfort and do nothing, asked her fairy '
godmother to give her a good genius to do everything l
for her. On the instant the fairy. called ten dwarfs,
who dressed and washed the little girl and combed her
hair' and fed her and so on. All was done so nicely
that she was happy except for the thought that the/
would go away. ,To prevent that,' said the god-
mother, 'I will place them permanently in your ten
pretty little fingers.' And they are there yet."

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