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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-11-06

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE
JEWS.

The Rev. Dr. A rtom, chief rabbi of the Spanish
and Portuguese Jewish congregations, at the conclu-
sion of the sermons preached by his at the Upper
Bryanston-street Synagogue, on the 21st October, and
at the Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, on Saturday
last, offered up the following prayer for his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales :
" Almighty God! Although our hearts are fondly attached
to Palestine, the inheritance ef our fathers and the place
of Thy choice, yet, in accordance with the command given
us by Jeremiah, we are faithful and devoted to the Sove-
reigns whose subjects thou haat made us—we love the
country of our birth. Through our loyalty we pray Unto Thee
on behalf of the Powerful Princd, the Heir Apparent to the
Throne, who, animated by the noble feelings which ought
to warm the heart of every monarch, has just undertaken
a long, fatiguing, and perilous journey. Thou, 0 Lord, who
makest a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters,
protect, 0 protect, the august traveller who carries with him
the good wishes of a whole nation. Save him from the
attack of- the tempestueus sea, from the effects of a tropical
climate, from all kinds of danger. Give prosperity to his
milsion, the object of which is not only to make the imperial
rule more and more solid, but also to spread the Western
Civilisation, which means industry, education, and toler-
ance, among a race which, from the most distant antiquity,
has been very great, but whose greatness was always
dissociated from a spirit of justice and equality among
men. Cause the noble Prince to exercise a happy influence
over the inhabitants of beautiful India, so that they
may see that the happiness of a nation does not de-
pend upon the infinite wealth of its country, but upon
laws of wisdom and goodness, upon those laws respected
and obeyed by all. Grant our beloved Prince a happy return
—a return which is earnestly prayed for not only by millions
of human creatures, but also by a mother and a wife, whom
their august rank does not prevent from being the most
affectionate mother, the most loving wife. Cause the Prince
to be always fall of the fruits of wisdom and understanding,
of counsel and might, of knowledge and the fear of God, so
that when in the proper time he reigns over us he may be
great through Justice and kindness, and show friendship to
the people of IsraeL May David's words be applied to him,
0 Lord, through Thy infinite mercy—' For thou preventedt
him with the blessings of goodness; Thou settest a crown of
pure gold upon his head. He asked life of Thee, and Thou
gayest it him, even length ci days, for ever and ever.'
Amen."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-11-06

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S JOURNEY.

When the Duke of Edinburgh visited India he pro-
ceeded no farther south than the town of Madras it-
self. But the Prince of %Vales will pass through those
curious and interesting cities of the Carnatic, Trichi-
nopoly, Madura, and Tanjore. The nearest parallel
to the rock of Trichinopoly to be found in Great
Britain is the rock at Dumbarton. Both rocks are
natural fortresses, and have an eventful history.
To the Hindoo, however, the rock of Trichinopoly is
something more than Dumbarton is to a Scotch-
man. it is one of the favourite resorts of the
veng'eful Siva, and the Tamilian poet, Tayumilnavar,
—who, like the most distinguished of his confreres, was
considered to be the human avator or incarnation of a
deity,—made it his home. From the small cut-stone
temple-choultry on the summit of the rock, a match-
less view is to be obtained of the broad plains that
spread on either side of the Rivers Cauvery and
Coleroon, which at the time of the Prince's visit will be
in fair flood. This is the country about which, eight
centuries ago, the Yalmiki of Southern India, the poet
Kamban, wrote :
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-11-06

THE PROFESSOR OF THE FUTURE.

(From Punch.)
Tliis Lady Professor's so wondrous wise,
lier very face is a study;
She mounts a pair of celestial blue eyes,
And her mouth's sm^.lt ellipsis is ruddy.
To masculine pupils of various age
She lectures,—for such is her duty;
And the old ones think her an absolute sage,
And the young ones a perfect beauty.
Her small white hand has a clenching force,
If sometimes her facts look like fiction ;
And, whate'er be the logic of her discourse,
Her smiles bteed an instant conviction.
Such sweet little theories doth she advance,
And her eyes emit proofs so thickly,
All her senior disciples fall into a trance,
All her junior in love as quickly.
Now, though Punch's opinion should go for nought,
Or be slighted as merely funny,
lie holds that if thus the old fellows be taught,
The boys will get most for their money.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-11-06

THE QUARTERLY RETURN OF THE

REGISTRAR-GENERAL.

It is shown in the quarterly return of the Registrar-
General, that, next to diarrhcea, scarlet fever was by
far the most fatal epidemic disease during the past
summer. The last two general epidemics of scarlet
fever in England reached their climax in 1863 and 1870.
causing a death-rate equal to 15 per 1,000 in both of
those years. After 1870 the mortality from this
disease declined rapidly and steadily until the end
of the September quarter of 1873; it was but 0-5
per 1,000 in 1872, and further fell to o'4 in the
first nine months of 1873. The present epidemic
commenced in the last quarter of that year, causing a
death-rate of 09 per thousand; it increased in intensity
throughout 1874, and a death-rate of I'4 in the last
quarter raised the average of the year to I'o4, which
was, however, 30 per cent. below the rate in the two
epidemic years 1863 and 1870 above-mentioned.
During the first nine months of this year the epidemic
has continued to prevail, but the fact that the fatal
cases in each quarter have been below those in the
corresponding quarter of last year appears to suggest
that the climax of the present epidemic occurred in the
last quarter of 1874.
The marriages in England and Wales in the second
quarter of this year were, according to the same docu-
ment, no less than 7 per cent. below the average
number in the three preceding corresponding quarters,
and if the increase of population be taken into account
this decrease per cent. becomes 9. The moat remark-
able decline in the number of marriages occurred in
Westmorland, Cornwall, and Cambridgeshire, in which
counties it was equal to 23, 21, and 27 per cent. res-
pectively. The marriages were below the average, al-
though to a less extent, in each of the other counties,
except in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and the
extra-metropolitan portions of Middlesex and Kent.
It may be noted that in the principally agricultural
counties of the South Midland, South Western, and
North Midland registration divisions the marriages in
the second quarter of this year were 12 per cent, below
the average, whereas the deficiency in the North
Western, 'York, and northern divisions, in which the
bulk of the population is engaged either in manufacture
or mining, did not exceed 5 per cent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-11-06

LARGE INCREASE OF BRONZE COINS.

A large amount of small change is now in prepara-
tion at the Royal mint in Birmingham, where a Go-
vernment order has just been received for 100 tons of
new bronze coins for circulation in this country (re-
marks the Pall Mall Gazette). There will be 50 tons of
pennies, 30 tons of halfpenniep, and 20 tons of farthings.
It takes, says an authority on this subject, 48 pennies
of the new bronze coinage to weigh 11b., but though
the farthing is exactly half the weight of the halfpenny,
it is not the case with the halfpenny and penny, and it
requires only 80 instead of 96 halfpennies to weigh 11b.
As to farthings, 160 weigh a pound. Of pennies,theref ore,
there will be 107,520 pieces to the ton; of halfpennies,
179,200; and of farthings 358,400; so that the total
number of coins included in this order will be as fol-
lows :—Fifty tons of pennies, 5376,000; 30 tons of
halfpennies, 5,376,000; and 20 tons of farthings,
7,168,000 ;or altogether 17,920,000 pieces. The execu-
tion of this large order will occupy about three months
and then the coins will be put up into £5 bags and
£2O boxes, and will be despatched from Birmingham,
according to the orders of the Master of the Mint, to
Scotland, Ireland, or wherever the accommodation
may be required.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-11-06

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