The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-11-08 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

QUIPS" BY "QUIZ."  The attempt to shoot the Rev. J. Y. Rooker, Recto of Lower Gornal, was investigated at the Stairordshir. Assizes yesterday. The outrage was villainous Buil, to ray mind, deserves more than the twelve yanks' palm i servitude which the judge meted out to Hartland.  French murders are often cold.blooded and most atrocious. But notwithstanding the deep horror of their surroundings, there seems to he a determination among the rulers of Frencs that capital punishmoet shall cease to be enforced. Pre,ident emery has jual commuted the sentence of death which was passed upon five assassius, whose crimes merited depth according t„. the old law of a life for a life. lam inclined to think that the French are right, and that smitary confinement would be even a more terrible punishment than the law's legal *laughter.  There is another blow up at Constantinople. It is always the political sth of November there. This tit°. Lord Beaconsfield poses in the attitude of a terror to U. rucks. Is England he is a terror of a Turk to most people.  Many people ace convinced in London that we are on the brink of solos grand theatrical fireworks in Conner. lion with Eastern affairs. Just as the English see?, deteanined to sweep away oar "Jew' Government at home, our own political Jades announces his intention of bettering the condition of the Christians in Asia. This attitude of the man who sneered at the sufferings of the Bulgarian Christiana wonid be ridiculous if it was cot contemptible.  For three years we have had to carry Turkey and bully Russia. Oar noodle of a Prime Minister seems determined to plate us in the awkaard position of haring to tight both.  Dissolution ham been in the air during the past week. I A London paper well says in regard to the Cabinet Councils that have been held— " First they wouid, and then they wouldn't, Then they sahl they really coaldn't— Couldn't spring a dissolution on a waiting world so quirk; Then the nation said they shouldn't quit their office till they couldn't But confess, with shame and sorrow. Fate had tramped their every trick."  I am rather inclined to agree with Mr. Rathbone ldge lk. that if it was not for the hopes of a dissolu. lion some peopis would look for a solution of another kind for these evil times, namely revolution.  What a deal of good might be done (to England at least) if the prment Ministry was shipped off to improve the condition of the Asiatics. The condition of the oliotics and fanatics at home would be improved by return to common sense leadership in the guidance of the nation.  Mr. Campbell is retiring from the representation of North Staffordshire. 'The !Mt!, News intimates that our quietly decorous member, who list been so discreetly silent in Parliament, has been told by the wire-pallets of Toryism that the party would prefer to dispense with his valuable services. Won't the Tories of Stoke and of North Staffordshiri generally feel flattered at this polite way of kicking their member. For my own part I think Colin Minton Campbell is a respectable, decent—and no oa_ropreiefltotivr of haul dram Conservatism. I dont see what the party will gain by substituting • Stallington Child, for our Stoke " chink."  Perhaps a is thought Sir Smith Child will best svM favour with the farmer., sad that Cock-a.hoop nimbus, au* he sill be more likely to crow auceessfully than Mr. Campbell with our Tsinworth Refugee.  The fact that the constituency is to be contested bs one or two Liberala has frightened the Tories. I hope Mr. Coata will consent to stand, and that another can didate equally eligiole will he found. North Stafford. shire ought to return two Liberals.  Mr. Campbell evidently thinks that speech in Par liament is golden, while much of the talk is brass. He thinks that more time is wasted in trifles in the House of Commons than in any other assembly he knows. I compliment Mr. Campbell in his determination not to waste his silence on the desert air of Parliament. If only Mr. fianbury would follow tin example, how much he would iirprove his chance of Sot provoking the amusement that follows his oratorical efforts.  The traction engine is condemned to death—Spice gave it the finishing touch. By.the.liy. I think oar comic comic contemporary should go in for sporting tips. Some London turf prophets have made their tontines because they have selected the second cousin of a winner, bat Spice managed to place in exact order all the five hobbyhorse mama in the Hanley Municipal Stakes. I think that ii. feather for Spice.