The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-01-06 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ASMA. of the Basses Mites, on a charge of having, at St Etienne, on the 20th of November last, murdered, by blows with a stick, another shepherd boy, named Doniftwe, two years Ids joniar, for the sake of torecmovinderinhgias tiinh-000stne.hpaie. eheetephli.eyhel:le s),maihi esoieemtel to the lab.tt)ez . .  The extraordinary event of the encounter of the earth with the tail of a comet, against the occurrence of which, according to Amen, there are more than two hundred and fifty million chances to one, actually took place on the I9th of June, loot, the eatth having imen for herr hours totally Immersed in the tail, according to the calculations of M. Lists, founded on observations made by him at ALit de Janeiro. earth was plunged into it to the depth of 110,00,1 leagues, and yet no effect was produced on the weather, not even a fog; • proof of Its extraordit any tenuity compared ewes with our atmosphere. The Emperor Napoleon went down to Fontainebleau laxt Friday to shoot over the preserves of the Grand Parquet. A char-a Laws and four posthorses awaited the Imperial party at the terminus to convey the Emperor and the Amtrian Ambassador and their usual suite to the rendezvous, where luncheon had been prepared on the grass The day's bag containml 1,f,81 head of genie, of which the Emperor shot VI, and Prime Metternich 297. The Empress ItO.Olf. partied the Emperor at the last shooting party p, miens to the flutedarptnn,rtei.hotget An inquest has been held at Dalston on the death .the Court front Compiegne, and knocked over of a Mr. Garland, and a vsrdiet of Accidental Death reho hail gone on the balcony td his it ground and was fatally Injured. alightht raneo det. ;dal ave way itite hbiatul and hw,„l t Lhu Last to,: The sanitary authorities of Barcelona have come to a very StrOlii,a ,` resolution. In consideration, it is said, of a report having reached Spain that temieney to eni. dentic Merritt." has lately shown itself among the population of London, these authorities, acting upon "superior orders," have forbidden English vessels to land their passengers without quarantine, either at Barcelona or at any other point at the coast Site AO leagues north and eutrh. It la not known whether similar measures will be equally ea, tended to other ports nearer to the English ,hores, as it would seem but too natural. It is sahl that the English minister, Sir John Crampton, has addreased strong remonStriumes to tbeSpanish government upon the subject.  what hteh';pa.s."ab'oteuet,""tandecPulinr; I.,..iilliiii:i'llneal4ulti‘."llesoirwwiiel'nieth discernment, and the Court the law ...dative to murder committed under stimces by boys under fifteen years of age—con-4,7fTmouliitehp,tinteeLllll.ylire,;:lh:me,:,:t,t. to twelve year.' huprlsonment. The fiftieth anniversary of the restoration of Hanover as an independent State which dates from 1815 was recently celelarded as • national fete. One passage in the King's speech h,s attracted some attention. "Ins 14,15," he said, "it was prove& in a striking manner that right took precedence over a complished facts" The phrase has been construed in Germany as meaning that George V. is less disposed than ever to recognise the kingdom of Italy. It is believed that he still refuses to sign the treaty of commerce between the lollverein and the Italian Government. A discovery has been made at Toulon, where thu Iron-plated frigate Provence is undergoing repairs, which allows the danger that menaces the entire iron-coated fleet of France. The Provence was fitted out for sea only 15 months since, and already • great number of her plates are nearly consumed with rust. The Director of Naval Architecture is of opinion that ifs composition be not discovered to prevent the action of rust the iron-plated fleet !must be renewed every live years. A meeting of the representatives of various agrietdburst bodies in Lancashire was held at Preston on Saturday, to consider what steps should be taken with respect to the cattle plague, and to discuss the proposal to seek from the government a measure establishing a system of national insurance. It was generally admitted that the toe I societies which had been tornted had failed to meet the necessities ml the case, that only a ',onto.i of the stock was insured, ana that if OM plague became virutent in L oacasl,jrn, conapen, nation could not be paid to the extent of the insuiance. Colonel Wilson-Patten, Ml'., while expreming his opinion that the fanners must now seek government assistance, maintained the soundness of late former idea of a system of union mutual Insurance. It was resolved to petitioa the Home Secretary, and to request the High Sheriff convene a county meethig.