The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-07-28 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

NEWS.  13.111T1511 AND FOREIGN.  A telegraphic despatch from Nioe announces the death of Michael Garibaldi, brother of the general. - -.•  At Ballinacurra, Ireland, a gentleman, eighty years of age, has committed suicide by hanging himself.  There will be about MO/. prize money for each private soldier entitled to a share of the Bands and Kirwee money.  A meteorologist, Mr. Symons, states that more rain tel fallen during 1866 up to June 30th than fell during the whole of 1864.  It appear; from a rooent return that the total no tuber of ejectment' In Ireland for the last six years was 3,129 In the superior court", giving an average of 591 a year In the courtly and borough courts the aggregate numbers were—tm non•payment, 29,910; and for overholding, 11,125; the yearly average being 5,672.  A t Derby assues, the other day, Mr. Justice Mellor remarked that it had always been his opinion that calling many witnesses to prove one fact was like adding • large quantity of water to a small quantity of brandy—it made it weak  A New York paper states that upwards of 15,000 persons left the United States and Cana is for Europe, between May taut June 15, in the principal steamers and sailing ships that crossed the Atlantic eastward. Among the many curiositiei of the Paris Exhibition, which will take place text year, will he a piano-violin Attached to a piano of the ordinary kind will be a box containing a violin, arid from some admirable mechanical arrangement, when the keys are touched tie violin will discourse excellent music It is an American invention. The Morning Sear notes that although the now Government has been In power only a fortnight, It has already increased the expenditure by close upon half a million. Of this a goodly proportion is for breeeta-loader, and a turret ship.  The heat was so great in Washington on the 25th June, that the majority of the members of the Legislalure were overcome with sleep, and had it out in their shirt sleeves.  Sir J. Emerson Tennent draws public attention to the fact that in soldiers families the births of male children exceed those of females in the proportion of nearly two to 01le.  The American Government haa provided 6,075 artificial limbs for soldiers, at a cost of 357,625 dollars. Prince Trek had an interview with the Empetor of Austria, and tendered his seniors The offer was graciously received, hut declined under the eircnrnstancee of the recent marriage, and the Prince and Princess have returned to London. A solicitor named Burton, who resides at Reading, but w h .1 has offices in Clement', Inn, London, has met his death under very painful circumstances He was knocked down by a cab in Gray's-inn-road about one o'clock on Saturday morning, as lie was running after a woman who had robbed him of Ms watch and chain He was thought to be drunk at the time, hut on his being taken to the Royal Free Hospital the medical man in attendance thought he was soil, ring from cholera. Ile protested that he had not been hurt by the met The doLtor galvanised him for eholma, but afterwardo thought he was drunk, and ordered him to be taken to the station-house The surgeon there at once ordered hint to the Holborn Union Infirmary, certifying that he was not drunk, and was in an extreme *tate of otalapaa. and ha dad la a now lloura