The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-10-22 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

OWE. —Judge Deks I vane, once the terror of Parisian journalists, and who, for his never-failing ingenuity in framing reasons f. r a conviction in every press case brought before him, was promoted in the latter days of the Empire from the Tribunal of Carrectioaal Police to the presidency of a Civil Chamber, has committed suicide. The news is brought from Paris by balloon, and long details are given in the Pcuple Sou rev/ in. Before destroying himself, he sat up all nidit writing. At three o cicck in ths morvieg his valet, who had lived with him for 24 years, seeing • light in his belmom, opened the door, and mok the liberty of re minmendin g his master to go to bed. The judge ssi i "Presently," and dismissed the servant in • peremptory tone which he was not in the habit of using towards him, The man we." shocked to see  how (badly pale the judge looked, arid this was the more remarkable because he had a red scorbutic face. At six o'clock, having reained at his desk all the time, M. Delesvaux rang for hiz e.rvant, gave him a packet of letters, which he said he was to deliver to their address, and told him to let nobody disturb him. A few minutes later a report of sehot was heard, and M. Delesvaux was found with his head bathed in blood, and gaite dead. Some of the letters will probably reveal the motive/ for the act. Judge Delesvaux, who was raised to the bench for the zeal which he displayed as a commissary of police at the Coop d'Elot, was a lonely man, and scarcely ever went into society. FIGHTING HT STEAM,—The gentleman whoae name is identified with a very valuable mode of pro. during steel—Mr. Berry Bessemer—has written sup gesting • mode of making steam directly applicable for the purposes of warfare, which, if successful, would supersede to a great ottent, the mitrailleuse. He pro. PIACI to apply the principle of the steam lire engine to the projection of bullets. lie calculates that, with a pregame of 1501 he. of steam, loz and 2 2. bullets might be projected with an initial velocity of 1,600 or 1,800 feet per second, at the rate of 2,000 ptr minute of the smaller, and 1,000 per minute of the larger missiles. Mr, Bessemer proposes to submit detail, to the Waroffice ; but he seems confident of the practicability of c ambining the bullet projector with the traction engine, and of so producing a warlike machine of most formidable and deadly character. THC Romezt Quesnox.—The Westminster Gazette publishes the following protest id the Catholics of Great Britain against the invasion of Rome, which has been adupted by a committee of which the Duke of Norfolk is chairman :  "We, the undersigned Catholics of Great Britain, have witnessed with grief and iudignati n the invasion nf the States of the Church, and the assault and capture of Rome, by the army of King Victor Emmanuel. We hold that to witness these events in silence would be to connive at a blow to those first Instincts of honour and justice, without which security and freedom are Impossible, whether for State. or individuals. We protest against these acts. We protest against them In the Interests of public order, of morality, and of religion. We invite all good citir.hs to j'AU Us In condemning this great crime against the law of nations We Invite all honest men to Hu us In condemning this unjustifiable spoliation. We Invite all faithful Catholics to join on In condemning this act of sacrilege."  DIAMONDS OF THE C'.--Intaigent Policemen.—Punch.  THE GREAT KRUPP Gdx.—lt is said that the Prussians have abandoned the intention of bringing up to the siege of Paris, the great 1,003-pounder Krupp gun (liteniied to throw a solid shot of 1,2121 b., or a shell of 1,080111), which many persons will remember in the Paris Exhibition of 1867. Toe reason given is the weight of the gun, which is equal, including the carriage, to 65 tons; and this would be too great a trial for the temporary brid4es and pontoons that would have to be passel. Put the real reason piobably is the untrustworthinsEs of the monster, which cost £15.750 sterling, occupied 16 month., in construction, and has never, we believe, been fired. _ .