The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1864-12-31 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

POOR FELLOW.—A ca-,e of separation is to occupy the forensic talent of Lyons, arising from a most orb sinal cause. A husband ef col.meal strength complains of having been beaten by hiswife. It appears that for several 'walla the ushihhoursof this ilLassertealpai& have been disturbed by the cries and moms otthe wife, caused by the blows inflicted from the herculean arm of her lord and master. The lady vowed vengeance in words not loud but strong ; and thus she fulfilled her purpose; the husband returned one evening unusually weary, from hunting, dined and drank copiously, immediately retiring to his bed, when he 'Wag AOOll tn the arms of Morpheus —dreaming, perhaps, but not of Use long packing needle and strong twine which, by the fair hands of his wife, was fast enclosing him, a helpless mass in his sheets. 'f his preliminary measure taken, the lady, armed with a powerful stick, returned with interest the accumulated blows of past years, till exhausted by the exertion, she was compelled to pause. After an instant's rest she made a deep curtsey to her belaboured husband, and announced to lion her intention of sloping to her parent's residence. The trial which will be the result excites immense curiosity.  THE Herm- DISPA7cII !—This forenoon I met a couple of little children of tender years walking about, each with two miniature swords stuck in his waist sash, indicating that when they grow up they will have the privilege of wearing two swords (says a writ ron Chins). It appears that amongst the armbearing section of the population, the children, from the earliest years that they are capable of being inacted, are taught notonly the use of the sword, Ina also the most genteel and approved method of committing suicide by Harts Kira, as it is eonsidereti vulgar to perform it as a mere rude process of disembowelling by ripping themselves up. A certain limit is assigned to the abdominal incision, which is usually made with the short sword, in a transverse direction. , The actual deprivation of life is effected either by the ' person himself wounding the great blood vessels of the throat, or having his head struck off by an attendant after he has recognized the obligation of committing suicide by personally making the abdominal incision.  - A ITEAvY Ox—Last week (says an Elgin paper) we noticed the fact of a very heavy ox beiug slaughtered in Elgin, the weight of which was 11Acwt., and 2401 be. of tallow. This ie, however, completely cast into the shade by the weight of the prize Ox at Forres. The carcass of this monster animal weighs I,soolbe, or 135 Stones at ,14Ibs. the stone, to which must be added N-I lbs. of tallow; which, added to the weight of the beef, makes 2,15.1 lbs. avoirdupois, or about 153 stones What is the weight of the hide, horns, hoofs, Sze., may have been we cannot say, but we well remember the time when an ox of 100 stone was a perfect wonder, and as such, was dressed out in ribbons, with a piper on his back to play through the streets before the ox went to the shambles. 1., it not poisible that oxen as large as elephants may yet be seen in the North of Scotland?  TIIE RECTOR ANI) TAN HIGIIO7Ar