The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-06-25 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

STER SALMOY.—Mr. Frank tuckland, inspector of Salmon Fisheries, 4, Old Palace-yard. Westminster, has cent tlae following letter for publication : Mr. Charles, of Arabella-row, fishmonger, kindly sent for me this morning to examine the largest salmon of modern times. I have seen this magnificent fish welshed ; he Fist touches the ecale at .figh. ; him length is eft. 51n. ; girth, 215. 7-tin. Ile won caught in 1111 Tay by Mr. Al-sander Speedie, the well-known talisman of Peril,. The captors of this grand fi.ll proves the sriirdiiess of the doctrine I have islways endeavoured to promulgate among •alinor, conservetort—" Preserve your hats." These galls when going down the river are worthless ill. food; they will, however, return from the sea bright as new silver, and excellent " food for the people," having c lit nobody a eixpence for their ke, p, as in the sea they live uPon vendee* lug-worms, and the fry of sea fish. Th. this 114 h 'which probalr y went to the sea in Febrile. y, 186s' now returiis as Mr Charles has inform,d me) worth at Wholesale price ail 12s. 61., or the price of three very gond sheep In 1854 the late Mr. arrell examined a ash in Mr. Charles's shop that weigh, d galb. ; hut he was a Datchinan. I, have been permitted to take a cast of this • magniiicent Tay fish. I hope st ortly to place the cast lamp Miissuri of coman,c Fish Culture,' at the liortieultural Gardens. Kerifliefitos,, and it possible get him pawed to We by Mr. Rolle  POOR Pst,Low ! —A Count, who had long been "out at elbows," has just committed suicide in the Toulon prison. Some time ago he was arrested and sentenced to a week's imprisonment as a vagabond. Being retogni. el as a gent'e man of noble family, the prison authorities, procured him a coachman's place with a rich family. He performed the duties with comfort to himself and satisfaction to his master, but, unfortunately the latter, having occasion to change his residence, dischaegeti him. He h uud it impossible to get any evploynuent, and dreading to be again taken up for a vagabond, saved the ',filters troutie by .declarieg him self to he one, and asking for a hedging in prawn. There being a mark against his name as an "old offender," he was placed in a class subjected to more severe prison discipline than he had been on the first occasion. This change of treatment weighed heavily on his mind. He had in his pocket P0131(1 manu.cript ea.aya on scientific suhiPcta which had been rejected by many putilisbees, and to console himu-lf he aopsaled againl the.r judgment to that of his fellow.prisoners, but they only laughed and jeered when he attenorted to read his productions to them. Oa going to bed lit aekcil the gaoler to lend him a pencil ; with this he wrote upon a sheet of note paper these words—' Knee everybody mocks at me, I must be an can." Teen he hung himself by his braces to a bar in his cell, and he was found in the morning dead DEATH OF A NerolaoN.—A telegram from New York announces the death of Jerome Bonaparte. at Baltimoro, on Friday the 17th instant : Prince Jerome Rnaparte, the youngest brother of Napoleon 1., and at one time King of Westphalia, married at New York, in 131, a young American lady named Nata-1 son. The deceased was their only child, and was born in the environs if London on the 7th July, 18i 5 Napoleon I , ' being annoyed at this marriage, which was contracted without his cursent, declaring it nil and void, and Jerome limaparte wits aiterearls united to the Princess Frederika, of Wortemburg. Prince Napoleon and the Princess NI athilce are the issue of this second roarrirge. The first marriage was the subject of some proceedings la the French Courts a few years since, when an attempt was made to establish its validity by the son of Jennie Bonaparte who has lest dad, The attemVt was, however, uhraccessral.