The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19 00:00:00

THE LYE.

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ENTEITAINMENTe--011 Monday- evening a gaoitdcal_ and.
.dramatical entertainment was held in tike,RatetThibper-
arice Hall, and notwithstanding the very Mr;lenient,' state
of
,the weather there was a good" audiences. -
bag is the programme :—Overture (Band); "La Caliph
de Bagdad ; Glee, "The Chough and Crow;" Song,
"The White Squall," Master H. T. -Mobberley ; " Solo
(flute); "Dee Da," Mr. T. Btyant ; " Song, "The
Nightingale's Trill," Miss Hampton; Song, "- Bird of
the Wild Wing," Miss C. Hickman; Glee, "Come o'er
the Brook." Dramatic entertainment, "The Breach of
Promi4e Case, or Bardell v. Pickwick ; " Overture (Band),
"La Dame Blanche; " Duet, "I know a Bank," Miss
F. Williams and Miss C. Hickman •' Solo (violin), "Life
let us cherish," Mr. W. Partridge; Song, "The Wonder.
Musician," Master H. T. Mobberley ; Part Song, "Tar's
Song; "Finale," Gad Save the Queen." The overtures
by the band, (Ist and 2nd violin, violincello, flute and
piano), ware played With nice pre:ision and reflected great
credit on the performers. The glees were very well -
sung. Mr. Bryant's flute solo was fairly played but he
requires more practice in "Dee Du." Miss Hampton's
song " The Nightingale's Trill" was admirably rendered
and received tee well merited applause it deserved. In
the dramatic entertainment the characters were sustained
as follows :—Chief Justice Starleigh, A. J. Kedwards ;
Serjeant Buzfuz, Thomas Pateshall ; Serjeant Snubbin,
Edgar Hickman; Crier, Joseph Homer; Clerk, B. Hick-
man; Sam Weller, George Harderaan ; Foreman of the
jury. Thomas Parrock ; Pickwick, W. Webster; Mrs.
I3ardell, W. Hickman; Mrs. Cluppins, Thomas Bache;
Nathaniel Winkle, Louis Oliver. Considering the short
time the performers have had this piece in hand, the
acting was something wondelful, the characters of all
bei.ig sustained without a single hitch. The long speech
by the counsels for the plaintiff and defendant, and the
parts sustained by the Coief Justice, Sam Weller, Mrs.
Cluppins, and other members of the company showed
that they lost no time in studying the parts they had
undertaken- The different speeches and acting fre-
quently elicited rounds of applause. Mr. W. Partridge,
a very promising performer played on the violin received
an encore for his solo, and a most successful entertain-
ment was brought to a conclusion with the National
Anthem.

STRALING A HOUR BIM —Ai the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Mr. C. B. Swindell, Samuel Chap.
mat, of the Lye was charged with stealing a horse rug,
en the Mix the properly of Isaiah Adams, of Cradley.
Police-sergeant "Rea said from information received he
apprehended the prisoner at his own bathe and charged
him with stealing a rug. Prosecutor had a horse and-
trap standang at Mr. Morgan's door, who keeps the Pear
Tree Inn, at the Hayes. A witness saw the prisoner:, i
take tbe rug, but he had not time An get hintto some as
a witless, and Superintendent Freeman asked for a re-
mand. :Priaoner.was agile brought up yesterday, .befort
Colonel Fletcher, Messrs. 11. 0. Firmston aid J.B. Coth
ratio when he was again remanded till this day, (Saturday.)

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• '• •'" -H4cLESOWEN:. • ,
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Dili?* Ala tiIPOIMESLT.—At. the ,Police Coati, on
,-TuesdaYobefOre
,Blessrs. E. Gem, H. Howard. J. Watson,:
'and Dr 'Phillips. ,Thomas Saddler; .was charged with
being drank and disorderly at .Halesowen.--Police...
sergeant Chapman proved the calor and defendant was ~
'lined 23 6d And costa., . . . .
ASSAULT Cass.-r Thomas Hall . was Ake:god, with ,
assaulting James Clark. The evidence went to. show_
',that the dvfendant:was very drunk and challenging any.,
.one to light; complainant wa.4 passing -at the.time.. The
*defendant
,went up to him e tught. him by theArtn, and
shook him.
.i)efendaut was
•Oued 2s 6d and costs.—
Defendant was further charged with threatening Alex:
ander Clark, at the same time and place. The case WAS
oved and defendant botind.over iu his own recognisance
to keeßthe peace for six mouths. .

OLD
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DRUNK AND DISORDEALY.--At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Mr. N. Hingley, John Dunn, Alfred
Williams, Isaiah IN Minas, James Williams, James
VVoodhall, Joseph Weaver, and Levi Stevens were
charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 7th
at Spinners End.—Police-contable Styles said he was on
duty at Spinners End. There was a great row between
the defendants and they were drunk.—Other evidence
was given to show that their was adisgraceful row.—John
Dunn, Isaiah Williams, James Williams, and Levi
Stevens were fined 20s. each and costs, in default six
weeks' imprisonment. Alfred Williams, James Wood-
hall, and Joseph Weaver were fined 103 each and costs,
in default one month.

CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO Dos.—Frederick Holloway
and Daniel Smart appeared on remand charged with
Cruelty to two dogs by fighting them. Mr. Addison
defended. John Weston proved that he saw the defend-
ants dogs fighting on the 27th ult, and defendants set them
on to fight. A witness was called for the defence and
said he was present from the commencement, and the
dogs began to fight. The defendants did not set them
on to fight and the case was dismissed. • .
ASSAULT CASE.—Josjah Mole as charged with assault-
ing Joseph Adams on the 7th inst. From the evidence
of complainant they had some words when defendant
struck him, knocked him down and made his head jump
' tip like I ibid. The effect of the blow cut his lip.
Defendant denied eiriking eomplainant, and
.said it
wee a dispatic *DAIS ait vil when defendant foil down
and if has lip wee gni, it mast have ilseen done in
the fall." Ordered te pay expnees between them
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of sot which liad bean kkae, fromitht Weber's' ,
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