The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-11-27 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGt OBSERVER.

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or throe years :Aar this th it, SU actual elm•
mencerneet of the work we male. But M. de
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Lesseps had to contend against powerful oppo. Xocal altb gzstrut 'tidos.
Dents, and the most powerful were the members
of the British Governmeet in 1837, mid notably
by Lord Palmeraton. The then Premier opposed
the scheme on the ground that it would tend to Haw ....
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separete Egypt from Turkey. We need not now Owen, hawker, residing at Quarry Bank, was
enter open arguments which the lapse of a brought up before J. A. Scott, Req., on Tuesday
last, on the information of Edward Thomas,
dozen yesrs tend to considerably modify. But
Lord Palinerstoii also opposed the Suez atilttl Supervisor, on a charge of hawking without a
,
on other grouiela. "The Mediterranean Powers, license on the 22nd ins% at Quarry Bank. The
he sell, " would have an important start of ue complainant stated that the defendant was a
in conimunicating aith the Indian ()even." We hawker of hardware goode, and formerly took
can now see that this wan a arrow view to take ' out a hawker's licensee, hot since August 17th,
n
and it must have I.sea difficult even then to sop' 183(1, lie hail not taken out a license, and had
pose that the other European Poweri would been hawking goods since that time without a
brook the loss of an outlet for their mine, and license. Witness had repeatedly cautioned him,
the curtailment or unn•expansion of their com• : and hut done so as late Ka three weeks back.
merce out of compliment to Great Britain, or On the abovo date he saw the defendant hawk.
omit of deference to her selfish fears. We have lug his goods at Quarry Bank. He asked him
little occasion now to indulge in Ruch fears when ; for his license. Defendant said he had no
we bear in trind the existence of our great naval license and he (witness) gave him into custody.
stations of Gibraltar and Malta, and the great Del-umlaut pleaded guilty, and said he could not
development of peaceful policy during the last Alford to pay for a license. Mr. Thomas : The
few years. dufendant ham defrauded the revenue of ,e(3 by
Mr. Soott said he had

Great engineering worka ought not to ha frail.
tested by ioternational jeslousica, and we eon-
eider that the world at large will be beneatted
by the accomplishment of the long-projected
Suez Canal. It will facilitate international
communication and shorten long sea voyages by
even thousands of mile& It is early yet to
speculate on the effect that this ship canal may
Lave on the commerce of the world, but that it
will have a great effect is beyond all dispute.
Two facts which have just transpired will afford
fur thought in this direction. One Liverpool
firm, it is said, Is already off-ring to take goods
direct Ironi that port to Bombay for about £3
ltis per ton, nearly per ton below the average
freights to India, by way of Egypt; and a rival
firm, it 19 stated, have given orders to build I
fleet of steamers having a very 111,1 it draaght
wider, and, therefore;'iMinfeempeohilly suited for
the Suez Caoal and Red 989 tl,llllO. Thid /9
I.t gurpcjiiiig when it Is Inane in ruled that the
new route must be cheaper for maritime goods
convoy:wee, either as compared with a longer
sea voyage or as compared with the expenses
oaeliaiened by transferring goods from 'hip to
railway, and then again from raillvay to ship.
One engineering triamph always congests
another, anti now that Africa is made an island
by the Sena C.inal, It will not he long before we
perhaps shall hoar of a project to make Smith
America' an island by mating at ship canal through
the Isthmus of Panama, the previous existence
of a railway being no more re obstacle or discou-
ragement in one ease than in tho other.
Whether such a result may be accompliahed or
not, the opening of the Suez Canal la a great
fact for our own day. It is a greed ti laniph of
engineering skid and determined enteeprise.
Ten or a tioua years ago Wei& of science read
elaborate papers at learned societies, to prove
(hut the idea was impractieable ; engineers said
the thing could not be done ; political economists
said the scheme would engulf millions of money
for no good result ; politicians said it %yenta be
dangerous to the inaiutemince of peace ; and
narrow-minded people looked upon the turning
of a peninsula into an island :111i connecting two
divided seas as a speciea of impiety. But now
that the idea has beets transmitted into a fact it
is accepted as such, just as the tunnel through
Mont Cenia or the bridge over Niagara, or any
lesser engineering triumph. We regard all such
works as le,..fitiniate developments of man's greet
intellectual power, and all attempts to crib, cab-
in, and confine suell power as beneath the dignity ,
of humanity. The dresins of our age become
the realities of the next, and sometimes the re-
alisation follows the idea so rapidly, that we arc
ashamed of our own incredulity. It is too much
to suppose for example, that now that two seas
have been united by a canal without any of
those calamities that were prophesied, England
and France can lie conni eted by a tunnel or
; even a bridge ? Modern engineers, in fact.
semis to be acting oat the Hest Napoleon's idea,
and to have atruelt the word " impossible " out
of their dictionaries. As, one by one, obstacles
to intermitienal communication are removed,
we can but hope that as nations become more
intimately connected with each other they may
learn, cud act upon the knowledge, thut they
arc all members of one great family.

not taking out a license. It. Soott said he L
the power of fitting hint R 1(), but this being the
first offence brought against him, he would fine
him in the mitigated penalty of £2 10s—a die-
trees to he levied; in default of the money not
beim paid to 21 days' imprisonment.
" Tne Heroines of the British Poets," such is
the title given by Mr. Rheum!, of the Strand to
his perfuned Almanac for 1870. Shakespeare's
Jul .t, Byroit's Haydee, Seat's Ellen, Moore's
Lelia Bookh, Longfellow's Evangeline and Ten-
nyson's Elitine form the Gallery, and we do not
know which to admire most, the perfection of
the heads or the accuracy of the attributes, A
few descriptive verses accompany einah portrait.
This Alnutu ie is certainly the beet we have seen
among this lung settee of sweet,seented annuals.
CONCERT ANL) EIITERTAINMENT.—On Monday
evening laat a.opuiar entertaiument was given
In the corn Exchange in connection with the
Associated Institute, on wllloh occasion the chair
was occupied by J. C. A, Scott, Esq. The fol-
lowing was the programme :—Pianoforte duet
Mr. H. Simms and Miss M. A. Simms; duet—
" Vehicle of the Night," 51i0109 J. and S. Smith;
song—Miss P. Jones ; reading—" The one.
legged goose," Captain Walker ; flute sole—Mr.
H. King. pianoforte acoompaniment by Mrs. H.
King ; sung—" Kathleen 3lavourneen," Mr. T.
Wall ; " song " Ring ont, sweet Angelus,"
Miss J. Smith ; reading—selectione from " The
Merchant of Venice "—the following gentlemen
took part 11. 0. Firnistone (Si plod,l, T. Butler
teineelio), Captain Walker, Rev. D. Maginnis,
E. B. Marten, T. Wall, and J. C. A. Scott;
tints wile—Mr. King; song—" Come into the
Garden, Mend," Mr. W. (1. Webb. The piano-
forte, duet Was well executed. The duet by the
Misses Smith received hearty applause. The
song by Miss Jones Was pleasing. The reading
by Captain Walker was very amusing. The
flute ectio WdS brilliantly executed, and received
a hearty The reading from Shakespeare
was good, and was loudly applauded, and the
whole a success. The attendance was very
good.
PIANOFORTE RECITAL.—Our readers Will See
on referring to our advertising columns, that
Madame Arabella Goddard will give a pianoforte
recitil in the Corn Exchange, on December 7th.
In tire present plethora of pianists—good, bad,
and indifferent, rare excellence in the mastery of
this popular instrument still commands its un-
qualified ;weed of public appreciation and pat.
ronage. Very few indeed are able to compete
with, and none to excel this very clever puha-
eller, and those who wish to have a treat of a
high order will not lose this opportunity of hear-
ing Madame Arabella Goddard. On this occa-
sion she will be accompanied by Miss Annie
Edmonds.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.—At a meeting of the
local members of the National Education
League, held at the British Shoot Room, High.
street, on Wednesday evening last, W. H. King,
Esq.. in the chair, it was unanimously resolved
to form a branch of the League for Stourbridge
and neighbourhood. Persons in this district
willing to comperate in promoting the general
objects of the League are requested to connuu-
ideate with the Hon. Secretary of the Stout.
bridge Branch, the Rev. D. Magiuuis, Old Par-
sonage, Stourbridge.
Buten or GUARDIANS,—The weekly meeting
of this Board wee held yesterday, Mr. Grainger
in the chair. There were also present:—
Messrs. Richardson, T. H. Pargeter, P. Parge-
ter. Rhodes, Guest, and Dr. Walker. Admitted
into the house during the week, 80; discharged,
24; dead, 8; remaining, 418. Corresponding
week last year, 448. Ont.door relief Eingswin-
ford district, 148 129 4d ; Stourbridga district,
12.5 18s rl ; Halesowen district, /22 5s 4.1;
total, /91 18s so, against 187 as 4id, last
year,
CHI:LINEN ON FIRE.— At the Petty Sessions
held yesterday, before R. L. Freer, W. C. Firm-
stone, and .1. A. Soott, Esqrs., William Griffin
was charged by Superintendent Freeman with
having allowed his chimney to take Are. Parish
coustable Hall proved the offence. Ordered to
pay COSIS.
SUPPORTING A Sob;,—Edwerd Ivierohant was
eutunioned to BROW ;muse why he should not
Support his son, who le in a Refortuetory, He
was ordered to pay is per week.
NEGLECTING TO WORE UP IRON, - William
Throl ii wail summoned byMeesre. Mountford and
Homer for not working up iron into chain, by
huh they had sustained a loaa of RI lee,
Alfred Charlton proved that defendant hal on
the 7th October, 50011 rs of iron to work up into
chain, The chain had not loem delivered. and
there was dire to the firm £1 159 Defendant
was sworn, and said that he had worked up all
the iron lie Was summonsed for, but he had *
quantity of iron not worked up. Defendant
agreed to work up the iron or return it unworked
and pay costs.
SuoPLIFTINO.—Henry Owen Was charged with
feloniously stealing three black silk hantlicer-
chiefs on the 22nd mat, the property of William
Franklin. Prosecutor said he was a draper re-
sidiug in Stourbridge. On Monday evening the
prisoner came into his shop about five o'clock.
He saw him by a box, and noticed his hand
moving. 'Witness asked him what he had got
in his pocket. Prisoner said, " Nothing." Wit-
ness put his hand into his pocket, and pulled
out the three handkerchiefs produced. They
were worth 18s. Police-constable Hill proved
apprehending the prisoner. Sentenced to three
mouths' bawl labour.
NEGLECTING TO SUPPORT A CHILD. —James
Kiildoll Was charged by James Barrett, relieving
officer with allowing his child to become charge.
able to tho Union. Mr. Barrett proved that the
defendant left his child chargeable to the parish
about four years since, and the parish had ex-
pended more than X3O. Had found defendant
with great difficulty. He got elite warrant, and
apprehended him. Committed for three months'
hard labour.

in the background, but it does appear to me as
if there was some animus against Mr Chance,
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do something against him. And evidently a
strong feeling had bean shown against him by
the witness Silvestet Wilson, who, when speak-
ing of Mr. Chance, called him " Peter," while at
the same time when referring to Shields he,
spoke of him as "Mr. Shields." His answers
also were such as to snow he had a strong feel.
ing. Now, I shall show you from an indepsnd.
ant witness that he (Wilson) ought to have been
pieced in the dock, for he was the man who said
to Shielda "Go and give him one on the sly."
Shields picked his opportnnity, and did strike
Chance. If I prove these facts, which I shall,
you will say that Chance ought to be discharged
and that Shields ought to be punished ; and I
must say that if Chance had not been there, you
would never have heard anything about it.
, Shields had been reporting it about that he had
seen Chance drunk several times. Now, if there
is one thing more than another that Mr. Chance
prides himself on, (tie upon the fact that he is a
teetotaller. On Mr, Chance hearing these re-
ports. and seeing Shields, he asked him what he
had been saying about him; and he then told
Shields that he would glee him or any one else
I —even his greatest enemy—fifty pounds, if any
one could prove that he bad taken a glees of ale
, for thirty years. With this Shields began to
rub his fists in Chance's face, pulled his jacket
off, and began to fight, and struck Chance three
times. All that Chance did was to stand in self.
defence.
Mr. King: What do you mean, Mr. Stokes,
by saying that the officials of the Court have a
strong feeling against Mr. Chance ?
Mr, Stokes; I mean that complaints have been
made against Superintendent Freeman, and that
Chance has reported him to his enperior officers.
Superintendent Freeman: Yes, he has pa.
ported me; but tell the Magistrates what was
done in the case, I have been frequently Wad,
ted by Mr. Chance,
Mr. Chance Fes, and you have Insulted me.
/ shall report yon Vele, and bring some respect.
able persons to prove it.
Superintendent Freeman: That is a nice
thing to say in a public Court, I have done no.
thing but my tidy in this case.
Mr. Stokes . It is a pollee proseontion,
Mr. Freeman: Yee, but neither of my men
saw it, and I have brought witnesses to prove it.
Henry Dunn mild on the above date he was
going on an errand, and saw Shields strike
Chance three times, and heard him charge
Chance with being drunk several times, and with
robbing people. Wilson told Shields to give
Chance a blow when he had got an opportunity,
and he strnck Chance on the temple. Chance
said he would not fight in the street, hnt would
in a room. Shields pulled his coat off to fight,
and rubbed hie fists in Chance's face.
Mr. Stokes: That is my case.
Mr. Stokes to Superintendent Freeman :
Have you any questions to ask him?
Superintendent Freeman: No; I have no
doubt the lad has been well tutored.
Mr. Stokes: That is a most unjust rem mk for
an officer to maim. lam quite sure that no
gentleman would have made it It only gme to
show what a blackguard feeling there is against
Mr. Chance.
The Bench deliberated for a short time; after
which

CRADLEY 11EATII.

ISQVIRT. —An !ripest hell on Monday lad, at the
Talbot Inn, clinching the death of David Cartwright
112). Mr. Bailor, Pepoty.Coroner. attended. Prom the
esidenee it appears that deceased was a coilier, and
worked at 'laden Hill Colliery. the property of Mr. Boa.
sano. On the Thorn .ay previous be War at work in the
pit when e fall of coal took piaci., and Q Injured him that
be died in 21 houre after the accident. After further
evidence, *Lich went to chow it was purely an accident,
the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental dtath."

Mr. Freer said the Bench ordered the defend-
ants to find one surety each in X 5, and them-
selves in £lO, to keep the peace for three
months.
Mr. Freer afterwards added that be thought
there was a great disturbance in the street. and
if Superintendent Freeman had not interfered
he would have very much neglected his duty ;
and considered that he had acted quite right.
Mr. Firmstone to Mr. Chance . I think you
have no right to make any imputation against
Superintendent Freeman in this Court. This is
not the proper place.
The bail was then given, and defendants left
the Court.
Summonses have been issued by Mr. Chance
against persons for assaulting him, and there
are counter-summonses, all of which have been
adjourned until next Friday, for witnesses to be
summon sed.

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On the. 29n4 !net, it Belbtougbton, the wife of Mr. T.
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