The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-16 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

INTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS. At the
seventeeth annual meeting of the members of the
South Staffordshire an I East Worcestershire Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers Mr. H. Jobson, jun., the
retiring president, took the chair. The report of
the Council stated that there were 179 members on
the list. The receipts for the year amounted to
£l3O Oi 11d, or .210 4, 84 less than last year, but
the expenditure had been materially reduced.
Among the other pleasing episoles of the past year
might be mentioned the accession to tee ranks of
an unu-eiril number of new membere, including Mr.
W. 1.3 Scott, the Government Inspeetor. —jrhe re
, port wes adopted.—lt appeared irorn the report of
the scrutineer e that Mr. A. Sopwith was elected
president tied Mr. John Brown viceepre-ident
Sopwith returned thanks, an:l delivered his
inaugural addre.-s. He commenced by observing
that owieg the past year so.ne able papers had
been real, and the dis-u=sions hat been animated
ant interes•ing At the same time there had been
a d.arth of original papers. A bi2;ber value would
be givil to the transactions if nr,e.b"rs were tu
deal tuore fully with subjects which might be called
standard on-s of mining, an.-h as vervilation,
methods of workiug coal, lighting of cdlierieF,
surveying aid description of coalfields, under-
growl I haulage, &c. Alluding to the minin
011183 or lectures at the Mason eorce, he said the
Inetitute, both as a boly and inetividually, had
taken great intere4 itt this matter, and he tru-ted
eu.:ll incret woull be maintained. He hope they
would have t .e value of the meetings increased by
papers on geological and other malt Ts of scientific
interest, mom especially r la•ing to mining, and
that they might still be favoered by gentlemen
outside the Institute, who were able to give them
iustruction on subjects of witie'l they had made a
special study. There was no better way of keeping
up wi it the times th nin instructive and .feicadly
iutorc muse at their meetings.
CouNry COURT.—At this Court on Tuesdely,
hefore Sr Itup.:rt Kettle (Judee), an action which
had been remitted fron the High (Jena of Ju-tice
was tried. The plaintiffs were Mysirs. W. F.
Denis and Co., of Leadenhall Street, London,
.and
they soueht to recover the sum of .227 13s. lid.
from the def. ndant, David \Ville s, cheintnaker,
Uradley Heath, for the value of a terc'c keel of old
cable wire. Mr. Cockmore (instructed by Mes,ra.
Plunket and Leader) ippearod for the plaintiff, and
Mr, Nathan (instructed by Mr. John Wrghl) was
for ttae d,feuda.nt.—Plaintiffs sent dewn by defend-
ant's order to Cradley Stati.ei a truck load of
assoited samples. Defendau , afttr inspecting it,
declieed t accept it and the pre ‘ent a !teei ea eaed.
—The defence was that there was no contract, and
that the wire was sent at a s.atu,L.-1e Judge
hdd this to be a valid defence. a ii gave a verdict
for th, defendant w Ca cos S.
hrruncirtNd To Ca:mit roas.—ilny 1
in,as, wine merchants, of iit oil, brought an
actit,n agaittit William Wte, i ihk,up!r, of B trot.
Les, to reoo‘er 419 15s 6d, vain: of goods sold and
delivered —Mr. A. Whitehouse appeared f,r
plaintiff, fuel 'Mr. Homfray for the defendant.—
Defendant pleaded that he had filed a petition, and
thet afterwards a composition of 2s. 6d. in the
pound was agreed to.Noti e of meeting of cre liters
wes sent to the plaintiffs, who were scheduled by
mistake for £l5, instead of £l6 15s. ed. Mr. White
house, therefore, pleaded for the plaintiffs that
they were net bound by the proceediko at the
creditors ineeting.—After some argument, his
Hanour held Mr. Whitehouse's contention to be a
right one, and gave ylaiutiLEs judgment for the
fulaQUZit claimed.