The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-24 00:00:00

PRI anti pistrict Vets.

SCROOT. Or ART—The following is a list of
students who submitted works for national com-
petition in London, vie. !—Miss Frances R.
inns, Miss Harriet Skidmore, Mr. James Hill,
Mr, John A. Service, Mr. .111111 es M. Gething,
Mr. Edward Vatwhan, and Mr James B. Green.
The followiag also satisfied the examiners, viz. :
T. Woodhall, John Chaloner, anti J. H. Pits.
bury. The Science and Art Department has
made Messrs. Hill, Service, and Pilsbury, free
students of the school for twelve months. The
above recoils are in addithu the 27 students
who passed their examination in March last.
The success of the school is grmter this year
than any other since its establishment.

Ba.kßil OF OCARDIANS.—The weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger
it the elixir. There were MAO present :
Me,srs. Brooks, Doody, Griffin, Rhodes, Guest,
Wood, nollinson, Pargt ter, and Dr. Walker.
Admitted into the honie tinting the week, 37 ;
discharged 28 ; remaining 498. Corresponding
week last year, 448. Out-doorrelief Kingswiu-
ford district., /49 Is 9111 ; Stout-bridge district, 795
ltia thl ; Halesoweu district, /29 his 21d ; total,
190 15s (hi, against 795 is 714. last year. Mr.
Pargeter moved a resolution to the abet th..t
the clerk be ists!rivti.d to furniali a return of the
minute; of an agreement for assessing the en
mines in the parish of Kingswinford, the date
of theta agreement, the coal owners represent
a 1 the :lam of the Guardians or overse?rs r -
soat wiien the agreement WAS; 11111(10. A Igo a ,Le-
turn showing the quantity of coal returned for
assessment for caeli rate, the amount assessed
on the coal mines, the date of each rate, the
amount per pound, and the amount collected
from the coal Owners during the last twenty,
live years. The motions fell to the groom! for
want of a seconder, the Clerk stating it WWI bite
pgiible to get snob a ret aro. Mr. P ir.feter
then moved that the Clerk he instructed to fur-
nish them with a retorn showing the rateable
value of each parish in the Union dining the
last five years, the amount per pound, the am-
ount collected, and the amount lost by eom•
pounding on each rate during the last five years.
This was seconded and carried.
Deridtmisen Suietny.—A most determined
iittenipt at suicide took place on Thursday morn-
ing last, by a young man named Noah Beech.
From what we ean learn it appear that Beech
is ui carpenter in the employ of Me. B. Lees.
He has also a sieull workshop at the hack of his
house in l7nion-str, et. The previons night he
had smile Wfakb: WWI his employer over some
trilling math r, end en the following morning
went to work in his own shop. A little girl, a
niece of Beech, went to the shop, ma there
loud hitti ling on his I ark, covered with bleed.
She at twee gave en Maim, and a man who
lodges with Hi eel& went to see what was the mat-
ter. and at once sent for Mr. Bayley, surgeon,
who Maud his throat frightfally cut ;„,a bagged
one. wooed Ming four inches in length, rum-
nletety severing the wi idpipe. Everything was
done that could Ito, but the man a1.:3 a little after
not the Rime night.

Ciii ag )Imot.—On Sean? ty ratarsi
w 1.1.,) sat at St, ..10111f0i SOiSOUtS. Stoorbridgo,
b -twee It ten chtt*pleyers of tlia Stonibritgo
Chnreti of Eneland AtiNViilllloll owl tilt Of ti&O

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EworWoiter Much of Englend Mateal Im•
VLflflt Sertety. In the first match the
Stottriaittgo playurs were successful, bat at the
ret on n match, on Saliently, their opponents were
the victors. The following was the score :
EIDDEIniISSTER. STOULDRIDOS.
Mr. Ilroom 0 Mr. Moore ......... 8
Mr. Evies.
Mr. Green 1 Mr. Payne
Mr. Harilitnah
Mr. Mnston
Mr. G. Penney 9 Mr. Cartwright ... 1
Mr. A. Penney
M. Cole
Mr. Harding 1 Mr. .1. F0w1er...... 2
Mr. Silk 2 Mr. Hughes

PLRADED Gurtrt.—Sarab Palmer, of Oldswin-
ford, convicted on Friday at the Worcester Mid-
summer Assizes, before Mr. Baron Pigott, for
smashino., was sentenced to one day's imprison-
ment, she having been in prison some time
before.

THE AnJoURNED SPORTING CASE. —Prier v.
Webb and I abers.—This ease, which had been
adjourned from the previous day (Friday, 16th
lost), in order that Mr. Sparrow, who was the
only defendant in the case, might be in attend-
ance, was next called.—Mr. Powell, Q.C. and
Mr. J. 0. Giitlits were again for the plaintiffs,
and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Motteram
for the defendants.—Mr. Sparrow was put into
the witness box, and stated that be had been one
of the stewards ot the Wordiley Races, but had
nothing to do with the stakes. Mr. -Jones and
Mr. Webb, the two other original defendants in
the action, were his co-stewards, and they could
not agree as to the awarding of the stakes. Wit-
ness thought Price, the plaintiff, was entitled to
them, but his co-stewards thought differently,
and they had not yet been able to agree. It was
stated on the bills announcing the Wordsley
races, which were extensively posted about the
district, that in any disputes the decision of the
stewards was to be anal. Witnass had not him•
self taken any steps to bring shoot a settlement
of the matter. It was the race committee who
held the stakes.—The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff, with costs.
THE LATE CHARGR OF PERJURY. At the
Worcester Midsummer Assizes, on Saturday last,
before Mr. Gray, Q.C., Thomas Bashford, a
horse nail maker, on bail, was indicted for corn-
nutting wilful and corrupt perjury at Stour.
bridge, on the 28th May last.—Mr. Jelf prose-
' ented, and Mr. Godson defended.—Mr. Robert
Hollingworth, acting clerk to the Stourbridge
magistrates, produced the summons against one
S. N. Rhodes, a licensed victualler, for allowing
gaming in his house. Witnesses were examined
to prove that gaming had been going on in the
above house from about twelve to twe on that
night. When examined for the defence on that
summons prisoner swore that there was no gam.
tog, no cards, nor any betting in the house.—
Police-constable Rea said he, on the night in
question, saw persons playing at cards in the
public-house. They Were betting 134 on the
game. The landlord was present; prisoner was
also present.—Several other witnesses wets
0,1:‘,1 to prove the same.—Mr. Gol,on, for the
defence, contended that the evidence did not
show that prisoner was present, and that if he
was he did not sec that cards were being played.
—The jury fentel the prison, r Was
Sentenced to four months hard labour.

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Senora. 'lnc iT —On Tnead,iy tact, the rev, be•
longing to the Wesleyan Sunday and Hey Schools. had
thulr atintial treat in a field kindly lent for the occasion
by W. Newton, Esq., Bed Hill. The children assets).
lied at the schools. hod then walked in prn,ssion. A
number of gainea wee iisihilged In, and. tti.
*ere regaled wlth eat e, and buns, and seemed Om- ;
toughly to enjoy thamselves.
Agent. mem—At the Petty Sessions held yosterdar.
before Major Flehiller, 13. Littlewnod. and .1. Rob-raft,
Ewa., 3nmern Parrett. Relievintoffieer, wade an "mph-
cation to the Bench to bete James Gillani elettlined by,
a medical man ae to his sanity. After mime dlsensaloni
Dr. Campbell tese appointer% by the Bench. who exam•
ICed Gillam, and f nand that be was of unsound mind.
A charge wee preferred against Oillam by his eon, for
threatening to thoot hint. Mr. Collie anneargil to aqp-
port the eharge ; het the ease was WiIhAMIVII. the Ma.
glstrates haying signed in (Misr to admit (Mans to Poke
Assigns.
'Stoll:Mrs TO BuTPORT e WM.—Robert
of the Lye, Was enremnnea or allowing tis wik- to be-
come chargeable to the 'Caton. Mr. Barrett. Relieving-
racer, proved that his wife berame chargeable to the ,
parish, and that he gave her relief 2. St pee week. The
wife was of very good chat-ate?, and worked at nailing.
She had three children. The &nab ordered defendant
to pay 4. per week, to he paid to Mr. Rarratt.
QrannaLs.—Aliee Tipper, an unfortunate,
was charged by Keziah dine Adams with assaulting her,
on the 14th that. Complainant said she was sitting at
her door, when the defendant threw a quantity of hot
water neon her, scalding her feet. A person named
Howell pvived that the water wee being thrown into the
glitter, and some of it went on the complainant's feet,
Defendant denied the charge, and called a Witno.e named
Harem+, who swore that no water went on the complain-
ant. The Heneh said it has • paltry ease, and diemiesed

it. _
Cirtte.oe or AtitITLT Mogg was cheroot by
Sarah Keno with assaulting her on the MI of June.
Ciampi iinaut "mid she met the defendsnt in the George
Walk, when he atm Si hr ci th moat sil br he one
of her teeth. Defendant denied the charge, and the ease
wee dismissed
Pewit AND Tose —Two boys. named Joeeph Southall
and William Katt& were charged by Superintendent
Freesia with playing at pitch awl toss, on Sunday, the
lath inat, at gay Grein Police.coust Tlei proved the
offense. ROA Atli he saw ih ,e 1 bath throwing up the
money several times Ordered to pay Ts 61 costs. At.
journed for I I days to pay it.
Tas.x..rses —At the Petty 5,540113, yesterday. the
following transfers took pl ice :—The Pack Morse Ina,
Coventry•street. from Thomas Compson to Thomas
Wilke': the s !rib Mill Inn, Ohlrwiutord, from Ann
Bailey to Joseph Bailey ; the Fountain Inn, Tinley.
street, from John Cooling to George Smith.
FiarioWrtt II ‘OI.IY FLOWNR Siloty.—We bag to
remind nur readers that the annual Floral and Fintlicol-
turgl Exhibition of this society will trtke place in liagley
Park. on Tuesday next. This show, the only one now
of the lealinn in this district, is one of the best in the
!Midland Counties, and shoull the weather orove fine, no
doubt there will be • large number of visitors.