The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-30 00:00:00

IiALESOWEN.

CRUELTY TG A DoNKET.—At the Petty Sessions beta
on Tuesday, before Mr. E. Moore, Enoch Boswell, on,
of the gipsy tribe. wan charged with cruelly illtreating
donk-y on the previous II .y. in Hag ley-street. Mr Old
erste v. Deputv-Cl.-rk. proved that be saw the defeedat I
beating a donkey with a large stick, in an unmercilu
manner. L'efendant, who had nothing to ray, was ilneo
2r 6.1 and costa; in ilefanit 14 days.
CHARGE Oh STEALING • HALF-ROVERPVIN. At the
Public Office. on Thursday lit, before Mr. E. Moore
John Taylor (161, wee charged with stealing a half-sove-
reign on the 10,11 of August last. the property of Joseph
Hackett, jun. Pt-overtime (dated that hi- was the propri,
etor of the Tido,' Long Meadow Colliery, and the prism
ner was in his en.plov. On the 10th of August last. h,
gave prisoner a half sovereign. and told tint to get to
changed at Merlin. Wright and Nortlia offiees, clove by
Prisoner then left with the half-sovereign and did no.
come back, end witness 111.1 not see him again till Op
20th inst. when ho was in the custody of P .licteconstabi,
Deonaut. John Edwarlls. a boat loader, in the eutplo
of proreaotor, proved seeing prosecutor give prleoner tit
belf-rovereign, and as he did not return he (writhes.) wen
In search of him, but did not Sod hunt and had not see,
him since till the present time. Poliee-constabie Dec.
nant apprehended prisoner on the 2.5 th lost, and charge.'
him with stealing the money, and he *uid Ile changed tb
half-sovereign at Great Bridge. Prisoner, who said h
knot it because he Wan starving, was °outwitted for trio
at the Sessions.

FUNERAL Stamm( —An %rider evening last, the fun.
eral sermon of Mr W. Pardoe. of Pardoe House, in this
town, was preached in the Methodist New Connexim
Chapel, by the 11,v. M. Chicken, of Stourbridge
Upwards of :AI persona were mesent in the occasion
among which were many of the most respectable reel
dents of the town and neighbourhood. Toe fact that th•
departed n occupied a prominent position io lb.
social scale, and has identlied himself for sissy years
with the great cause of religions liberty, social reform
and the propagation of the gospel, won f,ir him the syni.
pithy and respect of all sections of the Chtistian church
When the chapel doorii were opened the inhabitants at
the town and vicinity began to pour in VII the place was
packed, and numbers had to stand inside or outside, just
where they could g-t a stand. The rev, gentleman took
his text from Luke. 23rd ch., lied v.. anti then proceeded
to deliver a powerful and armitnentative discourse. After
the sermon, the rev. gentleman read an elaborate memoir
setting forth a few of the leading features in the charac.
ter of the departed. He then appealed to his congrega
tine to testify to the troth of the statements contained
in the memoir. The appeal was responded tai with an
outburst of tears, sighs, and deep lamentations. Thi
rev. gentleman then exhorted his congregation to emir
the example net before them the last forty years, by Mr
Pardon. Though the loss to Halesowen would be great,
and especially to the Chinch of Christ. yet if rightl3
improved, blessings may follow. Mr. Pardoe took on
active mot in the great Ragged School movement, at
Halesowen. His heart and soul was in the work of reli•
gious And moral progress. As a local preacher he main-
taMed an untarnished reputation and was welcomed,
loved, respected and and admired throughout the Stour.
bridge circuit for more than thirty years; and his loss is
greatly felt and deeply lamented in the circuit as well a.,
this parish. A short time before he died, Mr. Pardue
wrote the following beautiful lines
FAESWELL To VIE HOUSE OF GOD.

The profit of the means of grace—
To seek our God—behold Ms {nee
With grace abounding, full and free;
To those who seek, how kind is Re!
The prayer sent up to God on high
The earliest wish—the inward sigh—
The faith that claims the promise full,
And makes it precious to the soul.
Wells of salvation here are found,
The righteous druw. then joya abound ;
From strength to strength they thus go On,
Till Jesus sass 'Come up; well done."
Meanwhile, they wait the Master's time,
And always say Thy ice 7/ he mine,
Till life's short race is fully run,
And each eau say, My work is done."
Adieu to means of grace, most dear,
I enter now another sphere;
Fruit of my toils I now receive—
A crown and kingdom God dote give.

QUIEMILAND EMIGRATIOIL—The Ship Storm King,
1,100 tons burden. belonging to Messrs. T. M. Mackay•
Son and Co., sailed on the 20th instant from Gravesend
for 4imensiand. Captain G. Holden, Coinniander ; Sur
aeon, Superintendent. Robert G. Roper, Esq., Miss Male,
Matron. The Storni King is the 24th vessel that has
sailed on the Land Order Sr-tern of Elnit,oiln, under
the immediate di, .• ' • • •.:,
Otlitt. 3. Old Lie., • • •
divided uto paytur:. it,-INLtU, at."
unit cog- consisting id 119 members of families, 142 single
men, 83 single females.

Those Ladies who have not yet used the Glenfield
Starch. nre respectfully solicited to kive it a trial, afol
carefully foffniv out the directions printed on every past-
age. It r .ther more difficult to make than other
surche., when this is overcome. they will an like
the goe, u • Laundress, that it is the finest Starch the)
aver oiled.