The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-30 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present: —Messrs. Brooks, Rolliuson,
Burr, Baker, Billingham, Bird, Darby, Fereday,
Fiddian, Griffin, Guest, Higgs, Homer, Hall.
Haskew, Foley, Pearsall, Pateshall, Homes,
Plant, T. 11. Pargeter. P. Pargeter, Rhodes. Pes-
kin, White, 11.1 Jeffries. The minutes of the
last meeting w..re read and confirmed. Ad-
mitted into the house during the week, 6;
born, 0; dead, 1; discharged, 10 ; remaining, 423.
Corresponding week last year, 456. Out-door
reief Kingswinford district, £27 13s 6d ; Stour-
bridge di:Arid, £2O 5s lid; Halesowen district,
£2l 13s Gd ; total, .£69 12s sd, against £92 7s
21d, last year.
3 he meeting was made special for the appoint-
ment of a Treasurer to the Union, to fill the va-
cancy caused by the death of Mr. William Har-
greaves.
There were two applications for the office,
viz. :----from Mr. T. O. Thomas, manager of the
Stuarliridge and Kidderminster Bank, and Mr.
H. Edmunds, managing director of the Bir-
mingham and Midland Bank.
Mr. Thomas was proposed by Mr. Rollinson,
and seconded by Mr. Haskew.
Mr. Edmunds was nominated by Mr. Billing.
ham, and seconded by Mr. Griffin.
The Board ufterwards divided, when the votes
were 20 for Mr. Thomas, and 4 for Mr. Ed-
munds. Mr. Thomas was therefore declared
elected.

'The rates arrears were £176, and the balance
at the bank at 1:1,700.

TIIREATS.—At the Petty Sessions, yesterday,
beforkMajor Fletcher, John Bills was charged
with threatening his wife on the 27th inst.
Complainant said deefnclant picked up the poker
to strike her, but she ran away. He had threat-
ened her before, and had cut her bellows so that
she could not work. The charge of threatening
was dismissed, and defendant said he would get
the bellows repaired
11111 WAY OYFENCE.—WiIIiam Grant was
charged with allowing his horse to stray on the
highway on the 19th inst. Defendant pleaded
guilty and was ordered to pay the costs.
ASSAULT CASE.—Charles Allchurch was
charged with assaulting Henry Evans on the
'27th inst. Complainant said he was in William
Brooks's public-house, and as he was coming out
defendant struck him on the mouth and cut it
open. He also struck him on the side of the
face and head The defence was that he was
singing a song when complainant Caine up, made
use of bad language, challenged him to fight,
and they both struck each other. William
Bingham and Jane Billinglam gave corrobora-
tive evidence. Case dismissed.
NON-PAYMENT OF WATER RATES.—The fol-
lowing persons were summoned for non-pay-
ment of of water rate. Thomas Allchurch, 10s,
Alexander Attwood, 20s, and Jane Hill, lie, or-
dered to pay in 7 days. The cases of Benjamin
Pearson and John Hampton were adjourned for
a week. Mr. Perry appeared on behalf of the
company, and Mr. Addison for Pearson and
Hampton.
FIGEITING.—Patrick Kilcoyne and Enoch
Greenhill were charged with fighting on the
27th inst. P.C. Heaven proved the case. Ell-
coyne was fined 10e and costs, and Greenhill
5e and costs.

DRAMATIC CLUE.-A dinner was given by the
members of the Stourbridge Dramatic Club, at
Mrs. Davey, the Garibaldi Inn, Long Lands,
on Thursday evening. Most of the members of
the club were present. After the cloth had been
removed, the chair was occupied by Mr. Win.
Davey, and the vice•chitir by Mr. Ewer. The
usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk. Tile
toast of the evening, " Success to the Stour.
bridge Dramatis Club," was enthusiastically re-
ceived. Other toats were proposed and re
sponded to, interspersed with songs, and a very
convivial evening was spent.

TIIR CASTLE DYKES IRON CONIPANY.—We
publish to day, a prospectus of the above com-
pany, containing proposals for the raising of a
capital of ..£80,000., in shares of £lO each, to
purchase, as a going concern, extensive Iron
Ore Mines and Limestone Quarries in the county
of Northampton, with two blast furnaces adjoin-
ing. The estate is about 2,000 acres in extent,
and the quantity of ore—which is represented to
lie in a horizontal bed of from five to twelve feet
in thickness, at an average depth of from five to
seven feet from the surface—is estimated at
6,000,000 of tons. A largo sum of money has
been expended in developing its resources, in the
erection of buildings, the construction of tram-
ways, and the purchase of locomotives. Owing
to the facility with which it can be got, the ore,
exclusive of a royalty of 6d per ton on the out-
put, above 4,000 tons per annum can be delivered
in railway wagons, which can be run up to the
pits and loaded direct, at the low price of le ed
per ton The Grand Junction Canal passes
through the property, and the London and
North Western line affords ready means of rail.
witty communication with the ironmaking dis-
tricts of Staffordshire, Lancashire, and South
Waldo; but the completion of the East and
West Junction will materially shorten the route
to the last named market. The list of applica-
tions for shares will be slotted on Monday week,
January Bth.
MEETING OF RAILWAY SERVANTS.—On Sunday
night last, a meeting of the employees of the
Great Western Railway Company at Stourbridee
was held at Mr. Carter's, the Labour-in-Vain
Inn, Oldswinford. There were about 40 present.
—The Chairman (one of the men employed at
Stourbridge) said they were all well aware what
they had met together for that evening. It was
to agitate for a system of working 10 hours a
day, as at other stations, and also for an increase
of pay. He had drawn up a memorial and reso-
lution to send to the Directors, and he would
read it to them. It was as follows :—.‘• To the
Honourable Board of Directors of the Great
Western Itailetay Company.—Gentlemen,—We,
the undersigned servants of your Company em-
ployed at Stourbridge, hereby most respectfully
ask for in increase of pay, and for a reduction
of hours. We consider we are not adequately
paid in comparison with the present rate of pro-
visions, and also in comparison to others of your
servants at Heckle!" and other stations. We,
therefore, submit the following resolutions to
your kind consideration. We hope when con-
sidered you will agree that we ask for nothing
but what is just and reasonable. Ist. That 10
hours per day or 60 hours per week be considered
a fair week's work, and that all time worked over
those hours be paid for at the same rate, and not
at the rate of seven days' per week. 2nd. That
we are paid a day and a half for Sunday. 3rd.
'filet weekly payments be substituted instead of
fortnightly payments." He considered now was
the time to strike while the iron was hot, and
not delay it until it was too late.—lt was pro-
posed, seconded, and carried unanimously, that
the memorial and resolutions be forwarded to the
Directors for their conaideration. -- Several
speeches were made in favour of the movement,
and the meeting separated.
SUDDEN OR Saturday night, a little
after nine o'clock, a man named John Loewy,
employed as driver of the omnibus at the Talbot
Hotel, died at his residence in Duke-street very
suddenly. It appears the poor fellow was at the
Adieu at nine o'clock, and then went to the
Talbot with the 'bus. He then left for home,
and his wife went out to fetch him something to
drink. He was perfectly well when she started,
,tud when she returned he was sitting in his
chair quite dead. An inquest was hold on the
body at the Talbot Hotel, on Tuesday, before R.
Docker, Esq., Coroner. Evidence was given
detailing the above facts. Mr. A. Freer, sur-
geon, also gave evidence, and said that from the
eppearace of the body, and inquiries he had
made, he had no doubt that deceased died from
heart disease, or from the bursting of some small
vessel near the heart, which would cause inter-
nal hcernorrhage After bearing the above facts
the jury did not think it necessary to have a
pest-mortem, and found that " Deceased died
from natural causes."

INQUEST.—An inquest was held at the Talbot
Hotel, before R. Docker, Esq., touching the
death of JiWV'S Eames, aged five years, who
died on Sundoy night hut. From the evidence
it a:ipears that the elil ad been poorly for
soup.. day:. atid the motlirr had given it sonic
Medi •i:10 she had from a druggist, but
the child died On SUlldiiy Mr. A. neer
said hi: had seen the chih sit ii its death, and
from inquiries made found it Lad been Buffering
from measles and 'moping eumghu, and from the
appearances he thought it mu,t have died from
convulsions. Verdict,—" Died from natural
rouses."

MINSTRELS.—The St,mrbridge Ex-
celsior Christy Minstrels gave an entertainment
in the Corn Exchange, on Tuesday evening last.
There was a good attendance. An excellent

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t,cogramine was one through in an admirable la the direction of Kidderminster. Edward Fox, -I; -.
anner ; after which a hull took place, and dim- b_ra.
rer, residing at 'varier, said the be priaonsirs were
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eft in hie custody. James Clark said that be had broken
eing was kept up with spirt until a ate our, into
cheese,Orfed 's house and stolen lie Bd, about two pounds
„,,nod a pound and • half of sugar. His brother
fteorge was watching outside at the time it was done.
Ellen Smith, residing in Market street, Kidderminster,
sail the prisoners lodged in the same house. She recol-
lectet them coining home They brought in the cheese
and sugar produced. Paid her some money they owed
her; and also paid another person 55 for a pair of shoes.
Police-sergeant Baldwin, of Kinver, proved apprehend- •
. ing the prisoners, and produced two pairs of boots be-
longing to the prisoners, which he had compared with
the foot marks, and they corresponded exactly, both
prisoners were committed to take their trials at the next
Worcester Sessions.