The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-04-10 00:00:00

te .',tourflrible 01!scrim.

SATURDAY, API:IL I'l, 1869.

PUBLIC COMPANIE3.

It seems as if we were dooie-1 Co be ever
'nearing of defelcations anA fannies in comet.
tion with public cotapanies, and to tiequire a
knowledge (if iticta calculated to discredit the
. . .

prineieqof tVa-sociation dor mutual bent fit. We
II .gnerefer to a number of such facts, but we
Will merely glance at those in conneetion uith
three Associations of a very different character,
but facts which convey the saute mood to public
anti shsrelielders.
'rite first is unfortunately a very common ease, ,
and we regret to add thta though seine such
Such Nett' as those we are 'bout to refer to have I
frequently transpired, the working classes, who
are chiefly interested in them, do not appear to
have profited by the warning in the slightest
degree. A poor woman cpplied to a London
magistrate on Monday, stating that her son had
DINING AND RFFRESTIMENT ROOMS, belonged to a burial society; that at his death
=HUMS WITH MM. CONTORT. his friends were entitled to £l2, dint that all she
could obtain was TS, the plea beiug that the last
OBDINART ON FRIDAYS. AT ONE O'CLOCK- subscription to the funds had bean paid four
Ea jams. • every „, n„,. en,ffeni r„.,?„ days too late. The magistrate very justly re-
o'clock ON rollty react Foy... marked that this might have been a very good
iJ
reaou for not payin., any money at all, but it
CHOPS. STEAKS, &C.. Pre., ON THE SHORTEST was a very bad reason for deducting 1-24. With-
'it dug any further into this yet undecided

WIYII. 3. SPIRITA. AND ILES OF THE BEST QUALITY.

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T N N
s'es.til F.PS. ARMS
ANT)
'MATING HOUSE.

47, corANTl:r.srniar, srorPnianci.

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ALES , PORTER, BITTER ALES, /co.,

Of the Finest Quality.

OINCINI CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

NOTICE.

UMW AIM COW 'IRMA ON PICIPATA 47.11) A ATCROATA AT 7 P.W.
*TORN LAWCEY, Proprietor.

GENERAL GROCERY AND PROVISION
WAREHOUSE,
No, 1, COVENTEV-SIIIEFT, .CiTOI'IIIIIIP43E.

To TU INHABITANTS or STOUBIIIIIDOE
AND ITS VICINITY.

T HILL begs to Announce that he hes taken
• • t• ilto obovo pr.111116(1,, I tol truom itot with otriet
•esidulty to tu.iutos. .r • Orrt.dfoo, ortio`or
▪ proull rrout.trptin trot. i 'Lore o gooi portion of
palls rrop nd purport.

pabosage

illi-NLIIIII DENTISTAY AND

LATITICIAL

NOICE._STOtfII°

FARKFR (T.irentiite f Ilentistryl.
lANTSAT, fr. in tietninehrm. St.
Wills Stouia•l4ke, to ),:•ut god Third MONDAY k
Sourt oq, Jo 3. at roods !Toilet, ltEl.
Loh •ot e• t
'VI • vat fierce of • Practice of neorly thirty year.,
ortouJiog ovor the treater porta tha
the M Parlor to Offer • complete ayatera id Politic's
Dontiatry, at a coit wilhe thr reed. of all.
Now lioratttoa.—Lo morn. NTENT —ArtifieialTeeth
to led dpol firkly to qt.. Mouth witkall
sorirgs or vsirec Cr enu•iue !W. blifOth•t Pain Thuy
Minn,* so securely. tt at It, fall tuna,.f utoo•tirokk
see attteeletlow art completely Thee.
Troth *MCI discolour, cannot i.oesith!F I. dietinonieled
!rem otter,. tint ore of the very heat quality. A.
rib
iroia 1' aSet trona .t 5. Every operation in De alai
Bortery.

MR. S. PARKER
Attends daily at
17. —BENNETT'S' HILL—I 7
BIRMINGHAM.

sir biotite partianlagly Name and Athlrese.

A calm]

OEOIIOE WILLIAM FI:FECE,
LATH MANUFACTURER,
NELFON YARD, SOUTRGAII:-STELET,
G LOtiCEST

Agent for tbe Stenrbritlac District.
J. W. IFE,
Beauty Bank, Stneerbridge.
Where all orders will be yutietcally attended ti
VIONKY to I.END on Rigs] Security and on
Porioosl Seciirity with Lire Insorenee; end
*tier Saint of MONEY W tNTED. Atplv to Mr
ooklord. Solicit or. Vicar-street. st.r.

MONEY.—luy SUN! from .2:10 to
rraily to tie advanced upiin approved
HOLB sat:merry.
A. Resister kept of Securities awl ta 1111•
•hich all parties ere invited ti iu.pcct, fri•c
•'A MTG.
oaricary Suite. Bankruptcy. Comte (7,ii,et. en.l
Vu-
Cases. •tteniteil to wit!: eilkieury out
11l fe
poiictu
0 Ilse Roars: From Ten tilt Five.

MK, W. C NIRLEBY, soulroß,
Hinx-tcruLET, Srourili:lDGE

A.SI) I..t)i [lSt/ LAtiLLSalic•N

Nfth
HS. A. 11,tOWN, ht returning thanks tu
1. e Yohlic tor the it wat the I It CI i•••• 1
the above ttosiotst. begs to a.sur.utier that .10 It tran.-
Sorra. the Ar.t..ers to her am% thonote brown, oo e hote
••• 1,141111.1 tualCit • roatousuee of pest latoore.

out going le
cage, it is pretty clear that in any view of it the
eoeiety must be wrong. II the eitheeription pur-
chased no correepondine ae vantage it onght net THE LATE COLLIERY INUNDATION.
to haee been taken ; if it did, why dispute pay-
ment of what was iesueatete guartinteeit ? News- ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE BODY OF ASHMAN.
paper literature is fall of details of shatter
ahortcomitige in the hoer of need, and ant.' one The adjourned inuteest was held at Mr. Skid.
who would search such recortle during the last . more's, the Bell Hotel, Brierley Hill, touching
too or twenty yettre would tint! innumerable in. the death of Ashman, who lust his life in the
' Stanoes of benefit societal., burial clubs, see., late colliery inundation.
disputing pee to eit when the promised benefit is • A number of witnesses were examinee, aria
sought, or showing themeelves utterly unable to the Jury returned a verdict that deceasel came
meet their engagements. : to be lieiltil in the Locks Lena Pit, °allied by
Now let its turn to another society, which, • the overflow of water front a dam,
during the last few daya, has attracted no little
............mounaamminemosameemesteemamem
I tatentiest, At the Eiationtou Petty Seesinne it 1
was semen thet a certain tisearence nue loan as. 1 a
1 cagy hod a earintis made of endeavouring to I
all'OCIl Ii IS District 'gets.
obtain tliu eatitidence of the prattle. The tlantOß 1 ~7:::"; t I
of seveted tatiperently very reepecteleti gentle- '
awn were given as eireetore One of them re-
sided at Ild, Eaton-spleen; another at 05 in the A New VENTILATOR.—Mr. J. Pageit, of this
stone matte:telt c stet Ire ; and a third at a house town, has recently iirtaafac• tired a new vontila-
in almost as feeltiotreble a street. The names ter, which bears the recommendation of being
and addressee of thee iterate.; miter:illy (ferried simple, cheap, mid, apparently, very effectual.
greet weight—the addresses more than the 'rile shell of it is All item box, which may I;e fit-
:lames, no doubt ; but when infetiey wee made at te I iii the chimney, or a separate shaft, for von.
these lordly mansions, it Was dieeoveree that the tilatien, and in fruit it is covered with iron
Pere,'" whee" names 4'o etiaresees were thus gime... Behael this ic placed a piece of oiled
paneled ill prospeetteies were simply the hatters elm, whieh ferias a flexible valve. Falling againet
at these houses ! Of course all this is us pa r- tete geeze, the silk oppoetts the downelainght
autiable deeeption ; it id both the sviestio
.1 asi Iron the chimney, and completely cuts off ally
and the sitive.r..i.) veri : ana tee pre eeiality is itilins of dust, ere. ; while, at the slightest int-
that not wet in A lowdred of tho•ao veto rend mile,: in the contrary direction, front the interior
these hews had the stighteet ilea of the real et the room, the valve opens, and allows the es-
Position of their owners. The eeereteret 115 ht cape of the heated Mr of the apartment. From
ditty imund, comes fa sort! to neenttati the boa- the simelicity of the coettivanee, the action of
oor of a society thus dim igeti by the plain state- the valve it not likely to be interrupted as in
nicht. in open court, of seek dieparagilie facts ; ether veviteaters now in flee. Mr. Pagett has
and, curiously enreigh, iit hie defence Int meet supplied bee_ ell houses with them dUrin!.! the
••We do not profess to be all 343:lrIlilee company, dist ten month", and they ere found to Bet eat-
bat an industrial life, sick, and 13 ill 60,!iety ;" isfectorily. 'The cost of the veutiletoe.; le sa
which is strangely at verieuee with He title, heeler:de as to place theni within the co.a;;:tee of
•"Ille National anti Provincial Cairn' Assurance oreryoute's means, end if Mr. lereett has not yet
and Loan Society." A c mtemporery who has invented a li.lille for his ventilator, he might
examined the balance-sheet of tetie society, lie is very approprattely call it a ventilator for the
that if we add together the inelieal fees, ak _its' million. It can score ay fail of securing patrons
ceanaissions, anti expenses of inanegetteett we ee it beeoiiiee gerieeelly keown.
haves total outlay of £551 to accomeash the CoMMISiION:atS' MEETING. The monthly
dietrihntioit of claims amountitia to .alel, anti meeting of this hotly -eas held at their room, on
to realise is paltry balauc.; of £143. Witanesuley afternoen last ; Mr. Alleop la the
Another case has recently co.:iota:a etill more clear. latere were also present Messrs. Beling
public retention. The Greet ceetral Cele in limn, Penney, He tlev, Neemain, Yoneg, Cella:,
piny has Ii it the misfer met to loee some 1:80,003 III:elms, I mei, atel 'l' ferrite. The Clerk read the
by Mr. Bettjanatt Higgs, whom terteria detec- minates of the last meetina, which were con-
tires wonal be very happy ti meet. This utter- 11 en ed.—The Chairman stafthe first minutes of
getic, enterprieuig, and reckli•se geutleutan wits the book were in reference to the Market lee's.
a cleik in the company, eta eatery .f less —salute fie might suer that they were put up ti :met; et
say considerably lees— then A 440 a year. But he Mesas. Dites, Perrens, and Woeldridee, and
his eatery was a mere flea-late eunipmeet to his the highest bid wee £375. They were not sold.
wholesale depre.latione. lie had a splendid Since then they haul haul two or three applica-
illaliSioll of ithout thirty rooter', a model farm, tions, and they were ultimately let to Mr.
Ate' it:domes-it groneds ; his esettalistiment wile Stephen George Smith, of Worcester, for three
replete with laxery, atel he late a fine retains: of years, for £350 per year. The two bondsmen
serveitte ; he purchased ground at &000 an acre. ; submitted were accepted. The Chairman said
and Was ilaVill 4 enother house lila which would the next question was in reference to at railway
have euAt £511.1190; rich nue rare were the gems states!), welch it was proposed by the company
be wore ; i+pletidid Were his dinner parties; to have at the lower part of the High-street.
charming were his cone-re, the artistes being Ire thought it wont Ihe very ba Ito hive a eta-
sent home Ity special train efter handeonte pey- tion (leen there. There was alrealy a crossing
moot; and altogether Mr. notional Higgs lived there, which was very iticauvenient, Ho thought
high end fast, end bypoeritieally respectable, I some steps billeted he taken.- Mr. Collie eared
deceiving his friends, and even iii wife all! what power they hell as a body to oppose the
children is to the real 'source front which he railway company.—'-elie Cleartuan said as a body
derived hie weenie they had no power, hat as individuals they It id
We have cold tliet those three eases convey a voice in the (Ii itter.—Mr. Collie s•lid it they
the stone Marti) te pehlic and slewelioldere,
oppeeed the comp my, they would have to can.
That moral is that before inveettuent people ploy counsel, met gtye some evideitue, which
. should Ite easpleinuely careful. Here to, for hat- umant five lotitered tonna:4.-111e. Taylor here
I Aimee, a groat commercial company, whoice dir. read the notice, which stated that atty person
adore mid sueitore are suppesea to be men Of
barite:lie lieutenant] ittel Italetst mid yet for years
a clerk in their employ ia sellettetil to rob them
niieuepeetetily, though be wee living la a style
nut only utterly out of till pratortion to hie eel.
cry, bet iii a way which reieleree tee 'mantels. who Wan 01111,1rifil t.) tee alteration could seed in
I a written stetemeht of objections to the 11oetel
I of Tattle, mid iii night if a written steam-le:it of
ohjectieue Was seat from the Colividesionere, it
%vette.' have $OlllO weight. liewever. there wee
plenty of time, and the Commissioners coeld
anee of Ilia postitien Its it clerk a perfect farce, enneater the mettee, and decide whet to do et
I We cermet Litt hare a very poor opinion of the the next meeting, —After Rome eouversetion, the
I Illrecticln of "ch It c''''lPl4l'Y' (sc the u"ltltig "I further enitealeretion wee aejetirited till next
its aceounte which rendered Such robbery pos. meeting —The Clisirmen road he had enTtired
table, even erpeostrof that no diro tor, auditer.
el , 1 to tile priest of lie he liting t cluck fur the lad
or sheasheitter \e rt at a.lre Ith ! lIMVIri :ilk style Ili' vier, end wes hiformed it we i',s 7 s 1,1, which
of living ie which ime of the eireeks of the coin- was a great duel of money. He still thought
pany in hail fel ; hea how the lireetors ceeld be the best plan would be to have some raised lamp
ienorant of thet of which the clerk made no so tut to throw the light upon the dial, land have
secret, is in itself inarvellons. The diaeovery, the dial painted white.—After a short disenssien,
it seems, was mode be an inspector -If the Board Mr. Collis moved that all reports of co:nmittees
of Trade, emit it meet have come like ath idler should be iii writing, and deposited in the clerk's
clap upon confiding directors and trotting share- office seven dap previous to the meeting, so that
holders. lit the other cases the body corres-
each Commissiouer shoulcl have an opportunity
ponditic," to shareholtlers in at commercial corn- of seeing the reports ; and, if not du-posited for
inertial compeny have been eitealle trastiag aud seven ("Wye, for the question to stand over till
careless, taking for granted prospectuses eve the secoud meeting. Mt. Billingliam seconded
dently got up to deceive, and rates which are of the resolntion, which w.ts carried nem. Can.—
very doulai al application. 'lbis blind confidence Snuie ace-unite were examined and passed, and
too much cheracterises investors, subscribers,
. I the meeting separated.
and shareholders; and scarcely any case of fad- , , ~,
. HIARGE OF EttitEzzLiNo MONEY.—At the
ure or defalcation occurs without its being
Petty Sessions, yesteretty, before Major Flat.
proved that if there is triekery or mismanage- I
Ccher, B. Littlewood, Me. C. Firaistone, talc! R.
meet on one side, there is culpable carelessness I. Freer, Esqs., Eli Wakeman was charged
on the other. with enibezzline in the months of January, Feb-
. .._., _ .. ruary, and March, 17s 91 the property of Sam-
HALESOWEN CONSTITUTIONAL net Richards and others, members of the Horse-
ASSOCIATION. nail elakers Society. Mr. Perry appeared for
the prosecution, and said that the prisoner, who
The first meeting of the above association is a nailinaker, with others, formed themselves
took place at Cradley, on Monday, and was well into a Provident Society, and paid small sums
attended. Mr. G. Best, occupied the chair, and weekley into the Society for the purpose of sup-
Was supported by eleeers. J. Pateshall, W. porting themselves when out of work. The
Hakeswood, G. Goring, E. Hipkiss, J. Beckley, prisoner was appointed collector, and was to re.
J. Wesel, and others, one shilling per week for collecting. Ile should
The Chairman, who was received with cheers, prove that the prisoner had collected sums of
said no one could over estimate the value of money, and approprieted them to himself. If
Conservative assocattions, and he felt only too he proved that, he should ask the Bench to corn.
happy to forward them in every way he possibly (mitt him for trial. Felix Hamblet deposed that
could. Conservatism, he thought, haul been he was a horse-nail maker, residing at the Lye.
dormant for some time in the House of COM. He and a number of men formed themselves in-
moons; but, if Conservatives would only work, to a Society, and agreed to pay twopence per
they would be able to considerably diniieish week for the purpose of investieg it in the Co-
that majority at the next election. With such operative Society, to form a feud to provide
a majority ma Mr. Gladstone bad he was able to against shortness of work. Samuel Richards,
bring in the most unfair measure% to support Eli Homer, and a number of others were inem-
his party, and hence the Irish Church Spolia- bers; also the prisoner. On the 9th of January
tion Bill, which he considered one of the worst last, prisoner was sppoint id to collect the mon-
bills that ever a statesman could invent. ies of the members, and Wild to receive Is per
Mr. Beckley propesed, as pre-ident of the week as payment for his trouble. His duty was
association, Major F. D. L. Smith, of the to bring the money collected to the monthly
Grange, Halesowen, a gentleman well known to meeting. On the Bth March I attended a meet-
to them all by his charitable and benovelent jug. Prisoner did not attend to bring the
character, as well as for his feir administration money, as was his duty. I saw the prisoner on
of justice—tcheerse If they haul searched least the 101,11 Meech, and asked him why he had not
Worcestershire terough they could not have brought the money. He said that he had not
found a stanneher Conservative, or a into bet- got any. Ho after said that he had paid his
ter fitted to occupy that position—(loud rent with the money. Prisoner Lauded um the
cheers). collecting book produced, and said he laud re-
This was seconded by Mr. W. liawkeswood, ceived the enteries in the book. After allowing
and earriee unanimously. the price Is per week, there was a balance of
Mr. J. Pitteehall was appointee treasurer, and • 17s 94 (butte the Society. The book showed
; Mr. J. Dann seeretitey. I; pareente nettle by me. Samuel Richards, of
• t!
as
(5 sate.' ~ ,11 —TII,, at• .r..- ,if 4,.. let mma- Mr. Beasley reed the followiae letter, which • tee Lam, said he wee a member of the Horse-
i.,,... a Vsi.: :. -, A
.0 tiNI, is likii.ply slembliard !he lied ere caved from Mr. R. P. Amphlett, M.P. I nail Metter% Society, recollected the prisoner's
ie , ~.e,, „.. e.a.;e -3 1, . h. t it tie..., at 25. u, • .
, - . i • -- A e cliltold Hail I tretwitich, alareli 27, 1139, I eppointment, who Was to receive Is per week.
.t. me err Cy-. , t• t••• • ..n, 4,, ~ ) , ,„
ft e 1.0. le all A. t• i* eldnde-d ^IA n•teght•he4 alit; Dear Sir —1 1,,,g to area ow ledge the receipt of I had been collector with the prisoner, bat in
Wiles 04. I.ahhe, Fr•wth. ehi line.i.li Artiste') at vont- letter of the 17th Met, which I arn sorry February lust priernier was appointed sole col-
kiNoolyi, tira"Ahni. getrier, Dial ..ttwr aolcOo. 2iit• ' Ord various accidents have prevented my an- lector. On the Bth of March attended the
Ole the perc•hal wow. er Wihtliea, Birthday, or 1
, 5".." swertng before. lam very glut to hear that monthly meeting. Prisoner did not attend or
Ittelloittll, VII: %bait priCilla. Mr. Dragon (•ho holds the you are likely to establish a Conservative and send die money. I have looked into the book
tliiitot to It it 14 the Prince of Hates) has stso
Paulial a vses 1 errestiee pamphlet on tite Rise aha Constitutional Association in the Halesowen I Neel love paid 24, which is net eceounted fur.
eroiree a waist, .. t el•u:k• MN king. It Vxlll pit • ilietrita, waich, (do taut deula, will he very err- . T.,ia !wing the evidence, the prisouer evas then
ist• et, .. it pu.t 1,. for two rt.inp• roll. and they mi. vicealee ill protuoting union m
ftadeomon tuition clue g 'ti. lie pleaded not guilty. Prisoner, in
•,4 he la , ..t....g y reaqtumdigd+4 lo tho, rontemplat• 'towel the Conservative party th,re. I entirely deft n •e, said that io August last a man came
tea • ',alt..- •ssatistle •0 vaateet• ,In t"" "I' aarY diatom-eve of Mr. G304,111.'4 peaty with re- retied tie t teal them to go on strike. Nine or
er tea; Ate, • a nrr tt.a. es.b ad t • ...a-et eh!. a 'leap '.; •- ,_
%kilt asp mew., owl km it ii,wilik.4 iity p., Wing to too leial Chetah, tea althongh, after ten of them die, and they
i were summoned for
berg. tl.o huge taxeerity ito the atmond readng ot the neglect of work, and had to appear at Hales.

that he was a'fariner, residing at Churchill, near
Stonrbridge. On the evening in question he
was going home, and had to pass the Heath
Glassworks, and went in and stayed some time.
At that time prosecutor had in his pocket £6
155., a five pound note, a sovereig,n, and some
silver. When he left the glassworks a policeman
went with him some distance, and when he left
he went on his way. He was not sober at the
time. After he left the policeman he was at-
tacked by three men in the road, of whom the
prisoner was one. lid 1.7,19 knocked about, and
conAderably damaged in the face, head, and
neck. It was past midnight when he left Stour-
bridge. He was the worse for drink. He had
one or two of the men dawn when they were
knocking him about, and prisoner was one of
them. He offered to give one or two half-crowns
to be let go when the policeman came. He said
he was drawn into it by the other two. in cross-
examination by Mr. Streeten, prosecutor a lid
there was no mistake about his being drunk.
He did not remember seeing the prisoner at the
glasaworka. lie hail not spent inneh money in
drink, but he stood treat to the men in the glass
works, as they were " pot setting." lie did not
lose anythiag ; h 3 W.li only knocked about.—
Police-constable Drtgard deposed to being at the
glassworks on the morning in qnestion. The
prisoner and prosecutor were also there. He
took the prosecutor part of the way home, and
left hint Witt resumed his duty. Shortly after-
wards he heard the prosecutor cry out and say,
" Knock toe about as much as yoa will, but don't
take my money." Witness then ran to his as-
sistance, and there saw him and prisoner strag-
gling on the gronud. He alao stw two other
men ran away from him. Proseentor was con-
siderably kiricked about and bruised, and blood
Rowed from his far a He took prisoner into ens
tody. lie charged him wlth tiasaulting with in-
tent to rob, and he began to cry mid offered
"any money " to be let go. He said it \Val a
bad job, bat it was the two others who ran away
who had dragged him into it.—Enannel Collins
was also examined, mid Mr. S;rooten addrcs tea
the Court for the defence, the theory of which
waa that prosecutor, not haying been robhed,
the prisoner did not want to roh him, but from
sono foolish freak wanted to Trash him. Wit-
iiessea were called for the defence.— The learned
Coalman summed up the case at some length,
awl the jary returned a yen hat of guilty on the
whole coma, and the ;Annum was sentanced to
nine calendar months' herd labour. The Chair-
man or lerod two witneaacs called f the de-
fence, Jaws Posies and George Walt mi, into
custody, for the magistrates to deal with, as it
was evident from what they stated that they
were party to the assault. The police oilier naps
also reprimanded by the Chairman, who t.
Id lii in
that instrac'iont woll.l he given to the CAA of
the Police to farther inveatigate the matter.
TUE LATE CHARGE or Roans:ay. James
Powles and John Wortou, the two men who gave
evidence in the highway robbery at Norton, were
brought before the Magi dratos, yeaterday, on
the charge of robbing Jabez Brooks, and were
remanded till Friday next, bull being accepted
for their appearanee.
BIARD OF GUAILDIAN9.—Tho weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr. Graingar
iii the chair. There were alao present: Messrs.
Brook's, Roberta, Rho los, Wood, Gratin, Mau-
rice, Doody, Raybould, and Powell. Admitted
Into the house during tho week 29 ; discharged,
99 ; dead, 4; remaining 471. CorrespAiding
week la, t year 419. Ont door relief, Kingswin-
ford di.tlot, 140 94 911; Stourliridge district,
/25 Os 110 ; ThaFßOWerl district, 121 is 811 ;
total, /92 9 51.—Thi5 being the Wit meeting of
the old Bo in, votes of thaika were pasaed
ta
the Caalraian, Vi te-alladrodta, the Asaesament
Comtaittoo, the Clerk, mid the officers, for their
aorvices dining the past year.—Chcqttea ware
drawn for the qaarterly payments.
Tilt LATE CHARGE OF STEALING Ponta— A-
the Worceater &Aims, on Ttunlay last, lad-
ivan Quick (26), puddbr, pleaded guilty to
stealing Sibs of pork, the property of Joseph
Parkes, at Stoarbridge, on thu 7th November
last, and ale° to two previous convictions, and
was sentenced to seven year's penal servitude.