The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-06-03 00:00:00

TBE STOURBEIDGE OBbt EVER.

Mr. Newni,o seconded it, remarking that they
malt t 3 urge for 'my niont.
The it did not justify Mr.
Smith in ke4 ping the money until he had proved
cm.e.

fendant. Mr. Perry, In opening the can,, said the action i
was brought by plaintiff to recover the above sum for
drawing .ioe to Pedmore Church, a portion of which
has recently been rebuilt. The defendant undertook the
performance of one part of the work. A man named
Thornton undertook the stone work. Re awn,' Vlnt
that no order had been gi•en to the plaintiff by th fort.
ant, but that he bad been engaged by Thornton. M.
Perry hid quoted several ca. bearing upon the p .
—Ptsinvff proved that the charge we- very lee. which
on. sdmitted. Croavo.x.ininerl : I thought Thornton
ruv master until be failed. Defendant per.uaded me to
g to thoroton's inceteng. and charge Thornton with lb.
wnount. and prove the debt. DefeudAilt finished the
stone work. having 011ti•TrIl into a bond to do so.—Mr.
Stokes addressed Lis Honour for the defendant. and con-
tended that no pertnerAhip had been proved between
tbornton end Chspuian, and that it is competent to give
exclusive credit to one partner to the exclusion of tile
•Ither. After some further argument, judgment M. re-
served.

firooA, •. Hay. C.E.—ThiS WU an action
brought by plaintiff to recovi r the cum of £l2 124 if
d.fendant, for wrongfully converting to bin own u, half
the carman, of it cow on the 28th of April. 11n71. Mr.
Perry approved for plaintiff. and Mr. Hower for defend-
ant. lb. facts of the cane are. that defendant has for
some weeks past been in the habit of buying a cow with
Brook., who gave Whittaker, his agent, £ll on the 27th
April, to pay for one half of a cow bought in Birming-
ham. Whataker was called. and swore he paid J:9 in
gold, and part in silver. 'rho defence was that plaintiffs
man had not paid for part of the cow. and he refused to
let him have it WI I ltut the money A number of witne.•
sea were called on both Index. After hearing the evi•
dence the jury e-tir,sl for abort urn.. hut could not
agree, and they acre ultimately discharged.

S.llllll AN') riA MXISTING.-011 Monday lest upwards
of 340 persons eat down to tea in the sclunibroorn
joining the Catholic Chapel. Tea being over. a musical
enteriainmeni took price. the principal performers being
Messrs. A. Wall, A. Itrook, I'. Well. It. James. W. Bar-
rett, Mrs. Heakew. Mies Well. arc , the object being in
aid of tic school*.

SDRIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY STATION.
—on Wednesday morning, a shocking accident
occurred to a yardanian named William Walton.
From what we can learn it appearo that Walton
was engaged in shunting some carriages onto the
main line, to make up the 8.10. train far Dudley,
when his foot became fixed in the points, and the
unfortunate man was unable to extri,ate it. The
carriages pas,ed over his leg and ankle, and
nearly oevering the foot from the leg. He was
at once conveyed to the Birmingham Hospital by
the 8.4. train.

since last year): vit., two hundred and twenty melee and
twenty.four female., which, with ihirty•niee honorary
membere, made a total of Leo hundred and eighty-four.
Among the benefit membern thirty-five had received sick
nay. The payments for sicknesnata,alll,l to £89184 22,
and the money received from the members on thin at-
cnau; al ad been £1876. aid . Ihe balance in hand on
the -,ck land amount,.l to £646 1. Old. The balance in
hand on account of the beet. foul Ran .£567 14s 61d.
Six Womb re had received from the unwary fund £502.
6-1; the balance on th fowl arnounosl to £2,901
1114. Tbe expenses of the aoulery fond had been
641 19. 22. leaving • balance in rood of £3 13. 81d.
rhe tialmme in ii ~,d on tbe benefi aecount was 6.5,313
Ile 7/.1. b,ing an increase of £315 7s 1114 since last
year, an I we. the larg-•I tu'auce ever reported an bet-mg-
lag to the club. The number of annuitanta was nix, and
the club wan still paying one pound er week on this ac-
o mot, as last year. The interest last year amounted to
.6181 8e 10d, and the total balance on the interest account
torn the commencem.ut of the club is now £1,198 16s
41d. The truatees added a remark to the effect that the
I -zpervesof tue dub naturally increased with the age of
toe member.; but the general balance will be nem to
maintain a steady rate of increase a 1.,,, and there can be
no doubt Of the aubstanthil soundneas of the club.
though the members for thf• firnt time for several yea,
show some diminution."
The annual statement showed on the benefit fund ac-
count. the balance in hand, December 31st, 1869, wan
£49980. 814. Received from benefit members to assure
ahawance during inekuese, £137 Gs 61 ri ; ditto provision•
for old age, £ll7O, 94; ditto, funeral expenses, £36 9a
82; on account of nurgeons' fee., 638 18e 84 ; interest
! from the National Debt Comminnioners, £lBOO. ;
in-
terent from the savinga bank, 61 8. 2d ; total, £5,509
11. 112. The payments were di.tributed •s Worm
Allowances to men/bees in aicknenn, £B9 18n 22; medical
' attendance. £3B 18* fid ; allowances iu old age, £5O '2s ;
funeral expenees. £l6; assurence purchased, Is 64;
bal-
ance in hand, £5.313 14. 714, giving a total of £5,509
11s 1/d. The Auxidary Fond aecount showed a balance
in hand, Deo. 91. 1869, of 4. 311; received as subscrip.
twos from honorary members. £2-1 7.; contributions of
Lomat 'nowhere an. punted ti £23 8. ; forfeits re-
ceived from benefit members. 11. 414 ; rule. odd, 2.-
total. £4B 12n 101 d. Invested with the National Debt
Col:emir...loners, £5,171 Is lid; in sayings' bank, 1:115
2. 34 ; balance in baud, beuefit account. £66 9.
tidal £5,352 13, 35d. The payinentn on the Auxiliary
Fund account were etationery. £7 10a II; clerk's salary.
: incidental expenres, £4 Ida 91; ehare of band,
Ws; balance in lamd, £3 13. Sid; giving a total of £4ll
Ida lofd. By balance on benefit in:count, £5,313 144
74.1; /Me to surgeon.. £36 18. 84 ; total, £5332 13* 3/d.
1t.,. accounts have been examined and certified correct
by Mediae. T. D. Thomas and Benjamin Williams, the
auditor..

The Trindees Auxiiiary Fond statement 'Mowed that
since the commencement of the club in 1842, the rum of
£2868. 9.1 bad been received hom donation, and ruler.
During the name period honorary subscriptions had am-
ounted to £1.112 3s 2.1 ; members' auti,eriptlona, £365
9. Of,; forlettc. £26 19. 91 I ; total. .£1,791 On 91.1. The
coat of the annual unietmus had amount a to £221 3+ 6d
sinee the commencement; book, and p.inting, .X. 375 3.
if);• lerk's sakry. .2961 13. 7.1;
X 229 6s Wed ; Lott!. £1,791 Os 90. During the same
p..r.od there hal teen rer,vrd from benefit meinners for
sickileas the sum of 0.130 5. 311; whilst £2,484 3. &id
bai been pod in sickness. leaving a balance of £646 in
90. There had be,, pod id toward. funeral expen+e+
'dm dif £955 14. 61.1, *Mist .£368 had been 'nod ;out
for funeral+. leaving a balance in baud amounting to
£.67 14+ 61•1. Inc forbids since the commencement
had amounted to £8 16. 2.1. The interest received from
investment. hid realised £2.207, out of which the man-
agement expense, bid been paid, including th.• or,
aim for forfeits, and £332. 11,1 for aarairenceli purcbaaed
to- the dab, and £1,390 13. 4d paid., bonuses, leaving •
1541aucc in hand *mounting to .21.198 16. 4XOI. The cur-
fieous' fe.-s bad auniaoted to .Y 1.126 6. 9td. After de.
dueling the sum of £56593. lja for niaburiement from
.Ell 012 17a 91d, the total amount of receipts on the be-
oefit accon,t, n bale/ire of /5,313 Its 7id is left to the
credit of Inc club.

The number of members deceased since the commence.
nista was 49.

Mr. Taylor then read the supplernentsry report, which
•.lowed the state rf the club up to Tuesday last. It
a id that there were 224 male benellt members ; female
b ortit members. 24; honorary membera, 39; total, 297.
mime was turreted with the National Debt Commis.
stoners, on th., let td J•nu;re, 1871, 15,171 ls lid; and
'locr that date time ...in 11.600, and bat year's interest
due nay 80th, .93 14. 6d; snowing a total of /5,394 16s
51. There had also been turreted in the Saying& Bank
the sena of /55 17s 10d, and there WWI a balance in hand
amouutiog to /22 18a 6d. 1 lie total of ture,tments eta.
.mooted to /5.473 12s 81 There had been paid into the
c ub on recount of sick assurance. %ince January Ist.
1671, the sum of /41 12 71, and for tuck allowance lio9
6.. leaving a balance in Lauer of the club auiountrug to
31 3s Id.

Mr. W. H Foley said ha begged to move the adoption
.f the report, which we, Very satisfactory, except the
.liminotion of three or four members, which was perhaps
ourrly accidental The state of tut, funds wis improving
cdtitrary td what he prophesied two years ago. It was
dangerous to prophesy. but lie would rather his prophesy
0.• wrong than it should be fulfiiled

IV flails (Cienti secooded the adoption of
.he report sod it was rand nosoonowd,.
The stewards and vivit.iris were the,, re elected. Upon
the provsatipn .4 the 1t.... R. P. 'Earner (Churchi
dr. C. P. Noel, of Belhr.inght.in. and the He,. D
Itobertson, vicar of toe Lye, were accepted AS bonora,y
members.

The Chairman then real the iniwites of the last
meeting of the Allotomut Society, woieh were duly
confirmed.

- Mr. "laylor then read the twestrnixth report of the
riatit.,,B eteh
aotflbt.h el.
ntiat zdp ohnee.y.
.A.lllo.i.zerba:tlt S79nB4,lo4l.wttieal:
a profit of /113 17n, to which 15 from the Earl of Dudley.
and 13.9* interest from the savings bank, was added.
'waking a total of /119 10. 91. The expenses had bees
116 4.9'!. showing. profit on the pier of /3 61. lb.
am added to the surplus of /58 15a 291, as reported in
long, mode a euvplun for 1870. if all arrears were paid, ol
62 1,21 d. 1 here watt. howe,. r. /13 4. lid to be deduct.
f tr voido ant bad debts. reductil the amount to 148
17, 111. M., were again poweirhat intireased,
lite trustees noticed the credlmble potation of Bewtile)
where they reiatetted to can the land wee to be given Upi
treley Kings. and Elmiey Lovett, iti which for two year.
.1 lent, there bed been no screen at all; and they were
4ta4 to report a mat. nal reduction; f arrears at Oldawm-
foto, Wowbourne. les.nelt nod Bell'o Mill. But Ilene
comutable items were much more than counteracted
tae large Increase of &near.; at Lye. Belbronehtn,
.lagiey, and Woilanon, an increase of which the anoci•
Ition might jwitiy complain, for it could not be said to be

Yetteed, when the two sets of districts were c.ttupsred,
,y any adequate difference in their social position
indeed, the solvent districts seemed, if anything, the
4so well off of the two. Since the statement of the ac-
t:mints had been made up the sum of /27 had been re.
cei.etl, reducing the aria it arrears to about 131. The
...Tins. /41 17s 114, won perhaps not quite what it she id
he for safety ; hut the trustee, would not have thought
it requisite to recommend .y increase in consequence at
resent, had it net been that other ctrcurnetances Data.
;ally in haste • mean ire notion would be remedial in this
direction. The Cradley rent payable by the association
.tad been increased from /13 13. to /14 2s, and the Wont-
tune rent from /46 tenten was itself a rise from /42) to
f5l). No Correeponding charge had yet been placed on
be tenants, but such a rise in the rent of the land must
sometimes be looked for, and it was obvious that at least
.come port of it must be met by the tenants, or the safety
of the seeociattou'o operations would be endangered.
the trustees therefore advised that tome moderate in-
treas. of rent should be demanded of the tenants,
eherever the rent paid by the a.seciation received any
,noterial addition.

The quantity of land occupied by the society was 209
acres; toe simnel amount of laid undeelet realised /515
da 41; and the annual rents paid to the landlords
amounted to /501 6.41, Ihe narnber of landlords was
15. which included the Earl of Stamford and Warrington.
Dna of Dudley. Lord Lytteltom the Feoff,es of Oldevrin-
f trd Hospital, Measrs. H W. Foley. C P. Noel, W. O.
Foster, Arc. The number of tenant. wee 798, and were
ecattered over both the counties of Worcester and St .1
lord. The statement of the accounts for the year ending
December Slat, 1870. showed a balance due from the
.agent (Mr. J Term). December 31st, 1860, of /17
Its aid; ditto at the Sov.mly. Bank, /23 lle 6,1.
Arrears of rent due December 31st, 1869, were 152 7.3,1.
tit/3t 18,62 rece.ved during the y.-tar 1870 reduced it
o i2O ti. Si. The year's rent for IC?;).., above. SMOUD•
ted to 161 a 3s 41, of which /Ad 185 91.1 was received,
leaving 151 4.60 yet due. The sum of 15 had been re-
ceived from the Earl of Dudley for the snorting over the
Womboarne aliotmente. The above balances dde from
the agent aid Sevings Bank, the amount of arrears
and tent received during the pant sear. together with the
Harlot Dadley's /5, tile sum of 194 91 as interest from
the Savings Bank, and 158 4s 9d due from the treasurer,
a,ve a total of /71,0 19-91 d.
Time dieburaements incoide a balance due to the tree.
surer, January Ist 1070, amounting to /34 16s 62;
:tutn peid to landiords oto inc 1,70. 1501 6s 4.1; agents
athary for the year ending Michaelmas. 1870, /65; re.
,tair, of fences, NO 5. 4.1; rent•cattrge for iVomboorne
.attottnents. 14 124 ; poor, highway, and improvement
rates, /20. 4d; preen, /6 17. ; annual meeting, /9Se 9d;
sundries, /9 164 14; property tat, /1 4. 4.1; balance due
from agent./.14 6. llid; amount in Savings' Bank, /24
5. 33; giving a total of /700 10. 91d. A summary state-
netit showed the two balances due from the agent and
Seethe.' Bank. 'moonlit:lg to 148 1212111, the sum of NO
its 94 received during the years 1870 for arrow.. of 1809,
and ditto On 1870 account, amounting to /51 41 eid, with
*la 4. lid deducted for voids and arrears owing by ten•
.iits turued out in 1870. Agaiust it wait the sum of /out
3rl due to treasurer, and a surplua of lei 17s lid. The
account, have been examined and found correct by
Wessrs Benjamin Williams and Charles Evers, the
auditors.
The noble Chairman said the finances of the Allot.
m-nt Society were tett so good as those of the Becht,
Call,, but lie saw no reeson why they should not be. and
that there ought lob, no arrears of rent.. Re thought
they both ought to be self. supperting. end he hoped
that they would coutinue to prosper. In conclusion, be
said he r,taretted to hear that the land at Bewdley was
shout to be given up in consequence of it having been
sold. He then distributed the prize', comprising Bible.,
Testaments, spades, and forks, awarded to members for
the beet cultivated allotments.

The Rev. .1. Hodgeon. of Kinver. proposed a vote of
thank, to the noble enetrutoau for conducting the bailout
,d
_toe a:mottos.,
. .

.-sfr: J. P. -N,,el steconded the motion, and it was
carried.

The members then adjourned to dinner, provided in a
large mug lee The Right Hon. Lord Lyttelton pre-
sided, suit, after the removal of the cloth, propctsed the
" flee th of the Queen "
The least ars. heartily drunk.
The noble ell3iraliltl theii said that the nest toast he
hail to ask them to drink wan one which was suitable on
most occasloni, but had a •ignificancs on the
present occasion. It was the health of the bishops and
i•lergy of the three dines-eii into which the bociety's ter•
r tory tatendeil. Ti,.. present meeting not only bad g
epeciol aigni6iiance. as referred to by the Rev. D. Rob-
ertson. which they heard that morning in his sermon, in
which be referred to the spiritual and secondary applica•
ups of Ibo proper obfooto of as isillOalios Wm *on