The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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COI`,IMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS
Ma. WINANS, the American plutocrat who
came over to Scotland and purchased the
shooting of such a multiplicity of heather
covered acres, and later obtained unpleasant
celebrity for his action towards the owner of
a, pet. lamb, has now fallen foul of Lord
T weedmouth. The moneyed gentleman
rom over-the .Atlantic bought an estate a
he Borderland brewer-baron and the dispute
..: as to who e.xercises rightful ownership
)ver roadways leading to lands admittedly
' still the property of Lord Tweedmonth. Mr.
Winans placed a fence across the cartroad,
which the baron's man twice destroyed;
then the American had a substantial barrier
erected and a deep ditch made beside. Re-.
snit : angry letterwriting and reference of
further contention to legal agents, so that
the quarrel is certainly a pretty one as it
stands, and destined probably to furnish
further entertainment to lawyers and news-
paper readers. The peasantry of the dis-
trict seem to be at one with Lord Tweed-
mouth, for Mr. Winans was last Sunday
night stoned while walking through Tornich
vil:age, which adjoins the debateable land
at Guisachan, in Invernesshire. Enraged '
at these unmistakeable marks of displeasure
on the people's part, the wealthy yet unpopu-
lar gentleman at once offered a reward of •
£5OO for the discovery of
.his assailants.
Five-hundred-pound bank-notes are not
common objects of the country in that part
of Northern Caledonia, yet no one steps for-
ward to claim the information money. W e
fancy that if Mr. Winans tried generosity
and fellow feeling he would find them act
much more effectually in winning the good-
will of Scotchmen, rich and poor, than dis-
plays of purse-pride and overmastering. But
perhaps his Transatlantic birth renders this
sportsman of many acres incapable of under-
standing the ways and sentiments of the de-
scendants of Rob Roy. He should not rouse
the old hot blood of the lovers of freedom
and their fathers' soil.
* * *
WE have not yet heard the last of the
mammoth mammal who succeeded for so
long in maintaining a front place before the
public eye, first as claimant to the goodly
, lands and title pertaining to a Hampshire
baronetcy, and next as defendant in a crim-
inal action for perjury and fraud. His ad-
venturous career in that connection earned
for Orton, or Castro, or whatever may be
, the true name of this modern Jeremy
, Diddler, a well-merited and lengthened re-
; tirement in secluded quarters free of all ex-
, pense ; and then, in due course, the portly
, one, reduced in bulk by a careful regimen
: and not over generous dietary, again mingled
! freely among his fellow men. by virtue of her
Afajesty's ticket-of-leave. After wearing our
. his public welcome in even that last refuge
, of notoriety lovers; the variety music-halls,
. the ci-devant Sir Roger had, we thought,
• dropped into painful oblivion, for even
, pigeon-shooting feats extraordinary have
ceased to. secure foe the once famous hero of
! the most sensational cause celebre of our time
, more than a short parapraphic mention in
, obscure, corners of sporting newspapers.
. True, we had been duly informed of the do-
mestic infelicities that had fallen upon the
"unfortunate baronet" who erstwhile "lan-
guished in Dartmoor." But we had im-
agined that "the Claimant" had abandoned
his lightly-reputed lady and her offspring to
the keeping of the State, whose hospitality
he himself had so long experienced, and that
there was an end of the matter. Not so,
however; a matter-of fact Board ot Guard-
ians has called upon "Sir Roger" to show
cause why he shall not resume his connubial
and parental duties. He urges his spouse's
infidelity as his excuse for her abandonment,
and threatens a divorce action. If that pro-
ceeds, we may have revelations from the
deserted wife as to the concoction and con-
struction of the Tiehborne case, which would
prove publicly interesting and instructive.
"Sir Roger" has one remaining resource; he
may himself furnish the world with the true
story of his career in the form of a cheap
publication. It would be a success, doubt-
less, and more than one enterprising pub-
lisher would be prepared to pay handsomely
for the copyright of the MS. But what a
fall would be in such a confession ? No
matter, the pr coeds might .be round in ac-
quiring the goodwill of some snug beershop,
say in Wapping, where. "Sir 11.6ger" might
congenially pass away the autumntide cf,his*
.oventfnl, if inglorious, life ; and it is not
lai'ebable that inconsiatency and recantation
;aould prove painful to one
.whose, nature
cannot be ultra-sensitive,

"BRITISH Bechuanaland" is now um fait
accompli. A governor has been duly ap-
pointed to look after the welfare of her
Majesty's newest African possession. Eng-
lishmen will sincerely trust that the holding
of Bechuanaiand will not bring to Britain a
heritage of bloodshed; but that therefrom a
firm friendship with Boer and native popu-
lation will henceforth radiate. In the in-
terests of South African commerce our ac-
tion has been rendered imperative; let us
hope it will be interpreted inits true light
and prove a fitting finisher of strife and
trouble. The governor at the Cape for the
time being is to administer in 13ritish Bechu-
analand.

THE 1105915 comes from Souakim that since
the death of fiery Osman Digna Berber has
declared itself independent of Mandian in-
fluence, and elected an Emir willing to sub-
mit to the Khedive's authority. Other re-
actionary movements on the Blue Nile show
that the magical power of tho Malt( name
has greatly diminished in the Sond:in ; so
that, after all, England's expedition may yet
prove more fertile in ultimate happy results
than has been expected. Let us hope so ;we
paid dearly in treasure and in blood.

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GARNISHETI CASE.— A t the County Court on
Monday, beFore Sr Rupert Kettle, a garnishee
ease was called on in which Mr. John Mills was the
plaintiff, Messrs. J. L. &ingon and Henry Cross
the defendants, and Mr. M, Rollinson, auctioneer,
Prierley Hill, the gareishee. Mr. Hackney, in-
• t u fed by Mr. Clulow, appeared for the p.ainiiff,
and :Jr, Hlnde for Mr. Rollinson.—Plaintiff entered
the employment. of Messrs. Stills( n and Cross'in
F_bruary, as manager at their brickworks, and his
egreement with them lasted until July 16th, when
it was te:minated by mutual consent. On the 28th
July Mr. Stinson was made a bankrupt, so far as his
plivate crediters were concerned, and on July 29th
plain Melee? 31( sem Stinson and Cross, conjointly,
Or 1:, 0 wages due to him, and subsequently ob-
tained judgment in the local court. On August
1 Mr. Cross personally assigned the whole of the
partnership assets to Mr. Rollinson (the garnishee),
as trustee for the benefit of the creditors of the
firm; and plaintiff now sought to recover the amount
of his original judgment against Messrs. Stinson
and Crosi from OR garnishee.—Mr, Hackney sub-
mitted that the assignment was void, or at least a
nullity, so far as plaintiff, as creditor of the firm.
'I was concerned, on the ground that Mr. Cross had
' no right alone, and without the consmt of Mr. Stin-
son, to deal with the partnership assets to the detri-
ment of a judgment creditor —Mr. Hinds contended
that Mr. Cross was justified in dealing with the
partnership assets himself, he being a member of
the partnership. and Mr. Stinson being a bankrupt.
—His Honour pohred out that the deed itself stated
that Mr. Cross ass:gned "his" assets. The deed
was wrong, because the assets were partnership
assets belonging to Messrs. Stinon and • Cross,
agliust whom plaintiff held a judgment of the
Coma—After censidarable argument his Honour
gave a verdict for the plaintiff, but said he could
not allow costs. If Mr. Hackney had any good
claim for costs it would be against the person who
executed the assignurmt, and he was net before the
Court,
RAILWAY Cast, —At the same Court, the case of
11. Smith v. (ha Midland Rai:w ty Company was
:Jailed on, in which a claim of ..e :: is was made in
re,T:c to a default of the dcfe slants in not for-
waelng ceetaia nails delivered to a servant of tee
eompany at Halesowen.—The nails were for a ship-
ping order, and it appeared had not been sent on
owing to the note referring to them being lost by a
drayman. Part of the claim had ebeen paid into
Court, and the ease ended in a verdict t'er Idaintiff.
—Mr. Waldron was for plaintiff; and M White-
loci,: (from Messrs. :Beale and Co's., Birminzham)
For the defendants, •

LECTURE ON Tilt CHURCH'S PRESENT D.:INGE-Z.—
'titer the usual .Thursday eveniu; service at the
.jhurch Mission Room, Villa Street, Dennis Park,
an address to Church of England communicant,
,vas delivered by the Rev. T. 0. Harshall. Organiz-
in.4 Se-retary of the English Church Union, tho
3ubject being "The Church's pr sent danger and
her true defenc.,."—The Rev. J. S. Bolder() occupied
i:he chair, and there were also present the Rev. W.
Orson, of Pensnett, Mr. H. Ridley, Leal stxretary,
:vir C. Andrews, Mr. B. Warr, Mr. Elgar, Misses
Miss Ci irke, Mi.s Tyler, Mr. Tiny and f:
lame riumb,!r of consunnicants.—The chairman,
:..efOre calling upon Mr. Marshall, said should like
-.0 snake a fr-w remarks. He hai spoken to some of

•se pre,eut upon tie dangers of the church. He
himself hardly knew wl,at was meant by disestab—
istinent and he thought that those movers in the
utter hardi:, knew either. They would hear from
,Er. Marhall what dangers the church w s in and
.vhat wore tne best rearedies.—Kr. Marshall said
.he first dalger' the church was in, was in regard to
air marriage laws. Great
.steps had been taken in
:egard to the
_Dtceased Wife's Sisters Bill. Three
years ago this bill was introduced into Parliament
And passed in the house of Lords en its second
rezviing, but. as they perhaps all knew, each bill
hAd to pass three times. The Prince r-f Wales and
cone of the royal family int, rested themselves in

7ho matter anti that, lic; doubt, induced a number
neblemen, who perhaps never troubled to vote
,a anything tlse, to go to the House of Lords, and
vote for this b 11. But the Enelish Church Uaioa
by force and strength oppr,ed tla-3 -bill and it was
hat passed the third time. 'Me next danger
t:ircatening the church was in respect of the church
schools. They were trying to do away with church
schools and tore them into board schools. If that
was done the religious education of the couatry
would be ruined. They tAught their children the
bile in the church school and brought them up in
th.i catholic faith. At pr,sent an hour a day at least
‘sets given in the church schools for tbe religious
elucation of the children. The other danger which
beset the church was one which was taking up the
time at the present day, and that was disestablish-
mat or disendowment of the church. It was said
alit the state founded the church. At the time
whoa this c aretry was inhabited by sa,verees some
of the apostles came to this land and converted
t iem. Those apostks we e Jews and hat! been
taught to give tithes towarde their church, and
they taught their converts to do so. The state
..elta.inly did r.ot establish the church then, nor in
the days of the heptarchy, when there were seven
different kingdoms. It was at this period that the
,liff,rent bishops thought it would be best to be all
sealer one government and the state was afterwards
Co meal. Thus the church founded the state, and
II a. the stute the church. The property which the
ethirch has now was given t the church in olden
_hues by good and pious Incr. who were desirous of
seeing the:r church flourish. Perhaps a squire
vuid build s church and then he would ask leave
to pay his tithes in fu'ure to the maiiitenance of
ittl church. lie had a church built now ant like
any commonsense man he mould get a elertquiae
arri poy him. That. was the way the church pro-
p cry was gut together. If disestablishment was
t tLe place it would net affect the clergymen in Vie
,mast. They woeld have a certain su:n of money pr
yterr, but if a clergymau died or went away it would
fall upon the people .o provide new houses, &a, for
every fresa minister. Thus it would be to benefit
of the people ta keep the church as it was at pie-
sout. The state had the power to disestablish dr,
hereh ; the state had the power to do anythhig,
but it would ite robbing the church. There wa3 a
:;reat deal of difference between power and righ
There was a great deal of harm done by what is
called pareethial isolation. That meaut one payish not
ca kg for another. The speaker gave an illustra
tiou of this. He was giving an address on dss ab•
lishwent, uil when he had finished a mien came
to him and asked if it would affect his parish. That
a teived what he meant, but he did not want ha t
at all. He urged upon his hearers to join the
Erillsh Church Uniou and have ftequent meetings
to discuss the matters Slit y heard in reference to
the chutch.—At the conclusion, sir. Ridley pro-
p .semi a vote of thanks to Mr. Marshall, which was
secended by Mr. Grigson.—The lecturer then re-
sponded. After the meeting seven new members
were enrolled into the society.
13-ow) OF GUAEDLINS.—Mr. li. iffilinghaill 03-
cupi,d the chair at the meeting of this Board yes-
teriay.—Admitted 15, discharged 5, dead 5, re-
=miring 550 againA KingsWinford
£43 12s 9d, Stourbridge £3O Is 60, Halesowen
1;25 13s Gd, Non-residents £2 is 2d, total £lOl 83
il+d against £93 15s 4,1.--At a meeting of the
.Sanitary Authority a letter was received from the
Local Government Board stating that a local
government enquiry would be held in order to
see whether the Rural Sanitary Authority shall re-
move the night soil, or whether it shall be done by
contract.—At the meeting of the Rural Sanitary
Authority last week it was decided to erect lamps
horn the Car Inn, ‘Vordsley, to the centre of Wall
/loath. It was also decided to ask the Brierley lull
and BtourbridgeGas Companies the charge for
erecting the lamps. Thu Guardians, yesterday,
were surpri-ed to fled both companies were at work
tecctieg the lamps ; both companies alleging right
to do so.

DItUNKENNESS.-At the Poi as Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletel er, Alesrs, 11. 0. Firmstone
and T. D. Thomas, Ci,orge _Atwood was charged
wi ii being drunk at Cradley, on the 13th inst.—
P.C. Davies proved the case, and defendant was
tined Is and costs.—Samul Ealey was charged with
being drunk whilst in charge of a ho:se and cart, at
13e1Croughton. P.C. Agg proved the csse and said
defendant was so drunk that ho had to lock him up
for three hours. Fined 23 6tl and costs. Adam
Wooldridge was charged with being d unk on the
18th jest, at the Lye. P.C. Stone proved the case,
and a!so proved two previous convictions. Fined
53 and costs.

CAuTiox,—George H. Jasper wa4 leummor.ed for
having his chimney on fire. The ease wee with-
drawn on paymeot of 5s 6d costs. •
.RATE DEFAULTEnsi —t number of persnns were
summoned for nun-payment of rates at Upper
SAinford, Lye, and WelJ-cote. Or.'.ers were made
for payment.

SCHOOL BOARD CABES.—Five persous were sum-
moned for not s..nding their children to school
regularly aud were fined. Ineetur Baker proved
the cases.

AN iNCORRIGITILE.—George Walters applied to
the magi stiates ior . Ui said he wanted to
know what he was to do with his son. He had been
summoned six or seven tins by the School Board,
but in no case was it his fault. He sent the boy to
school but he played truant. He did not go home
at nigl-A or to get food. Applicant had been with
the police and searched different places for hours at
but n. ver found him. The niagistratps'
clerk (Ir. Ring) said the tiectiou under which the
cuss would conie would require 5s per week if the
applicant's son was sent to a reformatory. The
Bench said the case must stand over for the School.
Board to come to some arrangement.

REFUSING TO QUIT. Thomas Howell was
eha,nrei with being (:rnnk aul D3ru.ing to quit the
Old House at Home, Blakedown.—Mr. Waldron de-
tended.—P.C. Holloway said he visitei the abovt,
house:about 9 o'clock at night. HQ found the de
fen,'ant in the passage drunk. Mrs. Maybury, the
landlady, was requesting the defendant to leave the
hollFe a Id also rcfuSed to supply him with be
refr t.j I,ave the house when requested.—Eliz-t-
-beoa Maybury gave corroborative evidence, Toe
defendant said he was in the house about Bor 9
minutes. He asked for some beer but it was re•
fused him, Mrs. Maybury refused to fill him any
beer because he had boi:n at the hous,, at the bottom
(nielati;!g the Swan public-house.) He did not hear
Mrs. Maybury ask him tl go. He went when the
offi ee told him to go, John Lacy, a bricklayer,
aid he saw defendant go .into Maybury's hou-e.
lie was sober.—oefendant was fined 5s and co:As.-

SETTING SNAUES —David Williams, farmer, of
Wassail Grove, was charged with setting a snare
at Foxbrake, on land belong,ing to Allred Wool-
dridge, he not being authorised to do so.—Charles
Wellsbury, gamekeeper, in the employ of Major
Wi iamA, said that he saw the defendant on tho
land belonging to Alfred Wooldridge. Witness
nt through the land on the 12th inst and found
a snare set. Ho went again the next morning about
half-past six, and saw the defendant come out of a
w,;cd and go and look at some snares,—Wil jam
t3aylisg, keeper to Lord Lyttelton, gave corrobora-
tive evidence. Defendant was fined 5s and costs.

TllEFT.—Thomas Smith was charged with steal-
ing a quanfty of potatoes, value 21, the property
of Thomas Henry Hickman, on the 17th inst
P C Jones said that on the abyve date he was near
a fl-id belonging to Mr Hickman in Ham Lane.
He saw Nock place an apron on a heap of potatoes
lie sAw Smith take a quantity of potatoes from be-
neath the heap and put them in Nock's apron.
Nock then took up the apron and put the pltatoes
into a basket and defendants then left the field to-
,4eth'er. He followed them and mt Smith returning
the f ,rm building. He overtook the woman and
:sked her what she had got in :the basket, and she
replied, "Some potatoes," Witne:is then asked her
how she accounted for them, and she replied, "The
man I've been working with gave them to me:'
tie then wiled Smith how he accounted for them,
aid he alswered "We always reckon to have some

)otatoes who!' we are_gettin'g them up." He asked

-
him if be hal any :Authority for takiui them, and he
aai ILe had not. 'fi:e potaLes weighed 41b3.
Defendants were fined the amount of costs, 7s each,
or 7 days.
ALHAMBRA. THE A.TRE.--ThiB weak &Argent
iud his company made their first appearance here,
'out we are sorry to state that they hare had
-negre houses to witness their performances. Per-
it ii being th.ir first appearance, but we feel
sure that all who honour them with their presence

sill witness a good performance. To-night- (Satur-
lay) two dramas will be produced, viz., "Luke, the
i,a,11-;ur-3r" and "Cross Roads," when we hope to
'cc the house well-filled in every pArt, and thus help
to make good what has been bad during the early
dart of the week—Next week Mr. Frank Fuller will
Lppear, supported by a good company.

THE ACCIDENT AT THE WOLLASTON
DRAINAGE WORKS.

Mr. Miller Corbet, deputy coroaer,• held an
inquiry at the Rifleman Inn, Wollaston, on Moaday
d-glit, touching the death of William Soul hail (GO),
who was killed Iviiiie in the employ of Mr. George
oars, contractor for the Wollaston drainage works.
.‘lr. James Hinds was present on behalf of the
friends of deceased.,
Wiiiiam SJuteall i-aid the deceased was his father,
he had been working at the Wollaston sewc rage.
Nitness had been working near the trench where
,is father was, and he last saw him alive at a
iu .rter-past twelve on Fiiday. Re went to the
itickernith for some " picks," and while he was
iway the earth fell in on his Mther, and he was
He had not heard his father complain of
place being dangerous, and he did not see danger
:here himself, but he had in other places. His
-ather had been engaged in similar work to this
)efore he worked for :Ai:. Law. There was timber
or use in the trenches w.thin forty or fifty yards
where the accilent happened, It was a made-up
-cad where the trench was beiag cut.
-John Nichells, a Blower's Grecn, Dudley, said ho
,ir.l been w..rking through sonic ha:d ground, and
:ante to some loose sand. He saw it was not safe.,
tad to'd the other mea to come out and to fetch
3 rue timber. He tot out of the trench himseii,
ind when he was gone about 20 yards—half-way to
where the timber was—he heard a shout, and al the
tuff came in on one side of the trench The de-
:eased was smothered, and the other men partly
-40.

Sha3rach Fleet, the ganger, was also examined,
_in L deposed to the directions he gave to the men as
co the timbering the trenches. •there was plenty
timber provided, and he told the men to put in
dialler if required, any. time that he wa, not about.
Dr. Edgar depos:.d that the deceased died from
Liirgeation.

The jury returned a vertUct of " Accidental
detth."
The Coroner drew Mr. Law's attention ta the
eact that the deceased lett a ,widow and family. and
Law said he should bear the expenses of the
iuuhral, tt,d give the widow £25., tali he should
hive further help after that.
Tho jury expressed sAtisfaction at this statement,
:Ind -Mr. 'finds:, on behalf of the family, tendered
,‘lr. Law his t!lanks.
The itev. U. Githanks said he had seen one of
,11.3 oU:er stuffet, au I Mr. Law Lad given instrue-
tipus for ertq.y wtention to be paid to him. Mr.
int.ntioued there was an unexpended
oalance frhu the fund of the suilereis by the Wol-
ion exidosion seine years ago, and, with the
ipprovai of the counnitte,., ho thungiit they might
,u:jidetnoft wat Ay. Law was doing in the pre-
sent cue.