The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-12 00:00:00

DUDLEY.

A BUTCSSU glontor Fir:sp.—lt the Dudley
Cott ednesday, b,fore Mr. J. .It,
and Mr. J. Bateman, Thomas Auch,r Newey,
outch.r, of Uh S:reet ad Ne-g
was chared with exposing for sale una hole-ome
neat. Mr. E. M. Wartningtou (Town Clerk) pre 11.
uted ; and Mr. Ernest F. V: hitehouse defended
In openil,g he c ‘se. Mr. Warm....ngton avid that
on as '..)th Oetedvr the Saulta.ry lusp_ctor found cn
the pr nniatk of t,.e defendant in High Street and
Caw :greet the tour q tarters of a e4w. *Tney were
dark in col ur, arid had not been properly blooded
f r the Veterin,ry Inspector (Mr. Green)
who said that he had got doubts as to whether the
00V was eter siting teted The lungs were openeu
by dr. Green, who found tnern rcudded with tuner.
e liar depo.its ; and in erten a ease the meat coul':
Uit porably be whole:wine Dr. Timmins, the,
,flier of In al:h, had als , examined the meat and
ungs. His ev:d..nce would lie that the meat war
ad in npea.auce, end that trio lungs were fille
with caseous or cheesy mutter. The animal ha,
en for some months in a state of disedse and sub
-let to consumption, Trio lungs being in such
eondiiion dis- ase would be communicated to tbe
..est of the meat, and the highest medical autbori-
iss that it might be transmitted to the human
-nbject, The animal had also had milk fever, and
had calved a few days rrevious to being killed.—
Evidence in support of this statement was given.—
'or the defence Mr. Young urged that there we
no guilty knowledge, and that the beef was gimp])
infer 0., parts only of it being affected by tuber-
cular rlia-ase. —Mr. James Blakeway said he at.
tended the cow just before its being killed. It auk.
.n good condition. and did not look con.umptive
tits brother had recommended its being killed for
,nosl, and with this he agreed, as there were otil
the earliest iudi ittions of milk fever. The lung.
were affected, but ,he tnbercules were in s.6st, shut

ff a. it were froin the et,ctalatiou of the blood, anG
l not affect it. In 134 opinion the food wai fit
-to al, -,sime.; by human bei .g—Mr. John Blakt—
to be cols. '-imika Chambers corroborated.—Thoma-
And Mr. Tt,,. cow ,Ast, heathy until calving; ani
Small ftaid the at:,tat butt he rec,ived £5 for
ID cross-eawhiaa,l,. ca fine 4 defendant £lO ant.
the carcsse.--412.J
coats.

R REOlb.
Ta s
EialafiCaNT oF CHAiN FRMALIIIABOTIL
Flcroums —At the Pubic Office on Wednesda,,
before Messrs. 110-!ry T. Hi.: kman, J. H. Pears.m,
and W. Holcrott (magistrates), Daniel liackett,
chain manufacturer, Garratt's Lane. Old ws.
summoned at the instance of Mr lloare Factory
Act inspector, tor empkying two girls after seve.
o'clock at uigtit.—A short time ago c-mplaiuts were
made to the inspector that tl.e deten;l4snt was in V;e
hibit of employing girls hi:ttcoy aUer sevel.
o'clock at night, end on o,:tobr Ito an as4,trint
inspector vi-ited the fact9ry 13.1tweext seven a 9,
ei2ht o'clock in the evening, and found a numbei
.f girls at work. The th.sfendant was then warriff':
that it he aptin contravened the Act he would be
ptosectt.ca. On the 23rd of the same month an as-
sistant inspector visited the factory at trient!
iuinutt s to eight in the evening, and found five
.iris at work.—Def.thdant pleaded he was comnellen
to emr.loy the girls after seven in consequence ot
having- to complete an order in two dept.—Th.::
Bench sail it was important that the law should 13,
,trictly observed, and tined defendant £2 8o 6,1,
yr in d:fault one month's imrisonment.
A TEltriOu To Taa DIRTIINF—A( the entne Court,
[like:luau Rose, chaininak?r, Four War, Cradle)
death, ;',,wes sent-laced to twenty•eight dirt'
jun
-risonment, whit hard labour, for being drunk and
tiot,2us, on the 21st ult.—The police steed th:
orisouer was in the habit of getting drunk on a
iaturday ni,;ht and disturbing the neighbourhood,
111 the night in qu-atton he had knives and poker
;n his posses-in. and threatenel to murder severa
persoLo —lnspector Walters said the pri?oner wee
An old offender, and a terror to the whole district.

SOUTH STAFFOaD ifIIRE INSTITUTE OF
MINING ENUINEERS.
An ordinary monthly meeting of the South Staf
fordehire and Erie. Wercestrr-hire Institute of
Thning Engineers was held in the Mining Mueeun.,
Ducat y.
Profeseor John Brown presided, and there were
preoent, eniong,t others, Mes Are. W. B. Scott
(Government Inspector), G. P. Marten, C. H. Tree-
lown. J. Hughes, W. l'ernworrh S. Watkins, W.
H. Pickering (ase:i•tant Inspector) J. Kitson, T.
Prisfield, W. J. Haywood, W. li. Whitehouse, R.
Latham, J. -G. Jon. a, J. Lawley, A. Sopwith, J.
Blackhame and E. C. Theedatn.
The Secretary (Mr. Alexander Smith) read a
ietter from Mr Henry JAnson in reply to a letter
of condolence to the family of the late Mr. 'leery
Johnson. •
A copy of a pamphlet on the thick coal '1 South
Staffordshire, by Mr. H. W. Hughes, was presented
to the In-titute.,,
In pursuance ef notice Mr. A. Sopwith moved
the alteration ef the rule appointing the meeting.
nnonthly. and it 11,01 now agreed tha they shoul...
be hi-monthly in the future, end that the Cannel
should clet,ruaiee where the meetings shou4 be
The retiring Preaidmt !nominated Mr. Peacoel
and Mr. Hte.hes ectutinee,s at the frr-lueimine
election, e nth Mr. ilk e eod reel Mr. It g r
auditors.
Mr- Biatkhetn read a paper on Meserte T. aid R,
W, Bowers' yoal euttine machine, now in uses?
_he Allerton Meiu Collieree near Leeds. Till-
werked on the rope a)stete, tine motive power being
supplied from the engines at the shaft end of the
pit.
Several spoke of the ineertion being a valueble
one, but it was agreed net to pronounce any &cider:
..pinion as an institute until diagrams had been
Mr. Blackbam promised these, and off red on a
week's notice to show the tuuchine at work.
A hearty vut of thauka wag passed to 'he reader.
The docuspien on Mr. Cafe il's feu mei holes sit.
Smith's paper on the testing of fans was restaned.