The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09 00:00:00

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C.iHAWNHILL INDEPB DENT CHAPEL. -On Tucsday
tve.i.ng tfie Rev. C. _Dudley, of Manchester, de—
livered his co:'ular 1 cture on "Christianity and
its Triumphs," at t, • Independent Chap-1, Chawn-
hit!, Mr. H. Billing Lain, resided. There was a
good attendance, fail the lectur.; was muil ap-
preciated.
A DisoaDzitt.T Wou&N.—At the Police Court
ye,derday, befire Colonel Fletcher,W. J. 'Fury,
and C. Cochrani., Esqs.. Annie Cr Deane', was brought
up on the three chargi s on of using obFe-ne Lin
guage. P. C. Eyles proved the case and said he had
heard the defendant cursing. The next elutig:
was that of being drunk and refusing to leave he
licensed premises of the Stir and Anchor P.C. Eyl, a
proved the case and said that he w.ls called in to
turn the defendat out. S e was very drunk and was
cursing the landlord. The third case was that of
being drunk. P. b. Oa key proved the case. Twelve
p-eviou3 convictions were pro:ed. Fined 4;Js and
costs, or one nionth.

DRUNKENNESS —Septiinus Bill was summoned
for being drunk ou tho 2nd inst. P.C. Chare
proved the case. Fined 5s and costs, or 7 days.--
William Johnson was summoned for being drunk on
the Ist inst. Fined ss. and costs or 7 days.—Eljah
Hart was sninuoned for being drunk at the Lye.
P. S. Cope proved the case Fined 10s and cost,
or 14 days--William Dawson was charged with
being drunk whi at in charge of a horse and c,irt
at Belbroughton Fined 5s and Costs, or 11 days—
William Lingley was charged with beinz drunk
and disorder:y in the public streets P.C, E tres
proved the case and said that he told the defendan t
to go home He then turned round and kickel
him and became very vio:ent and it took four con-
stables to take bins to the station where he was like
a madurin Sent to prison for:one month's hard
labour

A CLUTION —Henry Homer and Thomas Fletcher
were chAnred with removing and causing to be re-
moved fourteen sheep on the highway. Fletcher
was c ills ias a witness and said he received orders
from Homer to take th 3 sheep to Hagley, and he
had not got a license. Th case against Fletcher
was withdrawn, and liom:r was tined 203 and
costs.

REFUSING TO QUlT.—Bridget Welch was charged
with refusing to quit the New Inn, Enville Street.
The case was proved and defendant was fined lOs
and cos, or 14 days.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. William fill was
earged with being drunk aad disoiderly at the Lye,
on the 7th inst. The case was adjourned for seven
days for defendant to call witness-a
Smoot. BoAid) CASE. John Young was sum-
moned for not sending his son to school. After
hearing the evideace of Inspector Baker the ease
w.is withdrawn.

Titzr-r or JEWRI.LEILL William Mitciel w.•s
charged with stealing a gold wat:th, the property of
James Evans, on the 18th December. Sarah Evans
said the pri7)ner went to the shop on the 18th of
December, about :tfour o'clock, an] asked her to
show him some scarf pins. She showed him some
and he then asi(ed her to show him some silver pins,
He then wanted to zoo some ladi2s' silver watches
and he selected one and paid 2s 6d on deposit. He
was to call and pay the Other on the following.
Saturday. 'rhere was a gold watch on the counter
when the prisoner was standing. After he had
gone she missed the watch. There had no one been
in the shop but the prisonor. There was a bell on
the do )r and when the door was opened the bell
run. P.C. Day was called and said he rece'ved
the prisoner into his cust)dy at Derby. The pri-
soner was also cl.arged with stealing a diamond
pin. valual at £l7 17s, and a pearl insect pin valued
..t5. George Maiden was the first witness called
and said the p-isoner came into Mr. Douglas's
shop and wanted to louk at s t:iits pins. This he
%as slowed to do and on the prisoner going out
he rnis4ad the two pins. The prisoner denied this
charge and said he was not there on the day in
que,tion. He was also charged with stealing a
a diamond scarf pin, valued at .ti 3 10, the property
of Arthur Stringer, who said the prisoner came to
his shop and wanted to see some pins. He, how-
ever, did not buy any and upon examining the
cases of piushe missed thepin which had been stolen.
The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the
next Sessions.

"Rrotrutt Ot RATS."—The Thing desired found at
last. Ask chem,sts, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats It clears out rats, mice, beetled, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects ground moles, etc. 74d. and
Is lid boxes.
BUCHIIPABIA."—A new, quick, complete cure
for all urinary affections, (smarting, frequent ditfi-
i nit) and kidney diseases 4s. At Druggist, London
agency, No 1, King Edward Street
A recent writer in otr local papers has wis:ly
°beet ved that "ono of the follies of the age is to buy
dear Wines and Spirits." Another folly is to
suppose that buying from those who make the
large-t return of duty is buyintr, them in the
cheap-st market. 'The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons pays in exact proportion
to the retailer clearing a single cask. A great profit
must be gained to cover enormous expenses of large
business premises, cost of advertising, and an
nllowance of profit to the Agent, greater in
many instances than taken by them in the respect-
ab'e Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy where but
ore profit is made, and we cannot better illustrate
our argument than by pointing out the way in
e, hien our townsmen, Messrs J. Rutland and Son, of
63, High-at, have opened up the tride. We have
n) hesitation in saying that 25 per cent, is now
saved by their bringing the producer and the con-
,utner together, over the prices paid a few years
se:o, and a trial will fully bear out our ass3rtions
Dudley Herald. December 24th, 1881.
REPORT OF THIS DAY'S SEED MAILIEET.--Sfessz
W. Ir.& 11. Le May, Seed Factors, 68, Borough
High Street, London, Report :—l'he Market WAS
t illy attended tl-day ; the demand for Clover and
Gras Seeds continues moderate. Red Clover.—
The supply of Fine EngUsh ic scarce, and prices
are firm. Medium ani Low are plentiful, and
prices in buyers' favour. French is offering more
t;aely, and prices are from Is to 2s lower. American
tenaains without alteration. There is no alteration to
repert in White Clover, Alsyke or Trefoil Fren-.1
It9.lian is Is per bale lower on the week. Perennials
weak. Febrzwy 6th, 1884.

BOARD OF GUARD/ANS.—The weekly meeting of
•I:C3 Board wa.i held yesterday, Mr Raybould pre-
Rem tilting in the hoass 563 against 512
or the correzponding week 138 t year.—Relief.
Kingswinford £43 11s 6d, Stourbridge £3O 9$ 114 d,
tiale+owen £24 128 sd, Non-residents £1 9s 2d,
total £lOO 6$ Old against £96 1 10Id. At a meet-
ing of the Sanitary Authority the death-rate for the
county of Worcester was reported to be 20 per
1,000 per annum; and the death-rate for the county
of Stafford, 17 per 1,000 per annum. Mr. 13rook8
gave notice that at the next meeting he should
move "That V'e Rural S tnitary Authority signify
its opinion that it is undesirable that any of the
parishes under the control of this Authority should
be included ia the proposed charter of inco, prat ion,
now being appllied for by the Stourbrilge Improve-
ment Commissioners."

THE FOREIGN IRON TRADE.
With the exctption of that of tlel4iu.n, the iron
, markets of the Continent remain in the same con-
dition as lust ireek Toe Belgian iron trade is stil!
going back. Business is in such a poor state that
nasnufacturers have been again compelled to reduce
wages, this time by 10 per cont., maktng the whole
reduction I.r the past four or live months 20 per
cent, is almost unsaleable, and ba,s are
also very little asked fur. Prices are merely
norninsl. Tuey have not been so I.w sines the bad
times from 1876 to 1879, and the outlook is quite
as bad as in 1848. Matters are pretty much as
they were in the French irou market, that is to say
the hopeful tone continues, and prices are steady,
if law. According to the returns published by the
Co ité des Forwes de France, the French imports
of iron and steel d tring the fir,t tea moints of last
were 361.614 ton:, a.minst 241,41) tout in 1382,
making an iocrease for 1883 (,/ 20,205 tons, or 6
per cent. Tile imports of iron ore during the
same periods w, re 1,354,598 tons :111(1 1,166,933 tons
re,pctively, an ,se of 137,659 tuns for last
year The Gei man iron as irket is uncliang,-d; that
of Westphalia iz fa!r;y steady, but the Silesizal
market is weaker. 'the returns just published ly
the Verein deutschr Eis. n-mid Stahliudustridler
shows tiat tic p:oducticn .-f pig-iron in Germany
during 1883 w: 53,330,788 ton-, against 3,170,z,5;
tons in 1882, wlliOt is an increase of 209,831 tuns
for 1683. 'The Amer'ea i iron market is ti:rn,
although sales have been lighter dung the past
week. Bar it ou is strorger. Off r 4 for st 1 rails
, bre nominally at 31 dole. t z 35 eoib.
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TILE NEW AIIANTIO CABLE.
The cable-lip Faraday 11 iao v on 1y.,.r way to
i Am 3.111 with part of Mr. Beane t's new N r h
I
I At.antic cable on 1 oard. The %es .el carii s 50J
f nailwi of cable, !tad when this has been p tid out on
the American aide, the end will be buoyed n , and
i the eteamor will return io England for idiother
I section of the cable. '1 he cabie is coiled in tinks,
: oind there is machinery on board for paying it out
1 and for picking it up if any th ng should go wrong.
1
Two roo is ate fitted with electrical apparatus tor
sending and r*e.,,iving messages from the shore
I during the progress ot the work. The new cable
1 will be the third laid down by Messrs Siemens
Biothers, the duty of laying d wa the Direct and
Frenca asides having 'anti p.:rforint d by them in
I
a sati,fiactory manner. The Direct cable is lai(I
Ito B dlinskeiligs ttay,
u
t. nded that the Bei:tact n"
-Mackey cable wid te-
• piste at the south side ofettrheNK-ael:eeniar'''' obituitveirt.i.' in.