The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-19 00:00:00

BOARD OF OUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday. Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were present :—Messrs. Kelly, Forrest Guest,
Hall, Haskew, Wood, Thompson, Brooks, Fid-
dian, Pargeter and Plant. Admitted into the
houso 20; discharged 0; dead 2; born 1 ; re-
maining 323; corresponding week last year 295.
Out-door relief Kingswinford district £22 ss.
10d ; Stourbridge district £l3 18s. 6d ; Hales
owen district £l6 11s. 0(1; non-resident 11 8s
total £53 7s. Od ; corresponding week last year
£55 5s id. A Staffordshire County Rate
amounting to £B7O was paid.
A deputation from Amblecote district atten-
ded the Board and asked them to apply for
urban powers for Amblecote district.
Mr. Pargeter gave 'lake that he should
move that the resolution passed at the previous
meeting be minded as to the urban powers
for Amblecote, and that application be made to
the local Government Board to give them urban
powers.
With regard to the water supply at Halesowen
the Inspector was directed to canvas the town
to see how many would take the water, if willing
to extend it..

To those of our readers who . intend visiting
London, we would heartily reeoramead Messrs.
Maskelyne and Cooke's Entertainment at the
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The Marvelous auto-
mation P.yc4o is still ths great attraction here.
Not only does the clever little figure play whilst
execueing several tricks of legerdemain, but he
will work out sums in arithmetic, and spell words
suggested by the audience. He also possesses
clairvoyant powers of no mean order; for instance,
a dictionary is handed to a lady or gentleman as
far from the stage as possible, with the request
that he or she will silently select some
_word and
write it on paper. Almost instantly Psycho (who
is furnished with a lead pencil) produces a fac-
simile of the chosim word and writing! The accurate
performance of the latter feat is usually hailed
with wondering laughter. The second part of the
programme consists of an epose by Messrs. Maskelyne
and Cooke of the so-called spiritual phenomena.
The most startling and thrilling feature in this
part of the performance is Mr. Maskelyne's aerial
flight, the aforesaid gentleman floating in the air,
a distance of about twenty feet over the heads of
the assembly, without any visible means of sup-
port.
A PROMISING COLO/Tr.—The Lancet says: "As
emigration to Queensland appears to be going on
somewhat briskly this year, a few words about
one of the healthiest of our Colonies (taken
from the fifteenth annual report of the Registrar
General for Queensland) will not be out of place.
high marriage rate, and a high birth rate, may
be generally considered as unfailing indications
of prosperity, and we find both these conditions
fulfilled in Queensland. The birth rate especially
is very high, considerably in excess of that pre-
vailing in the United Kingdom. The death rate
' is also low, in spite of what are acknowledged to
be very grave sanitary evils and defects in the
principal towns of the Colony."
Nzw WORK OF TRAVEL AND DISCOVERY.—Dr.
Robert Brown, the popular author of "The Races
of Mankind," &c., has for some time past been
engaged upon a new and comprehensive work,
which will be publisbed by Messrs. Cassell, Petter,
and Galpin, in seven-penny monthly parts, under
the title of "The Countries of the World," and
will embrace graphic sketches of travel over
land and sea' according to the latest discoveries.
THE Nzw IRON SHIP "SCOTTISH HERO," took
her departure from Gravesend on Saturday even-
ing, having on board the following emigrants for
Rockhampton, Queensland, via., 133 single men,
40 single women, 70 married couples, 40 children
between the ages of 12 and 1, and 10 infante,
making a total of 303 souls, equal to 268 statute
adults. The single girls are is charge of Mime
McAllister, Dr. G. H. Newell actin as surgeon
superintendent.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—At the Public Office,
yesterday, before J. B. Cochrane, Esq., Zinai
Baker, of the Lye, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly, on the 14th inst.—The case was
proved by Police-constable Payne, and defendant
was fined 2s 64.1 and costs.
DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.—WiIIiaM Plant VMS
charged with being drunk and disorderly in High
Street, on the loth inst.—Henry Turner proved
the case and said the language of defendant was
very disgusting.—Defendant did not appear, and
the Bench fined him 2s 6d and costs.
WILFUL DAMAGE AND TRESPI2II Francis
Thompson, Edward Male, and Thomas Dakin
were charged with trespassing on land, on the
13th Lust, belonging to Thomas Gilbert Saunders,
of Wollaston.—Mr. Elcock appeared to prosecute.
—James Green proved the case and said he saw
eight or ten lads come across the field and break
down the fence.—Defenclauts pleaded guilty to
the trespass, and they were fined is each and
costs.

AsseuLT C ASll.—Thomas Jones was charged
with assaulting Joseph Guest, on the 14th inst.—
Mr. Wall appeared for complainant, who said he
was a drover, and on Monday last he was driving
a quantity of sheep and lambs from Hagley sale.
There were five sheep and five lambs belonging to
the defendant. He drove them into defendant's
yard and asked him to open the door when defend-
ant refused, and he began to swear and struck
him several times with a stick.—William Griffin
th.d Benjamin Davies gave
.coi roborative evidence,
and said the complainant was knocked down by
defendant and when down he si rack him several
times.—Joseph Guest and William Griffin were
charged with cruelly illtreating two lambs, on the
14th inst.—Mr.l Wall defended.—Complainant
said the two defendants brought home ten lambs
and sheep. Afterwards they were put into the
slaughter-house and ran out when each of the
defendants picked up a lamb and dashed it
i
ou the ground and when down struck t with a
stick. There was no evidence to prove that the
lambs were injured and Mr. Wall for the defence,
denied the act of cruelty and the Bench dismissed
the summon', and fined Jones 6s and costs for
the assault upon Guest.
STRILLING Cutler, George
Giles, and George Simkiss was charged with steal-
ing a quantity of straw, the property of Mary
Ann Whitmore.—Mr. Wall appeared to prosecute
and Mr. Bulleid defended Cutler. As Giles did
Ign; appear the ease was again adjoursel for a
week Cutler and Sinakiss being bound overii
£lO W wear gel Friday.