The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-01 00:00:00

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1883.

Tue‘day evening next. The artistee include Mr,
Flrench Davis an.l his justly celebraied bawl el
ha! t:), Miss Jeanie Rosso, of the Crystal Palace
ipac2rts, Miss K de Finch, Miss Malvina Fi• 11, and
Mr. EL T, Bywater. A. large number of restuwed
and other tickets have been taken, and early ap-
plication should be made by those who have not
procured them, as it is confidently expected a large
and fashionable audience will be present.
ALHAMBRA THEATRE.—During the week Mr.
Arthur Vaughan's "Under two Flags" Co, have
been performing here. Mr. Arthur Vaughan i a
good actor andltully carries out the parts allotted t
him, his Louis Victor being esp-cially good. Mr.
Charlesßillington performed well as Lord Rocking
ham. The Princess-de-Coronna of Miss Myra Rosa-
lind was everything that could be desired, ano
she played her part gracefully and artistically, The
Cigarette of Marie Corns was ably rendered, and
the rest of the characters were well sustained.
Next week, as will be seen on referring to our iror t
page, the Dudley Garrick Club will give their per-
formances here, and we t ust they will receive the
p stronage they so well deserve. _

- DRUNIENNL•3B —At the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, T. 1). Thomas and F.
Evers, Esqrs., Thomas Plant was charged with
lesing drunk on the 20th ult. P.S. Oakey proved
the case. Fined 2s 6d and costs—Charles Smith
was charged with being drunk on the 24th ult.
P.Cs. Agg and Chare proved the case.. Two
witness s were called for the defence and swore the
defendant was not di auk. Withdrawn on paym,nt
of costs.—Edward Cole was charged with being
drunk on the 24th nit, at Cradley P.Cs. Agg and
Chase proved the ease. Fined 2s 6d and cosai ;in
default 7 days,—Septimus Bills was cuarged with
being drunk on the 20th ult„ at Cradley. Several
convictions were proved. Fined 5s and costs; in de-
fault 14 days.—William Dainty was charged with
being drunk on the 20th nit at the Lye. Fined
2,6 a and costs; in default 7 days,—Mary Phipps
was charged with being drunk on the 26. h ult. P C.
Nloore proved the ease. Fined 2s 6d and costs; in
delault 7 days.—Allan Beasley, landlord of the
Vine I. .n, Colley Gate, was charged with beius;
drunk on his own premises on the 21st lust. P.C.
Caere said he visited the defendant's bows, and
found him drunk in the parlour. There was no
one else in the house. —P.S. Cope gave corrobor
ative evidence. limed 5s and costs; in de,ault 14
days.—Daidel Cooper was charged with being
drunk on the 20th ult, at the Lye. Several previous
convictions were proved. Fined 5s arid costs ; in
default 14 da) se
PERMITTING DRUNEENNESS.—Job Cartwright,
landlord of the Crown Inn, Dudley-road, Lye, was
charged with permitting drunkenness on the 20th
ult. P.C. Jones preyed the case and said he saw a
man named Daniel Cooper in the house drunk.
Defendant said "If I had known he was drunk, I
should net have filled tne ale "—P.C. King gave
e..,rubo,ativc evideuce.—Fined lOs and costs; in
I
dsfault 14 days. ,
x'ACTORY AcT PIIOSECUTIONS.—Thoinas Wood,
nail aud chai 1 manufacturer, Hay Green, wa,
charged that be being an occupier ot worsshaes di ,
on the 20th nit, employ two boys aftel 7 o'clock ,
at night.—Mr. C. W. Bowe (in pett) was for !
prosecution.—Mr. A. Pisan assistant inspeAor,
st trod that he visited the detendan,'s shop on the
above date, about 7.45 at night, and he there found
two b .ys at work. He quest oned the bo.y S in the
defen ,ant's presence when they said they came to
work about 6 in the morning and reckoned to leave
off at six.—Fined X.l and costs in each case.—Joh,l
Taylor, senr„ chain and nail maker, Cradley, was
charged with keeping a child at work who had not
neat:- the number of half-day atte dances at school
—Mr. Platt proved the case. Mr. Hoare sail the
d. fendant was liable to o fine of 60s, but if defend-
ant would promise to send the boy to schi ol
regularly he would only ask the Bench to in-
flict a nominal fine. On defendant promising he
was fine 1 is and costs.
STEALING GAe.—Charles Nicholls and Richard
Dangerfield were brought up on remand and
charged with stealing a quantity of gas on the
29. b of October, the property of Thomas Bland and
others. Mr. C. W.Wyndham was for the prosecution
Mr. Bland stated stated that on the above date he
went to his stable in Barlow's Yard and found the
defendants in the stable with a pipe from his gas
pipe and in the act of singeing a horse belonging
to a groser. Defendants said they had had per-
mission of his groom Witness said he did not
th uk that Dangerfield was guilty of any act at all.
Nicholls was the guilty party. Nicholls now stated
that Bishop, Mr. Bland's groom, gave him permis-
sion to use the gas. Dangerfield said that he was
engaged to-clean a van and a trap by the groom
When he had done he went home to his dinner and
on returning he saw the coachhouse door open. He
went in and found Nicholls there. Lie did not
have auyining to do with singeing the horse; he
was only looking on. The Bench retired to consider
their verdict, and on returning into court, said teey
sh iuld dis,niss the case against Dangerfield, and
Nicholls was ordered to pay the damages.
Boars]) OF GUARDIANS.—At 'he usual weekly meet-
ing of this Board yesterday, Mr. Ray aould presided.
—Admitted 10; discharged 4; born 1 ; discharged
12 ; remaining 544; against 521.—Relief, Kingswin-
, ford £4l 7s. Od ; Stourbridge £3l 14s. lid ; dales-
o ven £23 7s, 51. ; non-resident .21 4s. 2d. ; total
,297 13s. 6d. ; against A. 97, 4s. 6d.