The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-22 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday. Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were present :—Messrs. H. Billingham Rhodes,
Guest, Fiddian, Brooks, J. Billingham. Forrest,
Panzer, Wood, Plant, Wright, and Giles. Admit-
ted into the house 11; discharged 6 ; born 0 ;
dead 0; remaining 316; corresponding week last
year 293. Out-door relief, Kingswmford dis.
trict .e 22 5s 10 ; Stourhridge district £l4 14s
9d; Halesowen district, £l5 19 2d ;'non-resident
£1 Os 2d; total £53 19s lid ; against £55 4s
11d, last year.

RETURNING Em IG RANTS. —ln the time of Com-
mercial depression now universally felt in this
country, it is quite a relief to have advices from
Australia detailing the activity of trade generally,
and the good fortune and increasing prosperity of
individuals. Emigrants are ever and anon return-
ing to visit the "old country," and this week we
had a call from a Mr. James Harrison, residing
now at 37, Catherine's-road, Notting-hill, who em-
igrated through our agency in April, 1873, to
Queensland, in search of a market for his labour,
which he found to be a drug at home. He left
this country in the Derbyshire, taking out with him
his wife and one child, and has done so well at
Brookfield, Indooroopilly, near Brisbate, Queens-
land, that he is already in possession of 25 acres
of land (freehold) and occupies a farm of 625 acres,
under the Homestead Act, which will be his own
at the expiration of five years. In oral- that his
good fortune may be shared by his friends and re-
latives, he has, after having repeatedly written to
urge them to follow his example, but to no effect,
returned to England last week, by the Toowoomba,
to try what his personal appeal will do towards
persuading them to go out with him. In this
appeal he appears more fortunate, as yesterday he
came to our office with the names of nine of his
friends and relatives whom he had pursuaded at
last to return with him, guaranteeing them con-
stant work upon his own homestead immediately
on arrival. In order to make a voyage of this sort
to encourage emigration, a man must be thoroughly
convinced that it is the best course open to his
friends, for he would not take the trouble to as-
sume such a great responsibility unless he was
morally certain that emigrating would be the
best thing they could do. Mr. Harrison has no
desire to hide his light under a bushel, and he has
authorised us to use his name, if by so doing we
canlhelp to convince those who are almost per-
suaded to leave an overstocked labour market, for
a land, that if it is now flowing with milk and
honey, will afford every one who is not afraid of
hard work, a good day t wage for their labour, and
a comfortable home thrown into the bargain,
where he may repose in age, out of all danger of
being a burden to his friends, or an occupant of
the workhouse. Good news seldom comes alone,
any more than trouble, and we have heard of an-
other returned emigrant, now a resident of the
neighbourhool of Uxbridge, who has been
out in Queensland three years and can now boast
of having £4OO in his pocket, which he intends
devoting to taking his relatives out with him to
his adopted land. Facts like these speak for
themselves Without note or comment, and those
who find it a difficult task to make both ends
meet, even after a week's hard work, will do well
to consider if they had not better go and do like-
wise.—The Marvel and Middlesex Register, June Bth
1876.

A DRUNKEN WOMAN.—At the Police Court,
yesterday, before Lord Lyttelton and R. L. Freer,
Sarah Pagett was charged with being drunk, at
Wollaston, on the 13th inst. Police-constable
Smith proved the case. Defendant pleaded guilty
and was fined 2s 6d and costs; in default seven
days.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—Ann Homer, of Wollas-
ton, was charged with cruelty to a horse on the
14th inst, by working it while in an unfit state.
Police-constable Doorbar proved the case, and de-
fendant was fined 23 6d and costs,
DRUNK AND DISORDtRLY.—EMMILDUeI Forrest
was charged with being drunk at Cradley, on the
18th inst. Police-constable Roe proved the case.
Fined 5s and costs.
DRUNK AND REFUSING TO QUIT .—E li s a Partridge
was charged with being drunk and refusing to quit
the Fish Inn, when requested on the 18th inst.
The landlord proved the case and Police-constable
Roe said the defendant was very drunk. Fined 5s
and costs.

CAUTION TO CARTERS.—George Wooldridge. of
the Lye, was charged with riding on the shafts of
the cart and not having reins to guide the horse
on the 13th inst, at Hagley. Police-constable
Payne said that defendant was in charge of two
horses, and he was riding on the shafts, and had
no reins. The defence was that he was lame.
The Bench remarked that that did not prevent
him from having reins. . Defendant said he lost
them the previous day and had not time to get
any more. Fined_ss and costs.

i%.IFOLECT OF WORK.—Ambrose Waldron and
Joseph Waldron, of Belbroughton, were charged
by Thomas Brown, farmer, of Catsill, with neglect-
ing their work. From the evidence of complain-
ant it appears that lie engaged the two defendants
to cut ten acres of grass and clover at 4s per acre.
They left between two and three acres uncut, and
he bad to cut the remainder himself with men.
It put him to extra expense. In addition to the
money he allowed them one gallon of cider per
day. The defence was the weather was very hot
and they were resting when complainant came
down and said if they did not go on with their
work, they should not cut another bent. Took the
cider away, and:told them to go about their busi-
ness. A. witness gave evidence to the effect that
he heard complainant tell the defendants to go
out of the field, and the Bench dismissed the case.
ASSAULT CASE.--Albert WakelaM, of Wollaston,
was charged with assaulting Jane Male on the
15th inst. Complainant said there was a distur-
bance with her husband and another man, when
defendant struck her on the neck. Adjourned for
a week for further evidence.
A BAD HUSBAND.—George Burfurd was charged
with neglecting his wife and children, and allow-
ing them to become chargeable to the Union. Mr.
Barratt proved the case, and said that defendants'
wife is a very industrious person, and that the
defendant left with another woman, and he claimed
£1 and costs for the maintainence, defendant
pleaded guilty. Sentenced to six weeks imprison-
ment.

TRANSFER.-At the Public Office yesterday, the
following transfers took place. The Gate Hangs
Well, Wellaston, from John Steadman .to Henry
Morris.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—An, accident of a serious
nature occured to a man named George Handley,
on Tuesday last. It appears that Handley is fore-
man to Mr. Guest builder of Brettell Lane, who
is doing some repairs to the Primitive Chapel on
Beauty Bank,. and Handley was engaged at work•
inside when he fell off the scaffold and received
serious injuries. i'iMedical assistance was soon
obtained, and the unfortunate man was conveyed
home.