The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18 00:00:00

WORDSLEY.

LECTURE —On Monday evenings lecture was delivered
by the Rev. T. Outtery, of Wolverhampton in the Pri-
mitive Methodist Chapel, subject—•• Tom o'Jack's Lad,"
being the incidents in the life of Tom Harrison. 011.! of
Lie art' Lancashire pioneers of Methodism. The lec-
ture was listened to with Walked attention. 'the Revs J.
Taylor and Magna!! also addres.ed the meeting. A vote
of thanks to Mr. R. Phmt, the chairman, closed the

proceedings.
Pass's,: Ban Cont—At the Police Court, on Mender,
before Nlessre. B. St. John Matthews and H. Smitir.
Henry Herds was charged with passing a had half-cross n,
on the 4th inst. Mr. Iturbury appeared for the defence.
Joseph Brown, collier. Commonside. send on the ',Love
date about right p m., he was flag to Dudiey. lie not
defendant, who asked him ti change half-a-crown
Samuel Oliver was with him. He changed it, and gave
the money to Oliver. Defendant said, "You must change
it, Joseph." Oliver gave him the half-crown, and witness
gave him two shillings and sixpeirce. Oliver gave the
defendant sixpence. Oliver lion absconded. When he
gave Oliver the money they both ran away. He found
the cMI was a bad one, and gave information to the
police. Cross-examined: There were two or three others
with defendant. Will swear the defendant stopped me.
Oliver asked me to change it first. It was dark. Oliver
gave defendant 6d. Defendant told us he knew it was
bad, when he was being brought to the station.—Police-
constable Keenan said he apprehended defendant on the
sth Met, and charged bim with panning bad money, in
company with Samuel Oliver, knowing the same to be
bad. He said, " I gave it to Oliver a few minutes before
I met complainant. We knew the money was bad. Oli-
ver le into it more than I am."—Mr. Barbary contended
in defence, that defendant was the wrong one to be pro.
secuted. He did not give complainant the money, or
receive it. Oliver gave the coin to complainant and re.
reined the money in return. The Bench adjourned the
rasp for a week, bail being accepted in two sureties of
CIO each, and himerlf in one of £2O.
Poon Rates.—Mrs. Williams, Post-mistress, was sum-
moned by Mr. J. Ganes, assistant overseer for the parish
of Kingswinford, for refusing to pay the sum of £1 9s 9.1,
alleged to be due for poor, ates. Mrs. Williams said she
had occupied the office about 6 years, end never before
was called upon to pay poor-rates. Mr. Gitt ns said such
was the case, and it was now the first time the proper ty
had been put in the supplemental valuation Este. Mrs.
Williams said a similar ease was tried at Dudley in 1865,
when the post-office promisee were exempted from the
liability to payment of poor rates—The Bench adjourned
the case for a week, for consideration upon the matter.
brewers:ix TO GLooo3lAliEltB.—Wilhafil Fitchew SUM•
mooed his employer, Mr. Samuel Bowen, of the Plaits
Works, with neglecting to fulfil his contract, and claimed
a sum of £8 for wages on account of wrongful dismissal.
—Mr. Barbary appeared for the defence.—The complain-
ant said he was engaged by the defendant in June last, to
mix glass. Several times since then the rate of MB wa-
ges had been altered, but at the time of his dismissal be
was in receipt of £4 per week. He went to the works
for a fortnight, but work was not found for him to do,
and he now claimed £B.—ln cross-examination he ad-
mitted when engaged by the defendant that no agreement
was made relative to what notice would be required from
either in the event of him leaving. He rind neither done
anything towards earning the sum which he claimed.—
Mr. Burbury, after calling attention to the fact that no
agreement had been contracted, stated that the com-
plainant declined to do the work h. was required to
execute.—The magistrates said unfortunately from the
plaintiff not having made a dietinet agreement with the
defendant when engaged they could not assist him.—The
parties then left the Court.
Basittores OrFENCL—Noah Brown, of The Bridge
Inn, Amblecote, was charged with opening hie home for
the sale of beer before UN, on the morning of the sth
inst. Police-constable Goodfellow said that he visited
defendant's house on the above date, when he saw a girl

drawing a glass of beer, which she carried down some
steps iuti a scullery. Witness followed her, and saw a
man pay her for it. There was other beer on the table.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and stated that his wife was
ill, and a little girl only WAS in charge of the house. The
cilia, denied this, and said that defendant's wife was in
charge of the house. Fined •20.1 and costa; in default 1
month.