The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-23 00:00:00

KIDDERMINSTER.

THE CHARGE OF SLANDERING A GRAVEDIGGER.—At
the County Court on Tuesday, Mr. M. Corbet ap-
plied to Sir Rureat Kettle, Judge, to make a new
order in the action of Danby v. Payne. It was an
action in which damages were at a former Court
awarded to plaintiff, wi.o is a gravedigger at.Bewd-
ley, on account of a slanderous s atement made by
tha defendant to the effect that he (plaintiff) had
s' oleo. silver coffin furniture from a vault in the
Rubbesfortl Churcliyard.—Mr. Coftet said the def-
endant had made away with the whole of his Mr-
niture and other effects, and he amused himself by
eroing about bragging of what an amount of
mon- yhe had, and that he would not pay a penny
to the plaintiff.—His Honour asked defendant
what he proposed to do.—Defendant said he was
wiling to pay, but he had na means of doing
Hr. Dawes will represented defendant, said the
latter had no money besides what he earned week
oy week. —His Hoilour said he was quite familial
Nita the defendant and his conduct. He should
tie sure to make him pay, He had absolutely set
he law at de,tiance, an I it was merely a question
of whether the law or the man was the stronger,—
Hr. M. Corbet I will take an order of £1 pu
-nenth.—His Honour said the judgement of the
Court was for £l3 53. 2d., and the extent of Pi:
the Julge's) power was to commit him for fort 3
days, He felt quite sure from the temper display d
,y the defend .nt that he would go to gaol for Hi,
forty days and then snap his fingers at the plaintiff.
But he did not intend to allow him to do that. He
shiuld make an order for him to pay a £1 a monti.
aid the first time he feiteil to pay an instalment lie
ihould commit him for forty days. and when hi-
missed another he should commit him again.
CLAIM AGAINST A FAREEiR —At the same Court
an action was brought to recover 13 guineas lion
Hr. T. Rogers a farmer. Mr. 'Waldron was for M;
Joseph Handel (he plaintiff) ; and Mr. J. Pritcharo
(instructed by Mr. Philips,) for the defendant,—
Hr. Waldron stated that the claim was for th:
value of some sheep hurdles, a cider press, a win-
aowing machine, and sixteen bags of wheat. —The
Judge eave a verdict for Lii 55., but recommende,':
the plaintiff's solicitor to accept £6 53 ,:if that sump
Lnd the taxed co,t=te were paid within a month.
A PECULIAR CEADL—The case of the litev. P
!2otterill Wanstall v. W. H. Bright, heard at tb:
-a,me Court, was a peculiar one.—Die
Haimed the sum of Os from the defendant, who rho
he manager of the George Hotel, Bewdley,
he did contract and agree with the plaintiff t
'airy or convey him on the 26th of March last ft
consideration to station at Bewdley to enab!e hu
to catch a certain tra n." The defendant neglectee'
tu do so, and the plaintiff was obliged to take ;
train going in a circuitous direction, and paid
sum of Sc. more than he otherwise would have done
end also a sum of is. for a telegram. Plaintiff gave
,vidence to the effect that he was at the above hotel
end requested detendant's servant to convey him
.nest a certain train. He was taken to the static)]
out arrived there too late to catch the train. He
lad then to telegraph the cause of his delay, am'.
,tad to come to Kidderminster and go to his des
;illation by a circuitous route.—His Honour as 1e
plaint if who w iiis solicitor P--Plaintiff: It hMI
dairris who is a lawyer m my p Irish in Snropshire.
his Honour: Did y. u tell him what you told mei
: Certainly.—His Honour : Ten it wit-,
very unkind ef him to tell you to briny; this action.
(on have made out no eras of any kind whatever
elaiutiff : Is he not liale to return use money on.
if pocket?—The Jufge You have not proved that
-e agreed to do it. Where is the contract ? You
inust bring tiie necessary iegal proof, He should
leave Mr. Curb t who Was for the defence to cro,s-
examine plaintiff.— Mr. Corbet I deeline,—Thi-
iudge to the plaintiff I must
.nonsuit you.

THE IRON TRADE.

BIRMINGHAM, THITRSDAY

Considering that the holidays occur next week
there was a tnir amount of business transacted at
to-day's iron market. The orders, however, were
prin..npally for galvanised sheets, sheets, end black-
smiths iron for export, and gilder and gasometm
,dates, and chain-making iron for local consumption
Exodpt in the c. a a .4 t:,e bridge bud lers, c
Le engineers, weed l and axe tu inufacrurers, and
Arms engaged on Government orders—most ot
.viiora will uuct it necessory to curtail the holidays
—there was very little business given out by locai
;onsumers. The market fully maintained the slight
improvement reported last week. and there Vla,A
I. general feeling that as a consequence of the ces-
iation of production next week and the position ot
producers will improve. There were a number ot
inquiries on the part of merchants testing prices
for contracts placed after the holidays, and some
!ngagements were entered into tor delivery next
:nouth at current quotations. Common bars were
steady at £5 10s. to £5 15s, a ton ; medium descrip-
Lions, varying in quality up to that of "list" brands
raligui*.g up to .t 6 155., or about l ss. a ton below the
List value. There was no abatement of the couipe
tition in the pig iron department, outside make's,
especially Derbyshire, Lincokshire, and Cleveland
houses, pressing local makers very closely. Derby.
hie forge pig was sold at 41s. delivered in the dis
tri3t, the result being that makers of Staffordshire
part mine forge pit had to make concessions iu
order to secure business. The sales of all-mine pig
wore so small as to excercise no influence on the
deneraljptiches of pig iron.