The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-01 00:00:00

soldiers undoubtedly rely. Competent authori-
ties, tell us that the nat.ve troops will stand
as long as they have Englishmen to stand
by, and English offleers to 'lead them, so that
the more of the latter dispersed amongst them,
the better.

Such are a few particulars of a force, seven
thousand of which have left their native soil
and have been shipped to Malta, so as- to
operate against -Russia should hostilities un-
fortunately break out between Great Britain
and that country. As some politicians have
constantly warned us that Russia covets our
Indian empire, and never loses an opportunity
of approaching the Asisatic frontiers of our
dominions, the summoning of Sepoy troops to
Europe, to contend with the armies of. the
Power which is credited With such designs of
annexation possesses ' peculiar , significance.
The world will not now have long to wait for
the results of Count Schouvaloff's rnision to
St.' Petersburg; but hope is grad tnill being
strengthened that peace will not be broken.
With war more distant * as time adv necs, the
only result of bringing the Indian contingent to
Malta will be the paznent of three•quarters of
a million sterling tor their transport; but those
who know anything of tiro force declare that
they are very different men troll; those who
mutinied in 1857, and that they are ai 103a1 to
Great Britain as the most devoted patriot could
wish. .

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

S. Pearson, by the Proprietor of he Stourbrilve
Rink, May 28, 1878," and on the other side Mr.
Pearson's monogram. At the conclusion of the
presentation three cheers were accorded to Mr.
Hainge.
HicarvveY OFFENCES.—At the Police Court, held
yeiterday, before Messrs. J. E. Swindell, J. Holcroft,
C. P. Noel, and F. Evers, James 'Tingley, farmer,
was charged with allowlag nine cows to stray on
the highway on the 21st ult. Police-constable
Wallace proved the case, 'and- two previous con-
victions were proved by Police-sergeant Rea. The
defence was that a cemetary was being built and
persons left the gate open. The magistrates con-
sidered it the duty of the ownei to take proper
care of his cows. Fined 10s. and costs, in default
14 dayqs,
DOG CASES.—John Newall, of Wollaston, was
summoned for keeping a dog without a license.
Mr. Otter said that from information received
since the summons was issued, he found that the
dog belonged to Mr. Bishop, chemiit, of Cradley
Meath, who had taken out license in February
for the same dog, but the dog being found on
Newhall's premises he was considered to be the
owner. • Mr. Bishop was present and after hearing
his evidence he should ask the Bench to adjourn
the case for 14 days to give him an opportunity
to communicate with the Board.—Mr. Bishop said
the dog belonged to him and that he was in busi-
ness at Cra.dley Heath. He took out the license
at Cradley Heath but •he had a country house at
Wollaston and lived there in the summer months.
Newhall lived in the house and he kept the dog
there.—The case was adjourned for 14 days to
allow Mr. Otter to write to the Board.—Herbert
Cope and Job Stanton were fined 25s each.
FACTORY ACT CASES. Messrs. Harper and
Moore, were -summoned by Mr. Jones, inspector
of factorys for allowing one Emily Davis, to wark
in the brick works on Sunday the 12th day of May.
Mr. Perry defended. Mr. Jones said he visited
the defendants' works on the above date and
found Emily Davis turning bricks, whioh was
contrary to the act. EnAily Davis said she re-
collected Mr. Jones coming to the works. She had
olly been there a few min•ites and was standing
between the bricks. She was ill on the Saturday the
day previous, and went with her, own accord to
finish the work. On Cross-examination she said the
manager had told her repeatedly and others not
to vit.rk on Sunday. Mr. Perry contended that the
defendants had taken every precaution to pre-
vent persons working on Sunday, and that the de- .
fendants were not aware that Davis was at work.
Charles Millward, manager, was called and said he
had given. instructions for no girls to work. The
bench considered it a proper case to bring before
them and dismissed the summons.—Joseph King
and Company were summoned for a similar offence
by allowing Mary Ann Russell to work on the 12th
of May. Mr. Perry defended, and called John
Bird, cashier, who said that the whole of the brick
making was left to William Shaw, who employed
George Hill and others; that Messrs. King had no
control over the brickmakers or knew anything
about people working on Sundays. The bench
considered the case proved, and fined defendant
20s and costs; indefault 14 days.
CHARGE OF PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.-.—William
Jefferies, landlord of the Spring Tavern, Clent,
was summoned by Superintendent Freeman, for
permitting drunkenness in his house, on'the 26th
ult. Mr. Clulow defended.—Police-constable
Wallace said he visited the defendant's house on
the above date. He saw a number of men in
defendant's house in different stages of drunken-
ness. William Wooldridge, of the Lye, William
Cartwright, and Caleb Roberts were quite drunk
and Cartwright fell dawn on the road. He saw a
number of men drunk go into the defendant's
house and he filled a number of men ale although'
he cautioned him not to doio as they were drunk.
=Edward Waldron, of Clent, said about half-past
&wen at night he saw a number of men come out
of the defendant's Eind they were drunk and
reeled about.—Mr. Clulow addressed the Bench
on behalf of the defendant and called witnesses
to prove that defendant had done all he could to
prevent drunken men from coming on to his Pre-
mises.—The Bench: considered it a disgraceful
thing for persons to go to Clent and get drunk.
They had permission to go and enjoy themselves
but they got drunk and were a nuisance to the
district. They considered it a very bad case and
they would try and put a stop to it, and fined the
defendant £5 and costs.—William Cartwright,
Vincent Dunn, William Wooldridge, and Caleb
Roberts were charged with being drunk on
licensed premises, on the 26th ult.—Police-con-
stable Wallace proved the case and defendants
werefined 58 and costs. Cartwright was fined
lOs and costs, a previous conviction having been
proved. - _

ta'eadjoining brook and the place in ruins. It appeared •
taere were four boilers at the works, and three were
connected with each other, tne one which exploded
being one of these used along with a furnace. On one
of the three boilers was fixed a steam gauge, and this
boiler with the engine it worked was trader the manage-
ment of the deceased. The boiler which exploded was
attended to by a roller named Price, one of the men who
were injured, and he had entire control over it so far as
stopping and starting the machinery attached to it.--In
examining the first witness as to the guage (of which,
however, he could tell nothing), the Coroner said he had
heard that there was only one indicator for all three of
the connected boilers, and he supposed this would have
been sufficient had the communication between the
boilers been kept open. He was told, however, that
there was a stop valve ot the boiler which exploded to
shut off conanaunication between it and the others be, that
the steam could be generated in this boiler alone, and if
the valve was shut there was no indicator at all to tell
what pressure that boiler was working at. It would be
an important fact hereafter for them to know whether
that was so, and whether the valve was closed or not,
as the closing of the valve seemed to offer a solution of
the explosion from the fact that when closed the indi-
cator attached to the other boiler would be a false indi-
cator so far as the pressure on the boiler in question
was concerned. If it vv,rs the duty of somebody to open
this valve when the engine was not working, and that
somebody neglected to open it, there was a cause for
the explosion, and that fixed the person upon waoin the
blame should rest.—ln the course of his evidence the
witness Bissell said the deceased was " reckoned " the
engi::cer at the works ; be had known-him some years,
hut only knew that he had been at work with an engine
for about eight or nine months.—After testimony had
been aoduced by the three witnesses named above, it
was intimated that the man Price would probably be
' able to attend the inquiry in a fortnight, by which time
! other evidence would also be forthcoming, and the
Coroner then adjourned the inquest till Saturday the Bth
of June.--It was stated that the other injured man was
going on favourably.

- BBIERLEY HILL.

DOG CASES —At the Police Court, on Motility, before
Messrs. F. Evers and, 140. Firmstone, the following
persons were summoned by Inepector Hudson for keep-
ing dogs without a license and fined 25s each :
rhomas Homer, labourer, William Watkins, Henry
Gibbs, greengrocer, Isaiah Geary, John Cnok, John
Pritchard, and Richard Gould—Mr. Otter conducted
the prosecution.

DRUNK AND itIOTOUS.-JOhtl Tonks was charged with
being drunk and riotouF, oa the 181 UP.—Police-cons,able Parnell proved that he saw the defendant at the
'o)ttom of Brettell Lane drunk and making a great
noise. He saw him strike a w@man —Defendant denied
teat he was drunk and called a witn2ss who said defend-
ant was drunk.—Superintendent Wooliaston also said
defendant was drunk wnen he came to the police-
stetson—Defendant was fined 51 and costs ; in default
11 days.

FOUND ON LICANSED.PREMBES —George Powell, land-
lord of the Crown Inn, Wordsley, was charged with
being on licensed premises during illegal hours, on the
it t 1 .—Police-con,table Tythersleigh said that he was
en duty on tne.above date and as he wasipassing Abiolorn
Loyes's he heard soade one talking. He went round
the back and saw the defendant coming out of the
house. It was after twelve o'clock and he saw the de•
fendaut through the blind put down threepence to pay
for th..a ale and there was a jug and glass on the table.—
Defendant was sworn and said th:it Loyns sent for him
twice on the day in question. At night he went down
and sat in the parlour with three oihers until eleven
o'clock when the landlord said " Now lads time's up "
Tney all got up to go out of the hack way and on going
away Loyns caught witness by the se,:ve of the (oat
and said " Stop a bit, I want to speak you." He turned
back and he had some supper and after supper he d d
a )me business. He had some writing paper and pen and
ink. He did not have any ale for supper, neither did
Lowns or his family and there was no ju,6 Cr glass on the
table. Just before he got up to go home he h ard the
police rap the dour and be to:d Loyns the police were
at the door.—Absolom Loyns was called to corrooorate
the last witness but instead of corroborting he swore
that he did not pull Powell tay the sleeves and th it
Powell did not tell him the police was rappiog, and that
there were eight or nine men iu the parlour when they
got.up to go out at closing time. He denied that they
had ink and paper to do business with. He said a jug
was on the tabie and they drank out of it at supper time.
The Bench said after hearing such contradictory evi
deuce they had made up their minds to convict and fined
defendant 58 arad costs.