The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-08-17 00:00:00

Disraeli when, forty-one years after he had been
laughed do n in the Commons, he stood in the
House of Lords to give an account of the greatest
triumph of British diplomacy, amid the plaudits
of his grateful countrymen, who, almost without
exception, accorded to him the credit of having
aceomplisked more for England and more for
civilisation than any who had gone before. The
man who could not get a hearing four decades
ago was now the man on whose words all Britain
hung. To be sure there are men of ability who
do not look on the result of the late Congress as
an unmixed good for Britain, and there are men,
too, far from destitute of ability who dislike the
man, and who, so far a•-. it lies in their power,
would gladly injure the object of their dislike.
Some of them yet feel the smart of wounds long
since received, and others are afilicted with what
we may call a chronic billiousness of the mind
which makes them hate everything and everyone
about them, especially those whose qualities of
head and heart they cannot hope to imitate, much
less rival. But the enmity of these few only
serves to bring out in still greater brightness the
generow gratitude of the great IllaSs of English-
men and brighten rather than dim the glory of
Lord Beaconsfield —Toronto National.

ScuooL or ART.—This school will re-open on
Wednesday evening next and it will be a good
opportunity for those students who wish to
join.

KEMBLZ DRAMAT/C CLUB.---As will be seen on
referring to our advertising columns the Stour.
bridge Bemble Dramatic Club are going to give
three performances in the Victoria Hall and Rink
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings
next, when we hope and expect to see them
attended by audiences sufficiently large as to war-
rant them in believing that the public of Stour-
bridge thoroughly appreciate their effort to amuse
and interest them Through the enterprise which
the proprietor of the Rink, Mr. H. J. Hainge has
lately carried out of building a stage at the end of
it and adorning it with a costly and varied set of
scenery. The club will no doubt be able to
render their several plays with a great deal more
comfort to both themselves and their audiences
than they have hitherto done when they have
had to contend with the discomforts whieh neces-
sarily attend the arrangements of impromptu
stages, dressing rooms, dre., as was the case when
they perforated in the Corn Exchange. The per-
forniances will open On Monday evening and also
on Wednesday with Shakespeare's grand play of
" Othello " in which the part of " Othello " is
sustained by Mr. A. Wall; " Iago" by Mr. H.
Bird " and " Desdemona " by Miss Florence
Dodd, a young lady not unknown to the people of
Stourbridge as she has on several occasions pre-
viously assisted the clnb in their performances.
On Tuesday evening will be produced the
comedy drama of "Blow fcr Blow" by H. J.
Byron. Esq., author of "Our Boys," in which the
comedy character of "Charley Spraggs" will be
played by Mr. T. B. Mapp, and " Kitty " by Miss
Y. S. Barlow, both of whom we think have already
given their audiences thorough satisfaction, We
believe the tickets are going off very rapidly and
think there is no doubt of the performances being
in every way successful.
BIDCOTB MEADOW.-...We understand that a
grand fete and pic-nic will be held in the above-
named meadow on Monday next for the benefit of
the Lye Brass Band. Let us hope the weather
will be fine and then we have no doubt that from
the programme and the number of artistes
engaged that it will be the pie nic of the season.
We think the committee have made every
arrangement that possibly could,have been made to
make the affair worthy of the patronage and sup-
port of all lovers vf open air festivities. The
artistes engaged are 15 in number including ,
christy minstrels, Irish comic, and lady
vocalists, gymnasts, athletes, braes and string
(!co.

THE RlNK.—This popular place of amusement
was open to the public on Saturday and Monday
last, and was well attended. We beg to call the
attention of our readers that it will be open this
day, Saturday.
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS. At the Police
Court, yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher, Messrs.
J. B. Cochrane and C. P. Noel, William Cook was
charged with being drunk, at Clent, on the 11th
inst:—Police-constable Wallace proved the case.—
Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 2s 6d and
Littlewood was charged with
being drunk, at Clent, on the 11th inst.—Defend-
ant pleaded guilty.—Police-constable Wallace
proved the case.—Defendant was fined 2s 6d and
costs.

STEALING APPLEB.—James Kendrick (13) was
charged with stealiug on the 3rd inst, a quantity
of growing apples, the property of Benjamin
Wakeman.—Defendant pleaded gnilty.—The value
of the apples was 4d.—Fined is and costs and 4d
the value.

ASSAIILT CASE. •—• Thomas Locke, of Bel.
broughton, wa.a charged with assaulting Thomas
Glossop, on the 11th inst.—Complainant said that
the defendant came to his house about a half
sovereign that had been given by the defendant
a mistake ithen defendant called his wife a
rogue. Defendant then struck him on the head,
knocked him down, and kicked him while down.
—This was denied by the defendant.—Gossage
was then charged with assaulting Locke, at the
same time.—After hearing the evidence defendant
Locke was fined Is and costs. The cross-sum-
mons wvs dismissed.

CHARGE Or PERMITTING A NIIISANCE.—John
Thomas, residing in Talbot Street, Wollescote,
was summon. d by Henry Eveson, inspector of
suisances, for permitting a nuisance to exist on
his prewit-es I.y flying half.— Mr. Collis appeared
for complainant, and Mr. Waldron defended.—Mr.
Eveson proved that he visited the house several
times and he found the defendant frying fish,
which was a nuisance.—George Dunn, medical
officer of health, said that the smell arising from
the frying of fish was a nuisance, causing sick-
ness, loss of appctite. an.-I diarrhma.—John
Brooks and a man named .dart said that fish fry-
ing was a great nuisance. ihe smell was enough
to poisoa anyone when at their meals. They were
obliged to leave from the very bad smell.—Mr.
Waldron acidress,Jl the Beech for the defence and
contended that the smell was not offensive. Ho
welled several of the neighbours who said it was
not a nuisance to them.—The Bench made an
order for the nuisance to be abated in 14 days and
fined defendant is and costa.

APPLICATION FOR A PROTECTION 0RDE11......211".
Baxter made an application on 'behalf of Ann
Craddock for an order of protection against her
husband, John Craddock. Applicant proved
desertion and cruelty and the Bench made an
order of protection..
ASSAULT CAOE.—George Shiner was charged
with assaulting Sarah Holt, on the Bth inst.—Mr.
Wall appeared for defendant.—Compliainant said
she lived under the defendant. On the above
date defendant came to her house and broke a
square of glass for the purpose of getting in. He
then shook hor and struck her several times, and
she had been unwell ever since.—A. witness cor-
roborated.—. The defence was that defendant did
not strike complainant but a tussle ensued which
should get into the house first. He called
William Jasper who said he stood by his own door
and no blows was struck but a tussle took place.—
The Bench considered the case proved and fined
defendant 2s 6d and costs.
CIIARGE OF DBUNKENNESS.—John Hazeldine of
the Lye, was charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly on the 12th inst. William Fiddian proved
the case, and said that the defendant was very
insulting. Pleaded guilty. Fined 2s 6d and costs.
—Joseph Hazeldine, hame maker, of the Lye, was
charred with fighting on the 12th. William rid-
dian proved the Case. Pleaded guilty. Ordered
to find on surety in .25 to keep the peace, in default
one month.

CHARGE OF THREATENING.—John Harris, of the
Lye, was charged with using threatening language
t) Elijah Par+ridge on the 10th inst. The threats
wcru pi OVed to the satisfaction of the Bench by
three witnes=oo. Defendant was ordered to find
one surety in £5, himself in £lO to keep the peace
for one month.

WOMEN'S QUARRELS.—Elizabeth Smith was
charged with using threatening language to Ann
Viles on the 13th inst. From the complainant's
evidence it appears they lived in the same house,
some words ensu ed, when the defendant caught
hold of her by the hair of her head by one hand,
and with the other by the throat, and held her
down for twcnty minutk.s. Two witnesses cor-
roborated, and defendant was fined lOs and costs;
in default, one mouth.

THE STRIKE IN THE NAIL TRADE.
RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSED.

tur,vt,Lut,nt, iii.tiaited by Mr. F. 4. Romer one of
the local magi.tr,t. R. SIBS Mit with cont.,' support at
.4,edgley. the ohjrct being to relieve the prevalent dis-
tres4 anuonpt the nailer. on strike iq the distiict.
Tickets of the value of 1. 61. 2., 'As iki, and 3. respec-
tively were given on Monday afternoon to the nailer.,
to oLtaia food from any of the local shopkeepers. The
ain)tint of the tic:lr-4 was regulaWd acco/ding to the
number of nailer. m a family. These gifLs proved most
acceptable', the millers freely expre,Aing their gratitude
to the donors

When the operative nailers of Stsffordshire learned
that the eight nailmasters appointed on behalf of the
trade co confer with an equal:number of the representa-
tives of the nailers, with a view to a compromise of the
prosont wages disputes, had very limited authority to
act, the yellers exprtaaed groat dicinclinztion to meet
uniier such circumstances. Zlndentanding that these
ast.n cannot conent to any advance beyoud a sca:e
avenging ten r cent on the various classes of work
t it is stated, will refuae ineet the masters,
dreising WWI Wdo so, hoping iti roassigloreess


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