The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-11-21 00:00:00

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their reception of the D,I. The minutes w:re read
sled eonfinee met the sessi n was breught to a
eles ait,r a p easaet time, at 5 p.m. A p4blic
tneetinz e-a-• h. 4 d. 730 p.n.. when th- Rev H.
sh rril wesi d. A r an a•leiross by .h Cheir
in en • ,pok d Lein ri few+ ii f the temper
ceube, :ewe bag etitheleees were delivered by
e Poole, D.0.T., i3ro. llurder, D.E.Supt., Bro.
D:;rri„gtore P.D.C.T., and Bro. Newnarn, A re.
citation "The Factory Chimney, or The little Badge
of Blue" was given by B:o. Saunders. A Tote of
thanes to the chairman brought the day's proceed-
ings to a close
ALtiAMBR, TREATRE.—Mias Adeleine Montagu,
and her specially selected London cempany, have
been giving performances at this theatre during the
week. We regret to say that the audiences have
been very poor iude?d. We really cannot under-
s and the reason why this place., of amusement is so
much neglected; especially when such a first-rate
company as Miss Nlontegu's occupies the boards.
The pieces chosen for performance have been, "in
life or death," "The hunchback," "Lady of Lyons,"
and "Written in sand," and they have been very
carefully ant skilfully performed. Miss Montagu,
as Lady Eleanor, in "Life or death," soon capti.
vates the audience by her pleasing appearance, and
the great al ility she displays. Her elocution is
very good, and we consider she is an actress of the
highest merit The other characters are well im-
personated, so that it would be invidious to par-
ticularize each individual, as the ladies and gentle-
men, without exception, throw themselves
thoroughly into their respective parts, that little or
nothing is to be desired. We hope that to-night
(Saturday) Miss Montagu will be favoured with a
full house, and thus' to a certain extent, reward
her efforts in placing before the public such good
performances.
BOARD OF GUARDIANTs.—Mr. 11. Billinghatu pre-
sided at the weekly meeting of this Board yester-
day.—Admitted 17, discharged 8, dead 4, remain-
ing 571 against 559 —Relief, Kingswinford £44 103
Bd, Stourbridge £3O 5s sid, Halesowen £25 03 10d,
Non-residents £2 is 2d, total £lOl 18s 2id against
.298 5s 33.—Mr. and MN. Skrter, of Penkridge,
were appointed t,) the offices of schoolmaster and
schoolmistress.

DeuNKENNEss.—At the Police Court yesterday.
nefore Colonel Fleteher. Majoi Cochrane, and Mr.
r. D. Thomas, John Thomas Newey, Lower Lye,
was charged with being drunk at the Lye, on the
12th inst. Three previous convictions were proved
by P.S. Cope. Fined ss. and costs.—George Hutton,
Lower Lye, was charged with being druik on t he
17th inst. at the Lye. P.S. Cope proved the case.
Fined 2s 61 .ind costs —Luke Poole, Hay Green,
was charged with being drunk on the 3rd inst, at
the Lye. P.C. Jones p:ov d the case and said
when he asked defendant for his name he gave the
wrong one. P.S. Cope proved two previous convic-
thns. Fined 53 and costs.—StepKen Higgins was
eli,rged with being drunk on the 160 in,t, in
iUgh Street. P.C. Webb proved the case, also
proved previous convictioes. Fined 53 and costs.
.---John Yardley was charged with being drunk on
the 17th inst at the Lye. Fined 23 6d and costs.
John O'Boyle was charged with being drunk and
disorderly on the 10th inst. P.C. Davis proved the
CASO. Fined 5s and costs, or 14 days.— George
Weaver was charged with lying drunk and dis
orderly on the sth inst, at Wollaston. P.C. GI, t-
wright proved the ca.e. Fined 23 6d and costs.—
Isaiah Brooks was charged with lying drunk and
disorderly on the 12th inst, at the Lye. P.S. Cope
proved the case. Fitted 54 and costs. Enoch
Pardee was, on the evidenoe of P.O Stone, tilted
53 and costs for being drunk on the 7th just, at the
Lye.— lhoorts RU3.( was charged with being.
drunk whilst in charge of a horse and cart on the
12th inst. P.C. Mc) )re proved the case Fined 2s6d
and costs.—J. soph Emery was finel 2s 6,1 for being
drunk and disorderly at the Lye on the 9th inst.
ALLEGED THEFT. Tnomas Amos (14) was
eharged with stealing hedgeatakes from a fence, the
property of Mr. Bradley, Belibroughton, on Monday
the 29tititilt. After hearing several witnesses the
case wus dismissed.

OnsczNE LANGUAGE. George Astbury was
charged with u-iing obscene lan.alage on the sth
inst. and fined 203 and costs. Bridget Murray was
4130 fined 203 and costs, ausi William Hobson,
Samuel Mayner and Rebecca Harris were each
tiur,d 10s and costs for similar offences

THEFr OF POTATOES,— Henry ReynoHs and
George Bently were charg,d with stealing a
quantity of ptatges, the propery of George White,
of CradJny, oa the 11th inst. Fined bs each, or in
default 7 days.
STsALiso SWEETS Smith and Arthur
Waletts were ouarged wi --.t-alitip; a quantity of
sweets the property of George Brown on the 17th
mat, valued at Is lOd.—WiilAs will, ordered to re-
ceive 3 strokes wit.i th birc i rid, and Smith was
.ischarged.
ASSAULT.—Tilcvnle Sand for a7:viniting Ellen
datlen on the 1511 ii.st at the railway station was
:ined 53 and costs.

Dausico LlczNsitn PaEmisEs.--Yoseph Palmer
vas caargod with being drunk on licensed prem•st4s
it the tiolden Um Inn on toe I.4th in4t. Ur. C.
ii Collis defended. P.C. iCartwright visited the
-remiss and HaW the defend int there in a drunken
4tate. He informed Superintendent Wheeler who
sent him back with another constable, and defend-
ant was still there, lie will() I the landlord's atten-
tion to the man, and he said it was not from the
paritity of drink he had had there, and that the
;nail had ha I nothing to eat for 2or 3 days. P.C.
Davis corroborated. ;—Trevis Richard-4, landlord of
tie Golden Lion, was charged whn permitting
drunkenness on his licensed premises, on the 14th
inst. Mr. C. IL Collis defended. P.C. Cartwrigut
repeated the evidence as stated abovl. After
hearing further evidence the Bench fitted Palmer 5d
and costs for being drunk, and Richards, for permit-
ting drunkenness was fined £5 and :costs ; in de-
tl.ult a distress.

SERIOUS CHARGE A4AIS3 r A POSTMAN.
Ernest Horatio Warrender (25), a postman in the
employ of the
.General Post Office, was charged
with stealing a letter olntuning Li 6s 0(1, on the
ith November.
Mr. G. Perry alpeared on behalf of the General
Post Office, arid Mr. J. Hinds appeared for the
priso tier.
Mr. W. Mclntyre said on Friday, the 6th Nov.,
'fie wade up a letter pe,A,t conrainiog two half-
s wercigns, one florin, and four shillings, all of
which he had privately marked. He placed the
coins in a wooden box, which, with a written letter,
he packed in brown paper and securely sealed with
iealing- wax. lie addressed the packet to Mrs.
Watson, 233, :Stretford Road, Manchester. He
placed on the packet two penny postage stain?s,
which were privately marked. He posted the
dacaet about two o'clock in the afternoon in the
Street wall letter-box. In consequence of
what he was told the same evening he went and
saw the prisoner at his house in John Street, Words-
ley, and told him who he wa-s. Witness was ac-
e endani •a by Mr. Malpass, chief clerk in the Srour-
uridge Post Office, ani P.C. Moore. Witn. ss told
priJoner that in consequence of numerous com-
plaints of the letters containing property being lost.
while p issing through the Stourbridge district, ho
ciatl b, en instructed To inv .etigate the matter. He
rien toll prisoner he hat p 'reed the packet referred
to ahove, and asked him if he had seen i. Prisoner
said he had not. Withess asked him if he had any
objection to being searched and he said he had not.
P.O. Moore then searched prisoner and found
the marked coins ani one of the marked stamps in
nrs pocket, Witness ;Asked trim where he got the
,nouey from, and be said he had won it that day
I.on Mr. Higgs, at the Britannia, on a horse race.
.Vituess then gave prisoner into custody. The
coins and stamp produced were the same that wit.
u-ss enclosed in the packet. Prisoner was taken to
Stourbridge Police Station where he was charged by
Sergeat.t Oakey with stealing the packet. He heard
Sn.geant Oakey caution prisoner, who replied "I
plead guilty."
Arthur Malpass, P.C. Moore, and Sergeant Oakey
gave evid once.
Another charge was brought against prisoner for
ttertling a pair ef gold spec' acles on the sth Oct.
Mr. James Morris, 42, Caltherpe Road, Birming-
ham, Mr. William Rusgrave Nash, the Laurels,
Belbroughten, Arthur Malpass, and P.C. Moore
gave evidence. In cross-examination by Mr. Hinds
the last witraesb said that when he searched the house
the members of the family gave him every facility
awl assisted him.
Mr. Hinds said he mentioned this because prisoner
had a brother in the post office, and it was to give
satisfaction.
Sergeant Oakey charged prisoner with stealing
the spectacles, nnd he said, "I deny 'that charge. I
found them in Brook Street, Wordsley, as I was
going home at night."
Prisoner was committed for trial at the lie*
Worceste liaises on both charges.

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