The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
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• WESLEYAN BAZAAR —On Monday, Tuesday and
kV,2thiesday, a bazaar was held in the Corn Es-
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cha e, to Provide funds for the enlargetncnt of
the Wesleyan Sunday school buildings, which at
present are quite i ;adaquate for the requirements
ot' the s, hoot. It has been ascertained that to tolvt.

e ' pttir: by Rev. L, B. Penl.v an.l a Di* ,y,r b.; t+.o .
sp,e,e!ary. The secretary then reid the annual ,
report, which showed that there Ina,l hee.. ;Vi 4s
collected by the annual sermons, lectures, boxes,
collections and subscriptions for the year ernlin r
Itireh 31st, 1884. int., total income of tht Society
was X• 232.418 After a few remarks by the chair-
man. the R-v. R. Palmer gave an ititere:Aing, a,-
count of the inissioeary work in China since its first
introduction.—The Rev. IL Sherrard made a short
speech, which was followed .by the Rev. R.
Palmer exhibiting a iar.fe number Chinezze and
Japanese curiosities of which Le gave an account
and of the manner and customs of the natives
After a collection, the Rev. H. Sherrard. Tronounced
the 1- andiceion which closed the meetivg.
DRUNKEN: X s.—At he 13,lice Court yes'erday,
1,0f0., Cl. Flher, INl;ticr Cochr me and Messri.
W. J. Tarni:y and T. D. .Thomas, B-njamin Cart-
WrI!! t as fined lOs and costs Vr being drunk on
the 6,h i . t at Cradley.—Charles Ba;.:,tt, of the
Ritz , w. s tin2l •_'s 6d and costs for being drunk
,t, the Wagon and Horses on the 8:h inst.—Henry
Dovey ~. as filed 103 and costs for being drunk on •
the 6th inst, at the Lye.—Thomas Dovey for bein!
drunk On I he 13th inst. was tin Als and costs.-Thomas
Cox w sfi el 5s and cots for being drunk and
dis-rd • ly on the 7th inst, at Cralley.—DAvid
DO:ey waz on the tvidence of P.O Jones fined 105
. ad co-ds.—William Dowler was fined lOsand costs.
I for being drunk and disorderly on the 6th 'nat.—
I , Emmanuel Hill for b3ing drunk on the 7th inst was
1 . fined 5s and costs.—Emma King was fined lOs
: and costs for being drunk at the Lye on the Bth
: inst. _

the wo, k done in a substantial and satisfactory
wanner an exrenditure of .£650 will be required;
of hts sum £1.75 has been promised. The canny
was opened on Monday. by S. Allcock, Esq.' of
it dditch, after which a luncheon was given. The
reorn had been decorated so as to represent the
P :ins of an Old Abbey. The scenery had been
p intd by Mr. Bernasconi, of Birmingham. In th 3
c nit e of the room was an arch on which were hung
a few arti lea for sale. The stalls were arranged
u idernesth the walls. During the es enings an old
in in with a red gown and a long white beard, could
b s,'en carrying a bag, out of which reople coal
hive dips if they pleased. Behind tie arch was a
ploce fitted up to represent a well with h also one-
tamed dips There were also a shooting gallery, a
hit it fair, baket's oven, comic postal telegragh offita,
and exhibition of curiosities, under the man gement
of Messrs. J. W. S. and C. H. Stafford, co npri,ing
at-Veleta, both new and old, including the malels of
Wes.on's famous boots (in which he walked 1,000
miles), West Indian Gods, curios fri m Zu
Egypt, Numismatics. In the ante room each even-
ing Mr. A 11. Middleton gave his noted lecture on
Historical animalism. Mr. Bernasconi also gave his
lightening caricatures. An efficient string band
was i attendance, under the leadership of Mr. F.
Giffin. On Tuesday evening the band of the
Stourbridge Volunteers played a short selection of
music. The following is the list of the ladies and
gentlemen who kept the stalls : No. 1, Mrs. Pear-
son, Mrs. Wi'eux, Mrs J. Green, and Mrs. Yardley.
Ne. 2, Miss Pearson, Mrs. T. Penn, Mrs. and Miss
Hardwicke, and Mrs. Purchase, Mrs. Kay, Mis
Penn, Mrs. Gh.dhill, and Miss Chiltern. No. 4, Mr.
J. W. Thama,s and Mr. H. Wilcox. Flower stall,
Miss S. Pearson, and Miss North. Refreshment
b tall, Mrs. Stafford, Miss Warr and Miss 1,. Wood.
STOURBISIDGE RIFLE CORPS —On Thursday even-
a concert. was given in the Corn Exchange, after
which the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Ham
loon I Smith. The selections "Merry England"
aed "Martha" w ere played very well by the band,
bat we think they were a trifle too loud for the
room. Lance-cog oral White was fairly succes4-
full in his song "Our .13 idon Jock." Miss Sanley
was in good form, and her rendering of "Angus
Macdonald" and "The Kerry Dance," was splendid,
and for the latter she was encored. The cornet
silos nLe Nein'," and "Home sweet home," by Mr.
W. Perry were all that could be desired, and fcr the
hater he was encored, and responded by giving an
excellent rendering of "Sweet spirit hear my
prayer." Miss M. Field in her songs "All Hallcw
E'en", "Dolly's Revenge," and 'Cloister Voices,"
gave universal satisfaction, and for the first she was
n-ored and gave "The miler and the maid." Mr.
Peers was encored for his song "The old brigade"
to which he responded, and was loudly applauded,
—Captain Harnmo d then gave a short review of
the week which the volunteers had done during the
year. Mrs. Hammond Smith then distributed the
prizes, which consisted of the following articles, to
the successful members of the corps :—A silver cup
and 30s, given by the captain; challenge cup and
,El. given by Captain Grosvenor; a challenge inp
and al, given by Earl Beauchamp; a lamp, a wool
hit t, a barrel of ale, bottles of whiskey and rum,
tea, walking stick, waterproof coat, brace of part-
-idges, iced cakes, umbrella stand, dish cover.
!Sc. There were also money prizes fin drills.—Major
,Volridee moved ai:votra of thanks to Mrs. H.
4rnith for distributing the prizes, whit h was carried.
\lr. Gilbanks then mesa d a vole of thanks to the
performers, and the entertainment closed.
Messrs. W. H. & H, Le May, Seed Factors, 68,
Borough High Street, London report :—We have
no improvement to report in the seed trade, which
continues in a moss inactive state. Prices for all
seeds are in buyers' favour—December 10th, 1884
GRAND CONCERT.—A grand evenii,g concert, as
announced on our front page, will take place in the
Corn Exchange, on Monday evening nein The
arnse es e Miss Randle, soprano; Miss Fenn, con-
tralti, ; 'Yr. Henry Yates, tenor; Mr. Vaughan
Edwin& , baritone ; Mr. D. Po is. solo violin; Mr.
S. Simms, solo piano; Mr. j. Ra• die, accompanist,
Such an as ray of talent should ensure a large audi-
ence.
John Blakeway, youngest son of Mr. F. Blak .•
way, v, terinary surgeon, of this town, has 1 tely had
one of the two medals awarded by the .Londos
Ve•erinrry Medical Association, for the i eat essay
on some teterinary subject, the one he ci ose being
"The diet of the horse." He was ako elected by
examination, assistant inspector at ti e London
Cattle Show, held this week.
FOOTBALL.—STOVRBWOGE r. QUEEN.S COLLI CF
—A match was played between these clubs on the
Stourbri ge ground, r n Saturday last, and insulted
in an easy win for the home team by 2 goals, 1 try,
and 8 touches to nil. The tries were obtained by
I'. Parkes (2) and F. Hunston, and the geals were
kicked by H. Parker.
THE COMMISSIONFRS AND 'I Hz REDISTRIBUTION
special met tirig f he Come issiorers was
held on NS edneetley night to c insider the question
of the division of the county of Woreeot r under
the R distribution Bill, and if thought desit able to
express an opinion that any division of the county
including, Stourbridge should be ea:led tie Stour-
) ridge division. Mr. J. B. Shepherd, president of
the Lib( ral Association, and Mr. G. Burton, hon.
,ec to the Constitutional Association, had been
invised to the meeting,—Mr. W. J. Terney pre-
sided, and he said it struck him that no time should
he lost in applying to the Boundry Commissioners,
to rak them that the division of Worcestershire in
which Stourbridge was included should be called
the Stourbridge division. As they knew, the Re-
distribution Bill would give five county members for
Worcestershire, as against the present number of
four, in addition to the members for Worcester,
Kidderminster, and Dudley, to that Worcestershire
would is all probability return eight men,bers. lie
hot:gat it of the utmost importance to Stourbridge
that mht y should get the division in which they
were -busted called the Stourbridge division, and
it would make the place more prominent in the
political world and in every other sense. He
bought Stourbridge had a greater claim that Old-
Lucy or any other place in that dividou with which
they 6hould prolAbly be juinad. He had seen the
reprrsentatives of both political parties, and it .
comae ned them both equally, and it was a matter
which they could work together to secure, He
thought that Mr. Shepherd, as representing the
Libra-els, and Min Collis, 1:s repras nting she Con_
servaiives, should draw up a form of memorial to
the Beunilary Commissioners; and tEis had been
done. The memorial payed that the name of
Stourbridge might be given to that electoral divi-
sion of the county of Worcester within which
,tourbridge might be included. SOnrbridge had
i•een a town and the centre of a large manufactur-
ing p-pulation for several cc.,.nturies, and a popula-
.o of 24,757 was aggrega•ed in a dense mass in
the Wore, stershire pert ions of the parish of Old-
a aleford, in which the township of Stourbridge was
si mated. The Pity Sinnional district contained
35,225 persons, and Stourbridge gs TO its name to a
reei-trition district cordoning a population of
79,593, end to a sub-district of 27,565. It was the
centre of a large manufacturing and trading corn
[nuttily, and gave its name to the fireclay found in
the neighbk.urhood. and else to the iron and glass
unnle in its immediate neinhbourhood. The mem-
era 1 als stated that ti e class trade in England
was first introduced at Stourbridge. —Mr. Shep-
herd, on the insinttion of the Chairman, gave some
explanations as to the possible conetitution or the
division, and his remarks went to show that Stour-
brulg.• had a fiist claim as to giving the name to
the di, ision to be folmed.—Mr. H. Truney said lie
considcr.d S'ourbtid;ze was the proper and natural
cartre for th_ s.aion, and he moved that the mem-
orial which had been read hould he adopted, soiled,
and forwarded to the Boundary Commissionsrs,
and that a town's meeting be convened in support
sf the steps being taken. This was seconded
by Mr. Palfrey and carried.—Mr. Shepherd drew
attention to the po;nt which he said did
not appear to have received attention yet.
The future divisions cf the counties would included
the boroughs in this sense: That the owners
of freeholds in boroughs would have a vote in
fature in the counties as they had now, but at

present the boroughs had votes in divis'ons of
counties which comprised a very large number of
people, while in future the freeholders in the
horoughs which were saved would have a vote in
one of the more limited divisions of their country
as well as in their own boroughs, and this would
of cot,rse make a particular borough influential in
the particular divisin of the country in which it
was situated. Dudley stood by itself, surrounded
on all sides by Staffordshire, and Dudley would have
to be treated as a componeot part of one or other
of the divisions of Worcestershire. Dudley would
be added to them if they got what they asked,
which would undoubtedly make that a large county
division. With the frec,iolders of Dudley added,
they should be undet-represented in proportion to
the total population of the division. He had not
seen that attention was directed yet to the material
effect the old boroughs would have in this way on
the division in which they were included.—Some
conversation followed as to the town's meeting; it
was fixed for the 18th inst.
STOURBRIDGE BRANCH OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY

SOCIETY.—On Sunday_ the. annual sermons were

preached in the churches in the district, in con-
nection with tlvi above association. On Monday
evening tho annual meeting was held in the Union
Hall, under the presidency of A. Freer, Esq., j.p.
There were also present on the platform the Revs
R. Paltner, (late missionary in China,) H. Sherrard,
C. H. WordEworth, L. it. Penley and Dr. Welsh.
There WAS a la, g., and influential audience present
The proceedinge began with a hymn, icdina f tee

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BREACIL OF THE PEACE. John GreVon and
John Cartwright were ordered to pay the costs for
committing a breach of the peace, on the 6th lust,
at Clradley.—Eli Hart was bound over to keep the
peace for committing a breach of the peace on the
2ad August at the Lye.
ASSAULT.—Ann Griffin, John Hillman. Elizabeth
Penbow, and William Benbow were charged with
assaulting Elizabeth Yardley on tl,e sth inst.—Mr.
Addison defended.—William Benbow was dis-
char.,ed, John Hillman was fined 54 and costs, and
the other two defendants were fined 20s and costs.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. Rayould presided
at the weekly meeting of this Board rsterday
Admitted 14, discharged 14, dead 1, remaining 566
against 555 —Relief, KincYswinford £43 2s Od,
Stourbri Ige £3O 10d, Hcalcsowen .£22 4s 6d,
Non residents .g 1 17s 2d, total .297 8s 6.1 against
2s 20.

tap nt,-0, for which the license wai applied, was not election of General Cleveland would bring about
t fit shed and the license wall not be granted. It change in that country, yet everyone who knew
, not faie for al nan wh•l'pail no rates to come and aayt :lug of the American policy knew that Cleve-
reap till the beneti's and then go away.—lt was ad- it wonld rot have polled ten votes throughout
joarm 1 fcr 7 days. Vaa country if it had not be. known that he was
E,!vnisttso TO Qua —Thomas Stevens, c!min. inti.rested in the protection of the trade of America
maker, New Town, was charged will being drunk (applause). He did net agree with a Fair Davie
and r fusing to mit. the Uri ige Inn, Spinner's End. policy that would tax bread, and he believed there
On Saturday night the defendant went to the house was to necessity for it, because when the dues Were
drunk, and refit-ed to leave when requested.—Fined lowered India would be able to send wheat at 35s
5; ,nd °its ; in default 7 days. (4. 363. a quarter, which would enable the populace
BREW!" OF THE PEICE.—Jonah Mole and to have bread at what he believed was the price et
Samuel Priest were charged with committinz a which it would continue for years, viz., at ab -tit one
breach of the peace by fleiting, and Henry Mole p tiny a poynd— (applause). At the same time he
was charged with assau:ti lgt P.C. Whist n. On would tax the luxuries which were imported into
Sato:day night, the 29th uA t!,e officer ILUui I a . this couatry, and which not only destroyed the
number of pe,,plo creating a disturbance in the lic:me trade, but caused the atticles to be produced
Birmingham lb ii. lie al l',•sked iniith Mole when by foreign workmen on foreign soil—(applause).
Henry set about the olfie-er and kicked hint badly.— lie farmer was no longtr abl to employ the
The Bench fined Henry Ntile 20s and costF, and the labourers, who left, the tirienitural iistrietq, and
other defendants were ordered to finl sureties to witted to the already congested condition of the
keep the peace for six months.—Selina Mole was labour tnatket. Much of the depression existed
boand over to keep the p ace for 3 months for from a spirit of agreed on the part of employers, who
mitting a breAct of the peate by fighting with a instead of saving up their profits, to meet possible
man. contingencies, add ti their manufae,turie?, increased
their machinery, and then endeavoured to overcome
their difficulti,s by increased production. After
citing numerous articles recently purchased from
foreign countries while the trade in the same goods
was stagnant, the speaker concluded by warmly
advocating an imperial inquiry into the depression
of trade as suggested by Mr. Maclver, which he
believed woull result in the inereasinl prosperity of
the labourin,r community—(applause).
The usual votes of thanks having been passed,the
meeting terminated.

ASSAULT CAS E .--Elanna,h Herbert and Han ,ah
P.ese:l were charged wilt assaulting John Parkes,
on the 3rd inst. Mr. Cooksey defended.—lt appears
from the evidence adduced that tee two defendants
set about complabsant's wife, on complainant go-
mg to her assistance, the defendants struck him and
threw a brick at him Complainant and his wife
went in the heuse and the door was broken open by
defendants—Defendants were further charged with
assaulting Elizabeth Parkes, and John ant Eliza-
beth Parkes were charged with assaulting Hannah
Powell,—Hannah Powell was fined 5s and costs and
the other cases were dismissed.
TREsress I No.—Samuel Richards and George
Nix were charged withwilful injury to grass at
Warren's Ha I Farm. on Nov. 11th. Mr. Cooksey
was for the prosecution.—P.C. Styles saw the de-
fendants dr twits; a net round the field. —Fined 5s
ited costs.
Dnuns.—Joseph Priest was ch irged with being
d unk and disorderlv on the 3091 ult. P.C.
Lea lbitter proved the case. Fined 5s and costs.
AsssusT. —Samuel Priest was charged with as-
saulting Joirth Mole on the 29 h nit.— After heating
two witnesses the Bench dismissed the case.—E.ijah
Holt Ir was earg,sl with assaulting Daniel Homer
—Complainant said that as he was coming out of
SVorton's Mu,ic Hall defendant Caine behind him
and boxed his ears and knocked him in the gutter.
Defendant. who said he received provocation, was
fined is and costs.
ROBBING THEIR MASTER. Edward Roddy,
Michael Harris, and Dominick El.r-is. labourers,
were eharsed with stealing a quantity of milk and
potatoes, the property of John Hadley. farmer of
ltanirod Hall Farm.— P.C. Styles said from inform-
ation received on the 4th inst he went to Ramrod
Hall Farm t 4 30 p.m. and concealed himself in a
loft over the cowshed. At 6.5. he heard Dominick
Harris come into the loft say to Roddy "Where is
it." Roddy said "Here," and witness heard the
ra, thing of a can. Dominick asked where Mike was
and Uoddy said "Oat here." The conversation
then turned on what they were going to eat and
Dominick said "Some of them boiled." They found
a saucepan and put the potatoes into it. Roddy
said "Keep the light down" and something was
handed down and they went below. 'Witness then
went into the loft and found the can produced con-
taining rather better than a quart of v:arin milk and
took possession of it. Witness afterwards saw
them in a hovel where they were eating the
potatoes. Ho charged them with stealing the milk
and potatoes onl Dominick said "Steal it, a e didn't
steal it We never took it off the premises, but we
put it in the loft. Johnny has seen us haying a
drop of milk many a time." Defendant meant pro—
secut ,r's soa when he said Johnny, Witness after-
wards searched the loft and found a bag of potatoes
under some straw, lie charged them with
stea'ing the bag of potatoes and Dominick
said "Johnny has given na leave to have
a few potato s."—John Hadley, senr., said the pri-
soners had bcen in his employ for a considerable
time. From something that had come to his
knowledge he put the police to watch prisoners, He
never gave them any authority to have any potatoes
or milk. The value of the potatoes would be 4s.
He used to send his milk round the villages. and in
consequence of not being able to sell it witness ex
amined it and found that it was not of the quality
it ought to be. Witness heard from the fellow
workmen that the prisoners used to make aa ay
with the milk and flit up the cans with water so
that the propel quantity should go into the house.
—John Iledley, jrtnr., said he had riven tha, men
permission to take a few potatoes.—Fined 20s in-
cluding costs each.
THEFT.—Edwin Weston was charged with steal-
ing 70, the proporty of the Salvaton Army.—On
the 30th Nov. the Army went to Gorsty Hill to
hold an open air meeting. The custom at open
air meetings was to put the drum down in the
middle for the people to put the money on it. The
.efendant, who had had some beer, came and picked
up 7id and took it home. The Bench thought
it was a drunken freak and should allow it to be
settled between themselves.

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P.PPS CO„ Horneeopathic Chemists, London. Dr,
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(Signed) ABRAHAM HOLDEN, Mill Manager.
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