The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-04-08 00:00:00

Soul altb istrict

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this 13oard washed on
l'huraday ; Mr. Granger in ills chair. Then
yen: Mist, pregent; —Meete Hio,ke, Biliingharu,
tiird, Dartiy, Fereday, Foley, Homes,
Purdue, Peskin, Rhodes, Itudiuson, and
Pearsall. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. Owing to the Board
using held a day earlier this week, the master
reported that he had nut been able to give the
',umber of the inruatea. Out-door relief, King-
swinford district, .£4l 19a 6d ; Stourhridge dis-
riot, .624 10s Oil; Halesowen district, £22 lfis
; total, £BO is 10d, against £B6 17e 4d, last
ear.
There was no other business.

Cauntar.—A good number of membera of the
Stourbrolge Club attended on the grouudyeater.
day, at Amblecote, and commenced practice for
!he season. There is a considerable increase in
numbers, and several matches are already ar•
ranged under the active management of Mr. T
Perrino, the secretary, and Mr. W. H. Moore,
the treasurer, the season ia likely to be an ac-
tive one.

LONDON OPERA COMPANY.—During the week
Mr IditlO:D de Sella's London Company have
AlVtlt three operatic representations to frowded
dokiBl,l. That on Monde,. ef (mill was Baße's
••uartning opera " The Roe if (-481411,," for the
..etelit of Mr. Stanley Begawan. Don Pedro,
sir. C. Durand ; Manuel, Mr. Begelman ; Donna
Carmen, Miss Palmer ; Elvirs, ..tiiss Mariana.
Each of the above performirs came in for 4
good share of applause, and was r. pesiciLy en
..ured. titertamment c.eiciuded with tut
farce of " The Quaker,- in which Mr. F. Bur-
gess played the ieading uart to a delighted au-
.ienre. Ou lueseay evening, iliCh was for tit,
-onetit of I.lis, P Inter, was perforieed notify',
.eautiful o.are, '• Mertha." Liottel, Mr. W. 13.
tile; Pluakett, Mr. C. Durand ; Lady Henri-
Miss Mariana ; Nancy, Miss Painter. Mr.
nig eared in hne Voll.P. the various parts
...bitt to him being sung with greet effect, and
ir came in tor a large share of applause; as did
so Mr. Durand. Miss Bawer and Miss Ilari•
it/a app aced to be equally suc,•essfiC hi the.,
. !torts o please the audience, the various air,
did duets which fell to their share being beauti
tally rendered. At the close of the piece Mr,
nomad played a cornet solo in his usual brii•
.iant style, and Miss Jenny Beanelerc danced
..he Joceey Hornpipe, and was eneored.—On
iVeitheaday, the last performance was for the
oeuelit of .flr. de Soils, on which occasion was
produced Wallace's grand opera " Lurline,"
which was performed in it very effective manner.
This was followed by it cornet solo from Mr.
themes ; after which Miss Jenny Ileauclerc
rang the " Butterfly Song," amid immense ap-
'dense. Tile whole of the operas were well
iendered, end thoroughly appreciated by a die-
certain; public ; and should the enterprising
gentleman again visit this town, no doubt he will
again receive that support which he deserves.
We must not close this brief account without
tiying that the choruses were well sustained, and
ire accompaniment of the band remarkably
good, Mr. 'l'. W. Pew, the violinist, who is a
member of the Royal Anernoic Musical Union,
tieing an exquisite performer on his instrument.
rho whole was under the management of Mr.
de Solla.

PLEASURE PARTIES.--Yesterday (Good Friday)
appeared to be a general holiday. A great num.
'or of persons visited Hagley and Clent, being
aonveyed there in vehicles of every description.
Large numbers roamed about the hills, enjoying
• hemselves in their various ways, the weather
oemg beautifully fine.
THE ELECTION Or GUARDIANS.— There will
no eootest in Stourbridge, as Messrs. C.
E. Firm stone, .1. McEwen, I'. Parker, G. Doody,
W. M dirat, and G. W. Prescott are withdrawn.
and M0M11.9. B. Brooks, H. Billing,nam, and F. J.
.larikew will therefore represent it far the 017911-
,ug yt-ar. At Cradley, Mes,a.s. It. Alountford,
E. Oliver, and J. Hinghy have withdrawn, and
hiv place will be representeal by Mr. .1. Pate.
Mall. The representation of Halebowen, Has-
oury, Hawne, The Hill, and Wollaston will re.
.antin unaltered. The parish of Illy will Dot be
-epresented during the ensuing 3,, .tr in conse-
juenee of the not:option of the gentleman no.
Hinged being invalid. In the parish of King.
'mmord a hitter contest is a,.t.etpated, in con-
. rco•nt tseitit• ~1,1 mm t:lr rating
: . The only we ear• d crow
. .

,s W.,rtlsley, tt-litre wi tiw g-eutrieu-te—n
11,4 ed !lave ititladracto, except Mcsdrs. W.
linker and W. Hall. who know bias hilvield

by the Ratepayers' Commitreo, and ;ill he re•
tamed unopposed. Mr. J. MeEviren has eitli-
Arawp from Brockmoor Ward. leaving Messrs.
B. Wood and R. Plant to contest it. The for-
mer gentleman has represented it for many
years, but he is now oppssed by Mr. Plant, who
was returned at the last election for Wordsley
Ward, but this year he has been nominated for
Brielmoor, with the view of enabling two mem-
bers of the Ratepayers' Committee reprebenting
Wordsley, which is definitely settled. Mr.
Plant, it is well known, has been the principal
promoter of the coal mine rating aeitation. In
the Brierley Hill and Pensnett Wards a hard
struggle is anticipated, and it remains to be
' seen whether the Ratepayers' Committee will
receive the same amount of support this year ira
on the last occasion. Contests will also take
place at Arnblecote, The Lye, Wollescote, and
Upper Swinford, as although Mr. Cooke has
! withdrawn from the latter, there yet remains
Mr. Griffin and Mr. MeEwen, and the Rev. .1.
Richards.
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. On
Wednesday evening, Mr. J. Harward, President
of the Association, delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the life of St. John, in the room of the
society. The Rev. J. Richards occupied the
chair, and there was a small attendance of mem-
bers.

WitaLEYAN BAZAAR.—Ou Monday and Tuesday
a bazaar of useful and ornamental articles was
held in the School-room adjoining the Wesleyan
Chapel, for the purpose of augmenting the funds
, now being raised for the liquidation of the debt
, on the chapel, minister's residence, and school
buildings. During the last few years the true-
tees have, through the kind liberality of their
friends, been enabled to pay off £1,275 of a debt
for. long time amounting to £1,755, thus redu-
cing it to £4O; and as £3OO had been pro-
wised, they resolved to make an effort to raise
the remaining £lBO. For some time past the
ladies of the congregation have been energeti-
cally engaged iu obtaining articles worth up-
wards of £lOO, which were presented for dispo-
sal on Monday and Tuesday. The proceedings
were commenced by singing • hymn, reading.
portion of the Scripture by the Rev. R. Eland,
and prayer by the Rev. R. Palmer.—The Rev.
R. Eland then rose and said he was very sorry
I that many of the ladies had had to retire, but as
they had no doubt fatigued themselves, they had
now retired to prepare themselves for the servi
ces all day. They must not, however, postpone
the opening of the bazaar, as published, lie
congratulated the committee and those present
on the beautiful array of articles before them,
which were expressive of great Christian sym-
pathy, the object of which had so long
engrossed their attention was expressive of their
personal consideration of the work of the Lord.
They were gladsome offerings for the inainten-
once of the Lord's cause. The articles presen-
ted had been more than expected. The debt
had been au incubus upon the premises for many
veers past, which had raised many doubts in the
minds of those who had been responsible for the
111011leS which had been borrowed upon the pre.
raises. It had been felt, but he hoped that the
whole of the premises—chapel, minister's house,
school buildings, and cottages would be entirely
tree from debt. In conclusion, the rev. gentle-
man said he was thankful to Mr. Harris, who
had been much interested in Methodism in the
circuit for many years, for coming forward to
open the bazaar. He then introduced Mr. Har-
ris to those present.— Mr. Harris said he
scarcely knew what devolved upon him in open.
lug the bazaar. Mr. Eland had referred in very
imitable terms to the exertions which had been
made by the Stnurbridge friends towards paying
off the debt which was upon the chapel and pre-
itileee. He was sure he could not too much con-
4ratulate them upon the near approach of their
nag-desired consummation. He did not know
lust he was much at home in bazaars, although
they were favourites with him, and in the dis-
,trict. He thought much good might be done
from bazaars. Mr. Eland had referred in the
lesson which he had read to the building of
iolomon's temple. David had long desired to
build it, but the honour was reserved for his son.
in their case the house of God had been buiit
by their forefathers, who had taken upon them-
selves the responsibility of providing a commo-
'ions house of God, and it was certainly an
uoliony to pay off the debt upon the premises.
Hs heartily thanked the ladies for the part they
had undertaken in the business, and then de.
stared the baster opened.—There were fonr
s.alla containing a variety of fancy, ernetnental,
ind nseful articles, kindly presented by the
gentry and tradesmen of the town and neigh.
courhood, and were under the superintendence
o: the following ladies : Mc Ewen, Mrs. U.
Pearson (Thornhill), Misses Moorhouse, Misue
eearson (Red Hiii), 3lieses Pearson (Thornhill),
Misses Gough, Miss Blackwell, Mrs. Hingley,
Alias Irks, Mrs. Kay, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Porter,
Mrs. North, Miss Partridge, Miss Lewis, Mrs.
Canadine, itc. The room was tastefully decora-
ted with evergreens, and several suitable mot.
toes were hung round the walls. A large mini-
car of people visited the bazaar each day, and
upwards of £lOO was realized.
DRUNK AND EIOToUs.—At the Police Court,
,n Monday, before It L. Freer and W. C.
Firtnstoue, Esqrs., George Gould, of Stour.
midge, was charged by Superintendent Freeman
sith being drunk anti riotous on the Ist instant.
Police-sergeant Jones proved the offence, and
iefendant was fined Sa :did costs; in default 14
day.—Putriek Gibbous was also charged with a
similar offence on zsunday morning last. Police.
constable Spooner proved the offence, and the
defendant was fined 5s and costs; iii default 14
days.

AN UNNATURAL SUN.—William Freeman, of
the Lye, was charged with being drunk and
riotous and breaking his fatner's windows on
Monday evening lain. Evidence was given to
,(rove that defendant was drunk, and that he
oroke the window complained of, the damage
tieing 15s. Defendant was fined 10s, and 15s
..he damage done ; in default one month's hard
labour.-- Defendant was further charged with
Greatening to kill his father. The threats cow-
plained of were proved, and defendant ordered
,o find two sureties in £5, and himself in .£lO,
(.0 keep the peace for six months.
A REFRACTORY PAUPER.—At the Police Office,
on Tuesday, before H. L. Freer, F.:4T, William
Ward, a tramp, was charged with tearin,4 up his
clothes at the Union. William Keightley proved
the offence, and defendant was committed for
one month, with hard labour
MORRIS V. TIIE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
—OIPANY.—At the Gloucestershire Lent Assizes.,
,11 iuesday last, before the Lord Chief Justice
this action was tried. The plaintiff in
this case was Mr. Henry Morris, iron dealer, mt
Kidderminster-street, in this town, and the sc.
thin was brought to recover damages for injo-
rite the plaintiff had sustained while travelling
from Stourbridgs by the 8.40 train to West
Bromwich, in a third-class carriage, on the
morning of the 27th of December, last year.--
Mr. Huddlestune, Q.C., and Mr. J. 0. Griffits
(instructed by Mr. Thomas Homer, solicitor,
Brierley Hill), appeared for the plaintiff, aud
)Ir. Staveley Hill, M.P., and Mr. Harrington
(instructed by Messrs. Young, Maples, and
Company, solicitors, London), appeared for the
defendants.—On the case being called on for
trial the plaintiffs and defendants attorneys con-
sented that a verdict should be entered f,,r the
plaintiff for .£1,500 avid costs.

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