The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-12-09 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.

HATTON V. MILLIN.—At the County Court, on
Thursday, before R. Kettle, Esq., judge. This
was an action brought by Reuben Hatton against
George Mallin, to recover the sum of £ll.—Mr.
Perry appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Collis for
defendant.—Plaintiff said that on the 9th of
November he bought a horse off defendant for
XII. The horse was warranted to be sound and
a good worker, and said, "If I did not like the
horse I wrs to take it back again." Defendant
offered to give him a written warranty but there
was a number of persons present and he
did not give a written one. The horse was
I brought to his house in a bad state and he sent it
back. Defendant refused to have it back and he
called in the farrier.—Several witnesses were
called including John Raybould, a farrier, who
said the horse was broken winded and not fit to
work.—The defence was that the horse was sold to
the plaintiff as a good worker and did not warrant
the horse. Defendant said all that he said was
that the horse was a good worker and not a word
was said about the soundness of the horse ox
warranted. All that he said was if the horse did
not work he would return the money.—Several
witnesses were called, who swore there was no
warranty given or Komised. All that defendant
promised was that the horse was a good worker or
would return the money.—William Sugar said he
had the horse for three years and the horse was a
good worker, but thick winded.—Verdict for
plaintiff.

CURISTMAS CARDEL—Mr. Archer Clarke, artist,
High Street, has just received a splendid assort-
ment of Christmas cards and other things suitable
for presents. To intending purchasers they will
do well to pay him a visit.
HOSPITAL SUNDAY AT STOURBRIDGE.—A balance
sheet of the collections on Hospital Sunday has
been published.- The total amount received at the
different churches and chapels was .2103 13s
11d, of this amount £35 lOs 10d has been given to
the Stourbridge Dispensary, £4l 16s 7d to the
Guest Hospital, Dudley, £23 4s to the Birming-
ham and Midland Eye Hospital, and the remaining
.t 3 2s fid represents the expenses.
INQUEST.-- tin inquest was held on Thursday,
at Mr. J. Dutton's, the Bell Hotel, touching the
death of Hannah Heston who died suddenly on
Monday last. From the evidence 'adduced it
appears that the deceased was talking to a
neighbour at half-past five o'clock and appeared
quite well. At half-past six her husband came
home and found her sitting on the bottom of the
stairs. He thought she was ill and went to call in
a neighbour named Gibbons, when he returned
she was on the floor dead. Dr. Eagar was soon
in attendance but life was extinct. From the
evidence of the surgeon it appeared that deceased
died from diseased heart, and a verdict was re-
turned to that effect.

M. C. BRADLATITG-H.-17nder the auspices of the
Stourbridge and District Branch of the National
Secular Society, Mi. C. Bradlaugh, the Chairman
of the Society and editor of the " National
Reformer," delivered a lecture in the Corn
Exchange, on Monday evening last, to a crowded
audience. The subject for the occasion was " A
Review of Mr: Girdlestone's pamphlet Chistianity
under fire."

Harris and Metheringham Confectioners' 72 & 47
High Street, have been appointed agents in Stour-
bridge, by the Midland Tea Company, London, for
their splendid tea 38. per pound, in Air-tight Tins
only.
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION SOCIETY.—A. public
meeting was held on Monday afternoon in the
theatre of the Birmingham and Midland Institute,
under the auspices of the University Examination
Society for Birmingham and Midland district, for
the purpose of distributing the titles and certifi-
cates awarded by the University of Oxford to the
successful candidates at the last examination,
and also the prizes given by the Local Committee.
The Right Hon. Lord Hampton presided. Among:
the winners of' the Committees prizes, Seniors—
Prizes' for being placed in the se9ond-division,;
were S. E. Chettoe and F. Terry, Xing 'Ethvard'si
Grammar School, StOurbridge. In the. list
bf
juniors, a prize w,is awarded to C. j. Evers of
.the:
same school, for being placed in the first clivision.
E. F. Otter, of the Stourbridge Grammar School,
also obtained a prize, he being placed in the
second division.
TZAZTO/Falg.—At the Police Court, yeeterday.