The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-17 00:00:00

aub istrict gews.

BOARD OF GLARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday ; Mr. Brainger in the chair. '1 here
were also present ; —Messrs. Brooks,
Darby, } ereday, Uuest, Riggs, Purdue, Paskiu,
Plant, Powell, Itaybould, Itollinson, Rhodes,
and Weston. The minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. Admitted into the
house during the week, 20; discharged, 18 ;
dead, 13; born ; remaining, 447. Correspond-
ing week last year 457. Out-door relief, hinge-
winford district, £4l 12s lid; Stourbridge dis-
trict, £2B 19s aid ; lialesowen district, £23
Els 3d; total, £Bl.l 2s 74d, against £93 Die 4i4
last year.-31r. Bay bould brought on the ques-
tion of baking the bread in the Union, and after
some discussion the question was negatived.

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. We have
much pleasure in stating that at the recent ex-
amination at this school, Ralph E. W. Bowen
(sou of the Master of our School of Art) has
succeeded in obtaining a King's Scholarship.
LECTURIL—We understand that Mr. Anthony
Trollop°, the celebrated author, will shortly de-
liver • lecture in Stourbinige, in aid of thv As-
sociated Institutes. Subject :—" On English
Fiction; a Rational Ainuausement."
Au) co THE SICK AND WOLNDED.—The local
committee formed to promote this object met at
the Institute on Movday, and the Rev. J. Rich-
ards presiding. It appeared that after the pay-
ment of a few incidental expenses there would
be a balance of nearly £lO. in the treasurer's
hands, and this was ordered to bo remitted to
the Loudon Committee. The amount previously
remitted to the Committee was £lOO.

WILFUL DAMAGE.-- At the Petty Sessions yes-
terday, before the lion. C. G. Lyttelton, M.P.,
ilenjainin Jones was charged with wilfully break-
ing a pane of glass, on the 12th that, We pro-
perty of Thomas Crampton. Ann Crampton
and her daughter proved that they saw the de-
fendant throw a atone through the window, and
told him they should sollinions him. The dam-
age done was 62. Ezekiau Smith said that it
was himself that broke the window, as he Kith
throwing at a pigeon on the spout. Another
witness was called, who said the pigeon was on
the chimney. Defendant was then fined 20s,
and ordereu to pay 62 damage, and costs.

STEALING IkZ);.—Wlthalr HolOClT:lTyouth,
was charged with stealing 141bs of iron, on the
15th, the property of the British Iron Company,
at Locks Lane. Beruoved to Wordsley.
ArritierzoN CUM.—Before the HOG. C. O.
Lyttelton, M.P., B. L. Freer, and W. C. Firm.
stone, Dups., John Mousley, 'master, residing
at Halesowen, was summoned by Bets, Ralston
to show cause why he should not support her il-
legitimate child, of which she aliegeit he was the
father.—Mr. Holberton appeared for the corn.
vlainant, aud Mr. W. Ilayes, of Halesowen, fur
the defendant. —Complainant said that she had
a child on the 17th September, and that the de-
fendant was the father of it, and that he seduced
her while she lived with him as a domestic ser-
vant; and that lie afterwards ,came to her at
\Vest Bromwich, and wanted to make it up. She
asked him £lOO, which she did not think was too
much. Defeudant did not give her the money,
and she summoned him at Halesowen, and the
case was dismissed. On cross-examination