The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-16 00:00:00

TILE STOTIRBIUDGE 013 SERVER.

PRACTICAL MANAGER of BLUE and
FIRE FIRTCK WORKS, WXNTED. Liberal
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all the branches of the trade. Must be steady,lenergeticl,
a good manager of workmen and used to turning out
large quantities of gcods.—Address Phcenix Vitrified and
Fire Brick Co., Gunnislake, near Tavistock, Devon.

WANTED to buy a little property in Stour-
bridge or Oldswiuford, about £2OO. Apply Rees
and Raybould, Auctioneers &c.. 2,Kidderminster Street
Stourbridge, and 13, Worcester Street, Kidderminster.

VOUND on Thursday the 7th lust, a BLACK
12 and TAN TERRIER. A slight white spot on tho
1,-ft side. The owner can have it by payment of expenses
on application to Solomon Skelding, Corser t eat,
Oldswinford. If not claimed in 7 days will be sold to
defray expenses.

and breadth of the land should speak out, but the
smallest villages as well. The summing up of the
horrors of war by Sallust, one of that nation
which crushed down all oppoaition to its will, fell
tat short of the infamous atrocities of the Turks.
(Cheers.) There was no parallel to them. One
could not describe the scenes. The heart was
sickened and overwhelmed by the terrible outrages
upon humanity committed. Who were the
sufferers? Not troublesome and rebellious races;
but on the contrary, a simple, peaceful, peasantry,
wishful to enjoy the fruits of their industry.
They could not recall the life, and strength, and
tenderness, and purity that now lay reeking and
feAering in the charnel heaps in the desolated
villages of Bulgaria; but they could express their
horror and detestation at these infamous atrocities,
committed by a Power nominally in alliance with
themselves. They had performed acts which,
though he believed they were unintentional on
the part of the Government, had seemed to lend
a support to the perpetrators of the atrocities
Let the balance of power sink to the bottom of
the ocean rather than that they should do any-
thing further in support of the Turkish rule.
(Cheers.) Time was passing, and he hoped the
influence of the country would be brought to bear
upon whatever Government was in power to pre-
vent a recurrence of what had Wren place. There
were 150,000 Turks in Servia, and they would only
repeat the outrages on a larger scale, if Europe
did not insist on an immediate stop being put to
the war. He hoped tbe country would urge the
Government to rise to the emergency at once,
while there was time for it to be of service.
(Cheers.)
, The Rev. James Richards seconded the resolu-
tion, and said he could not speak mildly and
gently of these outrages. For the first time in
his life, he had almost been ashamed to be an
Englishman, for their Government was implicated,
beyond all question, in what had taken place.
(Cheers.) The nation had been disgraced, and if
Mr. Gladstone himself had been Prime Minister
he should have said just the same. (Cheers.)
Fierce, foul, fiendish, devilish, were not too
strong terms to apply to the acts that they heard
of.

Mr. J. Woolley and Mr. H. Hughes supported
the resolution, which was carried unanimously.
Mr. J. B. Shepherd moved that it was the duty
of the Government, in co-operation with the other
Governments of Europe, to adopt immediately all
available measures to arrest the barbarities, to
provide for the Government of the outraged
provinces in such a manner as to exclude the
Turkish authorities therefrom in. future, and to
call on Turkey to make such reparation as could
now be made for the wrongs committed. Mr.
Shepherd said the time had come when Turkey
must cease to have rule in the provinces. Her
rights of government there were forfeited, and
the people should be liberated and left to work
out their own political freedom for themselves.
(Cheers.)
The Rev. T. Williams seconded the resolution,
and remarked on the imperative necessity of the
Government interfering for the deliverance of the
Bulgarians from Turkish misrule.
Mr. F. Evers and the Rev. W. Manning sup-
ported the resolution, which was carried.
It was resolved, on the motion of the Rev. W.
J. J. Welch, seconded by Mr. H. Billingham, to
appoint a committee, with Mr. R. L. Freer as
treasurer, and the Rev. D. Maginnis as secretary,
to collect subscriptions for the Bulgarian sufferers.
It was also resolved to forward copies of the
resolutions to the county members for transmission
to Lords Beaconsfield and Derby, and ask them,
as far as may consist with their views, to support
an Eastern policy that would vindicate the honour
of England, and do justice to Bulgaria and other
outraged provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman,
and the meeting terminated.

BUNTER v. GEE AND CA.STREY.—At the City of
London Court, before Mr. Speechley, Registrar,
M. J. H. H. Head said that the plaintiff, for
whom he appeared, was proprietorof the Old Bell,
Holborn. The defendants are glass manufacturers
at Stourbridge. They had been in the habit of
bespeaking a bed and show room for one of their
firm. In October, 1874, the defendants- wrote a
memorandum stating that their Mr. Chanee would
require these rooms on a certain day. Mr. Chance
came to the house and had the accommodation,
for which, with other things, he hsd been charged
nearly ..t5, which was the amount of this action.
The traveller had been in the house about ten
days. Subsequent to his leaving plaintiff had a
letter from the defendants, asking if Mr. Chance
had paid his hotel bill. Mr. Gee had acknow-
ledged that the firm were liable for the bill of Mr.
Chance. Mr. Gee (who was present) denied this,
and the plaintiff was nonsuited, and ordered to
pay some expenses, the defendant saying that
this case had Induced him to come to town that
day.
Harris and Metheringham Confectioners, 72 & 47
High Street, have been appointed agents in hetour-
bridge, by the Midland Tea Company, London, for
their splendid tea 3s. per pound, in Air-tight Tins
only.
THE TURKISH ATROCITIES.—It Will be seen On
reference to our advertising columns, that a Stour-
bridge and District Bulgarian Relief Fund has
been started in the town, and we trust our readers
will lend a helping hand towards alleviating the
horrible sufferings of the poor people in Bulgaria.
Mr. R. L. Freer is the treasurer and the Rev. D.
Maginnis, hon. sec. and subscriptions will be gladly
received by the latter gentleman, or at.the three
Veal banks.
Dnumcxxxess.—At the Police Court, yesterday,
before Lord Lyttelton, Colonel Fletcher, and Mr.
J. B. Cochrane, Valentine Smith, a gipsy, was
charged with being drunk and refusing to quit the
Greyhound Inn, on the 11th inst, and was further
charged with wilfully breaking a window, doing
damage to the amount of 43.—William Mann, the
landlord, proved the cases and defendant pleaded
guilty. He was fined 5s and costs in each case,
and is 6d the damage to the window; in default
10 days imprisonment in each case.
STEALING BOOTS.—Edward Griffiths and Charles
Perim were charged with stealing a pair of boots
on the 11th inst, the property of James Griffiths.
Prosecutor, a farm labourer, said he missed the
boots on the above date. He heard that the boots
had been pawned and charged the prisoners with
stealing them. Prisoner Griffiths was his son.—
Sarah Ann Knowles said she :saw prisoners come
out of prosecutor's house about three o'clock and
each one had a boot.—William Hall, pawnbroker,
of the Lye, said that prisoner Perks brought the
boots to pledge at his shop and asked 5s 6d on
them. Witness advanced him 38 7d. Prisoner
told him they were his own. Police-constable
Paynter proved apprehending prisoners and charg-
ing them with stealing and pawning the boots.
—Prisoners did not say anything in defence and
they were sentenced to six weeks hard labour.
CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND WILFUL DAMAGE.
Charlotte Howles was charged with assaulting
Eliza Cartwright, on the Bth 'net, and was further
charged with wilfully damaging a door to the
amount ef 3s. Mr. Addison defended. Com-
plainant said she was standing by her door when
defendant came up to her and struck her on the
shoulder, and she could scarcely hold her arm up
for two days. About a quarter of an hour after
defendant catne to the house again and kicked the
door,knockint,ce off the paint which cost 3s in paint-
ing.—Two witnesses were called for the complain-
ant but their evidence was so contradictory that
the Bench dismissed the case of assault, and in the
other case defendant was fined is, 2s damage, and
costs in default 7 daye.
ASSAULT CASE. Eliza Cartwright was charged
with assaulting Hannah Rodgers, on the Bth inst.
—Mr. Addison appeared for complainant, who said
defendant struck her severaltimes on the face and
made her nose and mouth bleed. Defendant also
caught her:by the hair of her head and dragged
her along the ground. Elizabeth Moreton and
Emma Grove gave corroborative evidence and de-
fendant was fined 2s 6d and costs.
ALLEGSD PoAcuma.—Arthur Jones, John Sud-
den, William Thompson, William Walters, and
George Crumpton were charged with unlawfully
having one rabbit in their possession, on the 11th
inst.—Mr. Wall defended.—Police-constable Smith
said he saw all the defendants ,together about one
o'clock. They had dogs with them. Jones put a
rabbit down and the dogs coursed it. Witness
afterwards got possessiost of the rabbit.—Colonel
Fletcher said there was not sufficient evidence to
convict and they should not call U) fl Mr. Wall
for his defence. The case was dismissed.
WOMENS QUARRELS. -- Bridget Loftus Was
charged with assaulting Emma Hodgkiss, on the
Bth inst. from the evidence of complainant, it
appears that the children had quarrelled, and
after the defendant struck complainant on the face
Complainant admitted that she had thrown some
dirty water over defendants boy, and the bench
dismissed the case.

ASSAULT CASE.—Fredrick B osworth, was charged
with assaulting William Pountney, on the Bth inst
Complainant said that he was on horseback with
some grocery goods on Beauty Bank, when the de-
fendant pulled of his strap from round, struck him
three times accross the legs, and it was with great
difficulty he kept on the horse. defendant wanted
him to fight, but he told him that he should sum.
mons him. Fined 2s 6d and costs

Brooks, Fiddian, and Plant. Admitted into the
house 0; discharged 10 ; died 0; born 1 ; remain-
ing 312; corresponding week last year 280.
Out-door relief Kingswinford district £2l 12s
Od ; Stourbridge district £l3 16s 3id; Hales-
owen district £l6 9s. 6d ; non-residentl paupers
10s 8d; total £52 9s. 51d ; corresponding week
last year, £52 5s 7id.