The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-04-01 00:00:00

rrf i 141 STOITII tiIDGE OBSERVER.

Sroctr SALE.—Mr. IL King held a sale on Mon-
day last, which on account of it being fair day
Business in the local iron trade is virtually
and the unusual (rood quality of the stock sent for
snspended pending the settlement of the coal
disposal was one t'of the best sales held in this dis-
trict. The sale comprised 120 pigs, 470 sheep, 85
and wages qnestions on which the future price head of cattle (60 of which were fat) and several
of iron depends. It is pretty well decided that fat calves. The fat heifers, of which there were some
coal will he reduced, to the extent probably of exceedingly fine specimens, realized .230 ahead; fat
2s. per ton, the Cannock masters leading the bullocks 6 12s 6d ; fat two-year-old wethersheep
movement, but without a considerable reduction 76s 6d per head and yearling sheep 755. Fat pigs
in coal has been practically discounted by re- £ll ss; and fat calves .24 7s. Mr. J. Cooke, of
taming iron throughout the winter at D.O. for Bellington, Chaddesley, sent 126 fine yearling
marked bars, without regard to the last advance sheep to the sale and they realized an average of
in coal. The interest, there, centres for the more than .23 per head. Mr. James, Lane the well
present in the proceedings of the Wages Board, known butcher of Holloway Head, Birmingham,
which was definitely constituted at a meeting was again a very large purchaser. His account
held in Birmingham onThursday At this meeting amounted to
.2688 8s 6(1, being the price of
fast
a letter was read from the Mayor of Birmingham !, sheep and 15 beasts: These stock sales are
(Mr. Joseph Chamberlain) expressing his will- 1 ncreasinainpopularity aswasevinced by the very
large
to undertake the office of arbitrator, in
lare attendance of buyers and the brisk competi-
tic);
compliance with the resolution of the Board, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Monelay morning a
passed at Wolverhampton hrst week. After man named William Lindly attempting to corn-
electing Mr. J. P. Hunt. of the New British mite suicideby cutting his throat. Dr. Campbell's
Iron Company, chairman, and Mr. Aucott, one assistant was soon in attendoence. Little hopes
of the operative members, depety.ebairman the, are entertained of his recovery.
meeting was adjourned until Thursday DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court, yesterday,
when the wages question is expected to be brought before Col. Fletcher, Messrs. C. Cochrane and F.
forward. Much satisfaction was expressed on Evers,.Charles Kendrick was charged with being
'Change at this completion of the preliminaries drunk and disorderly on the 22nd ult. The case
of a new and permanent wages regulator, by was proved, and defendant fined 10s and costs.
which it is confidently expected that all future CHARGE AGAINST A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—
risk of strikes and lock-outs in South Stafford- , Thomas Dobbs, landlord of the Gipsy's Tent,
shire iron trade will be avoided. In the absence Hagley, was charged with keeping his house open
of business, prices were weak and irregular, but for the sale of beer, on the 26th ult. Police-con-
stable Wallace said that about four o'clock he
not;qnotably lower. Marked: bars remain,
visited the defendant's house, and found six men
nominally at least, at £9. 10s. to 10., according in a room they had a quart jug of ale before them
to brand. Unmarked iron is as low at £7. 155., and a glass. He knew that the men came from
but even at this price local makers are unable to Hay Green. Called the attention of the defendant
compete with those of Lancashire and the North and his wife, who said that the men told them
of England, some of whom are selling bars of they had wine more than three miles, and filled
very fair quality, delivered in Liverpool, at £7. the ale. - James Round corroborated, and stild he
ss. per ton.. In the pig-iron department the was one of the men who had the ale, and the men
depression is very great, and though production came from Hay Green and Light Green. The
is being curtailed from week to week, stocks defence was, thatthe men saidthey had come over
continue to accumulate. The coal market is three miles. Fined 20a and eosta.—Thomas
dull and weaker, in anticipating of a reduction Littlewood, John Brettle, David Cartwright, John
at quarter-day. Hart, and Charles White were charged with being
In consequence of the Town Hall being closed found on licensed pre '
premises on the 26th ult. during
for decorative purposes, the quarterly meeting prohibited hours.
fihonueta.s.ss T•heacehcaasnedwcaoss d
A roved and the
of the iron masters, on the 13th prox., will be at
elenSSa:knt ASSAULT CASE.—James Haycock and George
the Masonic Hail, New Street. Swinswood were charged with assaulting John
Seward on the 23rd ult., complainant said that
Swinswood struck him, knocked him down, and
kicked him. He got up and fought with him.
Haycock was dismissed. Jane Seward, daughter
of complainant, said that her father struck first,
and the case was dismissed.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY—A man named Gibbons
was charged with being drunk and disorderly on
the 29th ult. The case was proved by Police-
constable Taylor. Defendant was further charged
with assaulting John Hall, on the same date. Mr.
Perry appeared for complainant, who keeps a lodg-
ing house, and said defendant had been lodging
there. He wanted to go into a bedroom were a
woman was. He was refused and a noise ensued
when Hall went to see what was the matter.
Defendant seized him round the throat, got him
down and put his knee upon his chest, and tried
to strangle him. Defendant was fined 5s and
costs for being drunk a,ndisentenced totwo months
hard labour for the assault, without the option of
a fine.
ASSAULT CASE.—Samuel Pacy was charged with
assaulting Sylvanus Wilson on the 27th ult.
Complainant said he was in the Coach and Horses
having a glass of ale. Some words ensued, when
defendant struck him a blow on the face and
knocked him down. He got up when defendant
again struck him. Thomas Newey gave corrobor-
ative evidence. The defence was that the com-
plainant first struck him in the house, and that
afterwards he (defendant) struck again, and called
John Townsend, and a man named Price, who
proved that the complainant struck first, and the
summons was dismissed.
A WIFE BEATER.—Joseph Russell, glass packer
residing at Wollaston, was chargedwith assaulting
Hannah, his wife, on the 27th ult. Complainant
said on the night in question defendant come in
drunk, began to,beat her, pulled :her hair off
and set fire to several articles in the house. and
turned her out of the house in her night dress, and
she was naked for two hours. Defendant said he
did not recollect anything about it. The Bench
considered it a very bad csse and sentenced him to
one month's bard labour without the option of a
fine, and bound him over in .250 to keep the peace
or 12 months.

E IRON TRADE

THE PRESENT RELATION OF THE STATE
TO THE CHURCH! IS IT A VIOLATION
OF THE CONSTITUTION?
On Thursday evening last, a lecture on the abcve-
named subject was given in the Corn Exchange, by
.the Rev. R. W. Enraght, vicar of Holy Trinity,
Bordesley. The attendance was very small.
The Rev. J. S. Bolder°, vicar of Amblecote, pre-
sided, and said he was very sorry they had not a
more efficient chairman than he was. He then
made a few remarks on the subject and said he was
sure they would gain a great deal of information.
He then introduced the Lecturer who he said was
thoroughly acquainted with the subject.
The Lecturer in his opening remarks, said it was
not a subject he was well versed in, but be was
deeply impressed with the subject and he would do
his best to explain the difference between the Church
of England and the State.- The Church was fighting
a great battle and she must conquer. She was being
attacked on all sides for they could scarcely pick up
a newspaper without reading somebody attacking
the Church. The 4 disestablishment question was
fast spreading and the Church must be up and doing
or'else she would lose ground. The Church found
the State but the Church is not beholding to the
State. He quoted some extracts from a pamphlet
written by the Right Bon. W. E. Gladstone. M.P.,
showing the difference between the Church and the
State. The Church owed no allegiance to Podia -
nicht. The Church was a great help to the State in
spiritual matters but he did not think the State was
to the Church. He said the Church ought to be
under the State. The kings and queens of this
country years ago had a great deal authority over
the Church, but at the present time the Queen had
little or no power. Parliament in the reign of
Henry VIII. had nothing to do with the laws of the
Church, but the Parliament of the present day had
a great deal to do with them. He thought Parlia-
ment was a very good judge over the civil matter,
but be did not think they were much good in temport.l
matters, and the more he read of the debates in the
daily papers the more he was convinced that they
were not much good in Church matters. He did not
think that the judicial court were ever intended for
spiritual matters by the framers of the Act. The
Church he said was becoming. a by-word in this
matter. He said he would not detain them much
longer for it was a very dry subject. The Bishops
did not sat in the House of Lords because they
belonged to the Church, but they sit there as their
rights. The Church wasuotbound tobe beholding to
the Crown. How would the medical profession, the
Trade Unionists, or any one else like to be treated
as the clergymen of the Church of England were
being at the present day.
A vote of thanks closed the proceedings.

ward, and Co., on behalf of Mr. E. J. Collis of'
Stourbridge, the plaintiff in the first suit) said
the first of these two suits was instituted for the
purpose of carrying into execution the trusts of
the will of William Blow Collis, the father of the
plaintiff, who was one of the beneficiaries under
the will. The defendants were the trustees, in-
cluding the eldest son, who, being a trustee for
sale, entered into a conditional contract, subject
to the sanction of the Court, for the purchase.of
some mining property. The second suit was in-
stituted for the purpose of taking the sanction of
the Court to the sale. It appeared that the con-
tract for sale could not be enforced, and Mr. William
Blow Collis's solicitors (Messrs. Bernard and King)
wrote to say that their client, who was anxious
that the subject should not give rise te family
differences' instructed ithein to say that if, on
further consideration, the contract did not meet
with the unanimous approval of the family, and it
appeared to be agreed on all hands that his con-
tract could not be enforced. He (Mr. Chitty) asked
for a decree something to this effect—an enquiry
what mining properties the testator was entitled
to or involved in at his death, and what had be-
come of them. The Master of the Rolls made an
! order for sale, with liberty to Mr. William Blow
1 Collis to bid.