The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-02-20 00:00:00

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Vitersy MEETING. A Vestry Meeting was held
on Thursday morning last, for the nomination
of Constables to serve during the ensuing 3 ear.
Mr. G. 1) may in the chair. The following per.
so is wi re nominated :—Messrs. Daniel Hall,
Daniel Birl, Edward Johns, John Woodward,
William N iylor, Thomas England, Charles
Hicklin, Jo-4AI Cooper, James, Allsop, senior,
William Henry Jones, John Dingley, Hobert
Drocanhall, JAILIO4 Tumetoui G1VV41.143.te Stevens,
Hobert Parkes, John alVi3, Juba Gillam, and
William Platt.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meting
of this Board was hell yesterday, Mr. Grainger
in the chrir. There were also present : Mew-we.
Brooks, Bird, Wool, Bennett, Cartwright, Rob-
erts, Doody, Rhodes, Raybould Powell, ktollin•
son, and Wright. Admitted into the lion :e
during the week, 35; discharged, 29; dead, 1 ;
remaining, 479. Corresponding week last yesr,
479. Out-door relief, Kingswinforil district, /44
tts 111 d ; Stourbridge district, /22 Os ; Hales-
owen district, /22 10s V., ; total, /91 13s Sld,
against /110 16s Elld last year.—A county rate
for Stafford, amounting to .L 973 7s Od, was or-
dered to be paid.—Movcd by Mi. Brooks, sod
seconded by Mr. Bird, " That this 11 sird deeply
regrets the loss sustained by Mr. Holloway, the
Clerk of this Union, in the death of his wife ;
and desires to express its sympathy and condo-
lence with him in his great lwr.•ave Ma."
TEA 11 EETING AND SO I RE E.-0 it Monday last.
a Tea Meeting was held in the Congregational
Sehoobrointi, HO afterwards a soiree. During
the evening the Rev. J. Richards anti Mr. John
Taylor gave readings, and the choir sang a num-
ber of anthems and choruses. A pleasant even-
ing was spent.

PROFESSOR MITCHELL-011 31011dily evening
last, Professor Mitchell gave his entertainment
oil eleetriety and magnetism, to a respectable
audience, in the Corn .e:xcliange which was of
a very instructive and amusing kind.
OFFENCE AGAINST TILE COLLIERY RULES.—
At the Petty Sessions, yesterday, before Major
Fletcher, It. liittlewood, W. C. Firinstone, and
It. L. Freer, Emirs , Robert Bartley, manager to
Messrs. Joseph King and Co., was summoned
at the instance of fames Philip Baker (one of
Her Majesty's Mining Inspectors), for disobey-
ing one of the Colliery rules, on the 24th of
November hist. Mr. Walker, solicitor, of this
two, said lie appeared for the defendant, who

was manager to Messrs. Joseph king. An acci-
dent occurred on the 24th November, by which
a boy lost his life in the pit. An inquest was
held and the jury returned a verdict of acciden-
tal death. It was quite true, the sump was not
covered, and the boy knew it ; but still it was an
infringement of the Colliery rides, and the fine
for such offense was 40s. He thought that in
this case a nominal fine would answer the ends
of justice, as Mr. Baker did not wish to press
the case, Mr. Walker, solicitor, of Wolver-
hampton, who appeared for the complainant, said
he did not wish to press the case, but still the
rules had been violated by the defendant, and
they had no altmmative but to bring him before
the Bench. M ,jor Fletcher said he had consul-
ted with his brother Magistrates, and they saw
no reason why they should denart from the rule,
and fined defendant 40s and costs, £8 18s.

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PITCH AND Toss.—Reuben Sony and David
Barnbrooks were charged by Superintendent
Freeman with playing at pitch and toss, on the
14th lust, at the Lye. Police-constable Poole
proved that he saw the two defendant playingat
pitch and toss, about half-past twelve o'clock.
Had received many complaints of persons so
playing, and they obstructed the footpath.
Pleaded guilty. The Bench said they had no
alternative hut M commit them for three months
for these offences, but as it was the that time,
would allow them to pay the costs, 6s 64.
LARCENY CASE.—Ann May was charged with
stealing two yards of oil cloth on the 17th just,
the property uf Edwin Stringer. Anne Stringer
said the prisoner worked for her father. On
the above date she saw the prisoner going in the
direction of home with the oil cloth. She at
once gave information to her brother. Edwin
&ringer, sen., said he accused the prisoner with
stealing the oil cloth, and she acknowledged she
had, and took hint to the place where it was hid
in an oven. The cloth was worth 6s. Prisoner
gleaded guilty, and asked Mr. Stringer to for-
give her. Mr. Stringer said prisoner was a good
workwoman, and got £1 per week, as a French
polisher. Sentenced to six weeks imprisonment
with hard labour.