The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12 00:00:00

pistrict Mips.

11 I, 11% iltloy,rif Sroilihrilp., attorney.—
At tee Birmingham Bankruptcy Court, on Friday
4th lest, the :there bankrupt came up for his
last rxieninetion and discharge. Mr. Hodgson
appeared for the assignee, and Mr. Gri:lin lot-
the bank vapt.—Mr. Hodgson complained that
that the hankrnpt had reeeived a mite of money
on behalf of the aisignee, Mr. Cette, for which
he had not acconnted.—The bankrupt was exam-
ined with re'(iarti to this matter. Ile said lie had
cerried on hesiness at Stourbridge and Dudley
for about eight years, and the amonnt of his
delta now were .1:1,61)8, and his assets or good
debts reached .42285. Beyond the good debts he
had no other assets whatever, lie had been iii
plssessiou of furniture, bnt in June, 1881, he
had given a bill of sale upon it to his mother-in-
law, Elizabeth Mills, to meet a debt which he
owed her. The Millilitre had been sold, and
£350 realised, hut he still owed her a consider-
able balance. With regard to his dealings with
Mr. Cette, he had received moneys on his ac-
mina, but he had not made any record of them.
Ile had received letters from Mr. Cette, threat-
ening legal proceedings unless a proper account
was rendered.—Mr. liedgson applied for a deft
(dewy account awl an eighteen months' cash
account—The Commissioner, in ordering the
accounts, sail it was a very disgraceful thing for
a *inciter of that Court to reTeive moneys and
refuse to give any account, and then to state that
he had no books of aeconats. Nothing could he
more oentrary to the proper conduct of a soli-
&tor.—Mr. Hodgson ad the bankrupt must
thaok himself for anything that had come out
that day,—The Commissioner was glad it had
coins out. When a solicitor acted in that way
it ought to be kuown.—The »dimmed meeting
was fixed for the 14th of July.
CONCERT.—On Tuesday evening last, Mr. S.
Simms, our talented townsman, gave a miscella-
neous Concert in the Corn Exchange, to a faith-
tenable audience, the ellis of the neighbourhood
beiug present. Tint perfer:ners were friends
and pupils of Mr. Simms. The programme was
a choice and well-selected one, and the concert
a success, the various pieces being admirably
executed, and the audience higly gratified.
THE GRAND NATIONAL STAR MENAGERIE.—
From an announcement in another column, it
will be seen that Menders' Grand National Star
Menagerie is to visit this town in course of the
next few days. It is needless on our part to
pass any encomium upon this leviathan estab-
lishment, for already in every village :mil ham-
let the !lame of Matelers' Grand National Stir
Menagerie hits passed int% a '' hoasehold word.-
The pro:ieesion alone, is worth seeing, and
wherever the menagerie goes it attracts an im-
mense concourse of people. On the day men-
tioned in the uilvertiseinent the triumphant en-
try will take place a little before noun, headiel
by the renowned Maecoino, the lion tamer, rid-
ing in the great golden band carrieee, followed
by the grand dragon carriage, the mother o'pearl
harouche, and the Mandernetheca, drawn by
elephants, camels, dromedaries, slid Brahmin
hulls, besides fifteen immense caravans. drawn
by upwards of sixty powerful draught horses,
the finest steeds on the road. The enterprise of
Mr. Menders, the proprietor, is surprising; by
adding little to little, he has now the largest
menagerie ill the world—more extensive and in-
finitely superior to all the other menageries in
the kingdom put together. Always on the qui
rite for novelties, Mr. Manders has just added
at enormous cost, the baby elephant (32 inches
high and 112.1b5. in weight), the Gnu or horned
horse, positively the only specimen of that very
siring.) animal exhibited; and numerous other
novelties. We would especially direct attention
to it as being well worth a visit
BOARD OF GITARDIANS.—TIIO weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday, Mr. Richard-
son in the chair. There were also present:—
Messrs. Wood, Rhodes, Griffin, Guest, Pargeter,
and Wright. Admitted into the house during
the week 26; discharged, 15; remaining 42..
Correspandiug week last year, 454. Out-door
relief Kingwinford district, 141 10s Pd; Stour.
bridge district, /24 his Od ; Halesowen district,
P 22, 4s 21: total, /88 6s 11d, against /101 4s
214 last year.
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THE ISEPETATION TO THE GUARDIANS. A
deputation, consisting of Messrs, Plant, Stewart,
E. Webb, jun., C. Roberts, and P. Pargeter
waited on the Assessment Committee, to lay be-
fore them the resolution passed at a public
meeting held on Monday last. Mr. Plant said
he had the honour of presiding as chairman at
the meeting, on Monday last, which was one of
the largest meetings of ratepayers ever held
there; and begged to hand to the Board the
resolutions. The object of presenting the reso-
lutions, was not only to lay them before them,
but to urge them to carry them out. The rating
of the parish had fallen partly through the long
period which had elapsed since it was assessed,
and partly through the negligence of the collec-
tor; and but few cases in the county presented
anything similar, and in consequence great dis-
satisfaction prevailed. A Mr. Meredith's name
was mentioned as assessor, and when his name
was mentioned at the meeting, it was received
with prolonged applause. Mr. Meredith was
fully acquainted with the property of the parish,
and was in a positi..n to accept the °tree, and
they strongly recommended him to be at pointed
by the Board of Guardians. There wa, now be-
fore Parliament a " Property Bill". The meet-
ing did not ask the Guardians to go into a full