The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-08 00:00:00

IMPORTANT MINING PROSECUTION Al'

HALESOWEN.

At the Halesowen Police Court on Tuesday. be-
fore Messrs. F D. Lea Smith and J. G. Reay,
George Henry Dann, certificated manager and part
owner of the Manor Pits, Halesowen, was charged
iinder the 20th section of the Mines Regulation Aot,.
with employing men in the pit without having a
pr ,per means of entrance and exit. Mr, Walker
appeared to- prosecute.—From the evidt nie of Mr.
Pickering. Inspector of Mines, it appeared that he
went down the shaft on the 11th November, but
could n( t go d wn the back shaft on account W the
water, which was within two feet of the bats.
There was an aperture of 21t., and a furnace flue
in diameter. These communications were
not sufficient. Mr. Dunn contended that the aper-
tures were sufficient for all purposes. There were
also charges of neglecting to observe the let And
24th general rules, the first requiring the introduc-
tion of an adequate amoutat of air to diluti the
noxious gases.—lt appeared that on the inspector's
y sit candles would scarcely burn, the air being
heavily charge' with carbonic acid gas. The 2lth
rule required that the fly wheel of the pumping
engine should be fenced —Mr. Pickering said that
the wheel was totally unfenced near the engine-
110119C.—For the defence it was contended that the
as wss i
n..t dangerous, neit cr was it so prevalent
as described by the nspector. In regard to the fly-
wheel it was urged by the defendant that the
fence had been taken down to repair the fly-wheel,
or it would have been impossible to have done the
rk with, ut taking it down, and the fly-wheel had
cnly ben btarted to see how it worked. Mr. Dunn
toutended that he had neither offended against the
law in spirit or in letter, and calltd witnesses who
co: t: adi tcd the evidence given by Mr. Pickering.
—ll,e Bee eh considered that sufficient care was
not taken, but the case would be met by defendant
paying costa under the let general rule, and the
0, hers would be digitised.

TEE IRON TRADE.
BIRDIINGHAM, THURSDAY,

The principal feafare of the market this after-
noon was the huoya,at tone of the pia iron depart
m nt. Many of the pig makers have nearly !el
their order books or some timt, to conic: and are
now dedming to quote except for old customers.
The upward reov-ment has been comparatively
rapid, and prices for all classes of pia-iren, Scotch,
Cleveland, Lancashire, Northamptoushire,
Laculu-
sii'e, Del byaht, e, and Staffordshire, basing
advanced by from 6s to 7s. a ton ,uring the past
three niontns, :sad what they m sy be a month hem
is altogether prablematical. Northamptoa
.and
Derby pis were firm at aboat .104. a taiL as
compared with a minimum of 325. 6d. at the begin-
ning of October, Staffordshire common forge (cinder)
realised from 30s. to 325. 6d, a ton, and some makers •
reporte( that they had mo:o orders than they can
supply. Finished iron has not advanced in any—
thing like the same ratio as crude iron, medians
classes of bars only reali,ing about balf-a-crown a
t al more than three months ago, so that the position
of manufactare.rs is considered to be far worse than
it has hitherto been. Whether the rise in pig iron
will rorce up the value of fluished iron remains to e
seen, tut meanwhile manufacturers are comiKEed to
enter into contracts for the raw material to covea
them. against contingencies. The ensuing quarterly
meeting is expezted to be of a rather exciting
character, and speculation will be more rife than
for along time pist. At pre,ent there is no in-
dication tact marked bars will be altered in value,
though the full list qu )tations are b Ang obtaiael
more `reely. The sheet department is sharing in
the general improvement, and manufacturers are
securiug b tter terms. Sons of th mills in the
Darlaston district are working the full number of
turns par week ;an I in certain c ices prolucere
have mole orders on their bo.ilts than they O.ID
execute. Prices are fi.mer, but a rather wide margin
exists, and qaotations would be mi- loading. A
medium quality of cornlcoh bars was a minimum of
XI 15s. Steel sheets were in goad reque-t, and tie
demand for heaps guide irtlr, and tube strip as
above the average for the time of the year. The
coal trade c iitinues to improve slow:y. The pits
are in more regular occupation; and • orders are
accumulating in merchant's and producers hands,
An advance of snout 6a. a ton has t .ken place upon
the minimum which has ruled during the past half.
year. Furnace coal now ianges from 7s. 6d. ,to Os.
a this, Earl Dudley's priced being from Od. to is.
extra. Forge coal is stlling at 6:3. to 7s. Gd. a ton
in boats or trucks ; and slack is quoted at front 3a.
16d. to 6s a ton. Coke is weak in value owing to the
mmenfe supplits at the gasworks.

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our oton Correspondent.)
King Frost continues to hold the sway. the result
beiog that :lanchester, lieuipton, and Four Oaks
Pail: meetings had altogether to be abandoned,
therefore all bets made in connection with thoFe
events become void. Last Tuesday the stakes for
the principal Spring Handicaps cl sed, but until the
Burlington Street authorities, Messrs. Weatherby,
issue the sheet Calendar, containing the weights.
Lttle or no ,speculation will take place on these
oveuts. However, to those who can wait, time
brings all things, therefore, within a fortn gilt,
we may expect to see a strong list of fancied candi•
dates in the daily quotations. R:-,specting the
classical event bookies " are very cautious in
their dealings, and the only inquiries that came
under nwice were in favour of Mr. Douglas Baird's

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CORRESPONDENCE.
_
;ROADS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION,

57, Basinghall Street, E 0„ •
London. January Ist, 1857.
To the Editor of the Stourbriclye Obeerver.

Sir,—We beg to ark your assistance in giving
publicity to the la.t that this Association has been
formed with the view of generally taking up the
question of roads in the whole of the kingdurn.
The bad state of some roads, especially at this
period of the year, is a disgrace to the authorities
and although the ratepayer is heavily taxed'Oe
money expended is of little use through the employ-
ment of untrained men and their want of knowledge
of the best and most economical 83stem of repair.
To the removal of this state of things the Roads
Improvement Association will devote its best
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efforts have failed, in order to bring about the
neceslary improvement.
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SATURDAY JANUARY 8, 1887