The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-04-18 00:00:00

STOURBRIDGE POOR-LAW UNION.

In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Thursday, at
sittings in banco, before the Lord Chief Justices
and Justices and Blackburn and Archibald, the
case ex parte Nott v. the Stourbridge Poor law
Union came on for hearing.
Mr. Jeff applied on behalf of Mr. William Nott,
auditor of the Stourbridge Poor-law Union, for a
rule calling upon Mr. John Tayler, clerk to the
Stourbridge Improvement Commissioners, and
other officers, to show cluse why a writ of man.
dams should not issue commanding them to pro-
duce their accounts for audit. The Commissioners
were bound to have their accounts audited under
their local Act, and it had been done by Mr. Tay-
lor; but Mr. Nott claimed the right to do so. The
Commissioners objected to the re-audit. The law.
officers of the Crown had bead consulted on the
point, and they had given an opinion in Mr. Nott's
favour.
Rule granted.
.

Mr. Jeff said he was in a difficulty against whom
to address the rule. He thought he had better
take it against all the officers who would
Shave to
produce the books.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said there would be a
difficulty in that respect about the writ issuing,
but not with regard to the rule.

MEETING OF CREDITORS.—A meeting of creditors
of Messrs. Thomas Badger (late of Stourhridge),
and Nathan W. Bowen (late of Brettell Lane),
glass-makers, now of 71, Stour Street, Birming-
ham, was held on Tuesday, at the Mlices of Messrs.
Mathews and Smith, Waterloo Street. Mr. Parry
appeared for Messrs. Hodgson and Gosling, the
largest creditors ; and Messrs. Mathews and
Smith appeared for the debtors. The statement
of affairs showed : Total liabilities, £1,8.30 16s. 7d.;
assets, £709 ; being a deficiency of £1,121 ltis. 7d.
A resolution was passed that the estate:be wound-
up by liquidation. Messrs. John Hodgson and
Henry Parker were appointed a committee of in-
spection, and Mr. W. G. Dixon was appointed
trustee. Tee creditors tendered to Mr. Badger
his immediate discharge, and expressed their sym-
pathy with him, inasmuch as he had embarked
£9OO in the business, and lost it all within five or
six months.
SCHOOL BOARD.—A special meeting of the School
I Board was held on Monday evening, under the
presidency of Mr. Jas. McE wen, when there were
also present Messrs. Billingham, Stringer, Wall,
and Prescott. A. letter was read from Ma. Frank-
lin, one of the deacons of the Baptist Chapel, offer-
ing to transfer to the Board the chapel and schools,
for the bum of £BOO, for school purposes. in lieu
of the erection of new school premises. The letter
was received, but its consideration adjourned till
the next meeting of the Board, and in the mean-
time the architect was instructed to inspect the
I premises offered, and report thereon. It was also
resolved to adjourn the final completion of the
contract with Mr. Hughes for the site of the pro-
posed new school until the reception of the archi-
tect's report.
STOURBRIDOE CHORAL SOCIETY.— There has
been formed ill the town a musical society, which,
both for the number of members already initiated
and the talent of the vocalists, bids fair to become
wery useful in the cultivation of a taste for music
in the district. The Rev. H. Sherrard, MA., vicar
of St. Thomas's, has been appointed president, and
the committee formed comprise the principal lady
and gentlemen vocalists in town and district. Mr.
S. Shnms is the conductor, and at the present time
the members ar*ractising Mendelsohnn's "Hymn
of Praise." The want of a thoroughly good work-
ing musical society has long been needed in the
town.