The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-06-19 00:00:00

THE 'STOTTRBRIDGE OBSERVER.
_*'olal anti. qistrict Tjeilas,

huardians might receive hack the money which they
ad contributed towards his maintainance. £8 17s.
11d. The Bench granted the application. Mr.
Mills also applied under 12 and 13 Vic. C. 103. sec.
16 for £2 17s. 6d. for his maintainance in the
worldiouse. Adjourned for 7 days.
11....7erTi0N OF THE KING OF THE HELLENES DY
THE CORPORATION or L )ND.ON. The gold casket
presented on this occasion is being made by 1. W.
Benson, of Ludgate Hill and Bond Street, and is in
pure Greek style standing upon a blue velvet
cushion with gold roses, oblong octagonal in form,
supported at the four corners by city dragons grasp-
ing a shield bearing the city arms. The front has
a medallion portrait of the King of Greece, festooned
with fruit and flowers, a laurel branch denoting
success ; below the obverse contains a similar shield
for inscription. Above the portiait is the Petasus
(winged cap of Mercury) the ftvourite Greek em-
blem of commerce.. The King's initial letter "G "
enamelled in blue and white is pendant below. The
Royal Orb of Greece commands exalted positions
at each corner of the cover, around the extreme
edge of which are tablets containing names of the
celebrated Greek poets, philosophers and. orators.
The Greek honeysuckle ornament on the box and
the Greek key border round the base suggests the
art for which Grecce was so renowned. The whole
is surmounted by the Greek arms with the national
supporters finely modelled upholding the jewelled
cro-wn of the King of Greed?.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Tha weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr. H. Billing-
ham in the chair. There were present Messrs.
Haskew, Pargeter, Wood, Mills, Homer, Hale,
Lavender, Taylor, Kelly, Forrest, Rolliuson,
J. Biliugham, Newnan). Hingley, L B. Guest,
Browning, Giles, Wright and Foley. Athuitted
into the house during the week 14 ; discharged
17 ; born 0 ; dead 0 ; remaining in the house 475.
Corresponding period last year 455. Out-door
relief, Kingswinford district £34 2s 21d ; Stour-
bridge district £2B 7s 44 ; Halesowen district,
£lB 15s. 01 ; non-resident 4s. Total £Bl 93
4d against £ll7 11s 6d last year.

Prestwood said that on the day in question he saw
a wagon and horses and two carts go towards the
Stewponey. He did not know the drivers, but the
carts beLnged to Mr. Best. He only noticed the
wagoner being drunk. He had to hold on to the
shafts. Walter Waldron, of Kinv,r, said that Field
was drunk when he saw him about three o'clock.
Gorge Robinson sad be was at the White Hart
Inn, Kinver, on the day in question, and there saw
three men named Mason, Ev ins, and Field who
were drunk. The landlord supplied Evans with
two glasses of whiskey, and the other two men with
two quarts of ale. In cross-examination witness
admitted there was nothing in the conduct of the
men to show the landlord they were drunk. Samuel
Robert Dudley, of Compton, said he was going from
' Kinver to Compton about half-past tour and saw
the mm above mentioned. Evans was not in a fit
state to be trusted with the horses, and Field was
very drunk. Witness could not say that Mason was
drunk. Joseph Warr, gamekeeper, said on the day
In question he saw the three teams pass by him.
Evans was riding on the shaft of the wagon and he
could not say he was drunk. He considered that
Mason and Field were drunk. He saw Field run
over by the cart he was in charge of. Edward Mc
Crane sai 11when: he passed the men, Evans was
sitting on the shaft of the wagon and he could not
say whether h was drunk or not. •He was very
excited. Catherine Green said on th 2 day in Ties.

tion sho saw the wagon and carts pass lio,r liTease.
Tae three carters were in charge of them.
Evans and Mason were sober, but Field was tumbl-
ing about the road as if drunk. Mr. Waldron said
there was no evidence whatever to support the
charge made aaainst defendant. He contended
that the prosecution had failed to show that the
landlerd had any knowledge that the men were
drunk, and that he had ne case to answer. The
Bench considered there was a case to answer. Mr.
Wallron then addressed the Bench at considerable
length and said defendant had been a licensed vic-
tualler for Many ye Irs and had never had a com-
plaint made against him before. He would tell
them that when he supplied the men he believed
they were sober and able to look after their horses.
Defendant was then called and said he had beon
publican for 30 years and never had a complaint
made against him before. The men called at his
house about ten minutes to four From their ap-
pearance they were not drunk. He supplied one
glass of whiskey to Evans, and two quarts of ale to
the other men They stood up all the time they
were in the house and stopped there about twenty
minutes. Robert IVIoy, saddler, liinver, said he
knew Evans and Mason. On the day in question
they went to his shop from the wagon that was
standing opposite the White Hart lan. They asked
for a pair of back-band straps and a pair of G. 0.
reins. The men were sober then. He saw them at
Grey Fields about half-past six and they Were sober
then, He did not see Field. Henry Waldron,
ostler, in the employ of defendant, said he was at
the White Hart when the men called and they were
quite sober. William Evans said he called at the
White Hart and stayed there about ten minutes.
He was quite sober. He only had two glasses of
brandy the whole of the day. William Mason wag
called and said that on the day in question he was
quite sober. Francis Hill, bailiff on Mr. Best's
farm, said that Evans and Mason returned to he
f ,rm about half-past six, quite sober, and went on
w.th their work as usual. Charles Field, was called
and said on the day in question, he was quite sober.
The Bench, considered the case proved, and inflicted
a fine of 40s. and costs.—Elizabeth Parkes, landlady
of the Plough Inn, Kinver, was also charged: with a
similar offence on the same date. Mr. Wyndham.
defended. It was alleged t tat when the men men-
ioned in the previous case, left the White Hart Inn,
they went to this defendant s house and were sup-
plied with ale. The defence was that they did not
supply the men with any ale, but supplied a man
earned William Burroughs, with a quart of ale, who
gave those men share of it. This case was withdrawn,
DRUNKENNESS.—WiIIiam Evans, Charles Field
and William Macon, were charged with being
drunk in the highway on the 27th ult. The Bench
imposed a fine of 20s. each and costs.
NEGLECTING A FAMILY.—At the Police Court, on
Thursday, before W. F. F. BougheY, Esq , Stipen-
diary Magistrate, Richard White, labourer, of no
fixed residence. was charged with deserting his
wife and three children and leaving them charge-
able to the Stourbridge Poor Law Union.—Mr.
Finney (relieving officer) proved that the defendant
had been absent from the neighbourhoo I for six
months, during which his wife, and childica had
received from the Guardians pecuniary relief
amounting to about £3. —Defendant sei I he left his
wife in a temper, and intended taking to a rambling
life.—The Stipen,liary said he would try and stop
defendant's ramblina- about the country for a
short time, and sentenced him to two months' im-
prisonment with hard labour, warning him that if
he came before the Court again he would have a.
little more.
WAGES CLAIM.—Josep!-1 Wellings sued Joseph E.
Cornbrook, a roll turn,!r, at the Earl of Dudley's
works, Round Oak, to recover the sum of £5 Os.
amount of wages due.—Mr. Wal iron appearel for
the plaintiff.—Defendant did not appear, and upon
plaintiff, who was his apprentice, putting in his
indentures mid g:ving evi len.c„t as to the amount
due to him, the Stipendiary ma le an order aged st
d,fendant for payment of the amount claime I in
1 days.