The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28 00:00:00

seconled thil. Mr. Binnian stated f1..2t; wilen M. ,
Kiteley was eleel.,Nl be nizde a irolui-e ',hr. if the
at 'became vae.:nt aaain during &to tinte he wal
tvemh-rof tie B nrti 11,4 should give t:.is sloport to
a ger,tl,-m,n representing Oa.) ayieulturai int(:•reLtt
It aeeo.(tana2 with that, it bold great pleaqtre
propasing M. til s, 7tho was, Lout Ida position,
education, tlst:l
.soo;a1 shading n the

elcry way quanied !o fill the, of..e, with et-vdit to
hinisell.! anti smidaAion to th. 3 Board. Mr. BuulLer

ieeonded this. On a division being taken, nine
voted for Mr. Brinton and four for Mr. Giles, two

remaining neutral. The original motion in favour
of the election of Mr. Brinton was then put to the
meeting, and carried unanimously. Messrs.
Brinton and Giles were called into the room,
and informed of what had occurred. Mr.
Brinton thanked the Guardians very cordially for
that great mark of their confidence in electing him
chairman of the Board for the portion of the ensuing
year which had yet to be completed. He was
quite aware of the extreme difficulty in which the
Board had been placed, and was sure that whilst
they were paying that compliment to him they were
not intending to pass any slight upon either the
abilities or services of Mr. Giles. He should devote
as much attention as possible to the business of the
Board, and should do all within his power to exclude
anything of a political character from it, in the
same manner that his predecessor had done. The
office was not at all of his own seeking, as he only
came forward in compliance with the wishes of a
large number of the members of the Board. He
concluded by thanking them for the compliment
paid him, and by asking for their support in the
conduct of the business Mr. Giles thanked those
who bad voted for him, and said he came forward
in compliance with a request from a large number
of the members who represented the agricultural
interest. Had his own feelings been consulted, he
should have voted for Mr. Brinton.
SCHOOL BOARD.—Mr. J. Brinton, M.P., presided
over the meeting of the School Board held on Thurs-
day afternoon. The following letter was read from
the Dean of Salisbury :—Methoen Castle, Perth, N.
8., August 11, 1880, My dear Roden—Your kind
letter and the too kind resolution of the Board
followed me here and has given me, I assure you,
real gratification. Very truly yours, G. D. Boyle."
This letter was in reply to one containing a reso-
lution from the Board with reference to the resig-
nation of the chairmanship of the Board by Dean
Boyle,—A letter was also read with reference to the
agreement between the Board and the trustees of the
New Meeting schools, as to the occupations of the
latter by the Board. After some discussion it was
resolved to ask the trustees to consent to the Board
occupying the schools for another twelve months on
the basis of the old agreement without prejudice to
either party, and in the meantime some definite
arrangement might be come to in regard to the
occupation of the schools.—There had been twelve
applicants for the post of assistant-master in the
Coventry Street Board schools, and Mr. Parry
proposed that Mr. John Cooke be elected at a salary
of £4O per annum, and that his duties should be the
teaching of the third standard.--Mr. Squire seconded
this, and it was carried.—The Visiting Officer
reported that there were at the present time on the
rolle.of the elementary schools in the town 4,436
pupils, as compared with 4,121 for the samel period
last year.
A RUFFIANLY OUTRAGIL—At the Police Court, on
Thursday, George French, Henry Everall, Herbert
Jennings, John Flattey, and James Lowe were
charged with assaulting Henry Bourne, on the
16th inst. From the evidence it appeared that de-
fendant, who is a postman and confectioner, was
returning in a cart from the Stourport regatta,
about eleven o'clock at night, when the defendants
came up and asked to be allowed to ride in the
vehicle. Bourne civilly told them them they could
not, as th cart was already loaded as much as the
horse could carry, and the dofendants began to pelt
him with stones and gravel and beat him with the
legs ot trestles, which they took from the cart.
They continued to do this for nearly two miles of
the road, and also threatened to %take complainant's
life. French, Everall, and Lowe were fineu 40s and
costs each •in default 21 days' hard labour, Jen-
nings and Flatley, who had been previous convicted
were fined 60s. and costs:each ; in default one
month's hard labour.

BROMSGROVE.
PnopEn SALE.—Mr. Cotton offered for sale by
auction at the Golden Cross Hotel, on Wednesday
night, some freehold property in High Street,
Bromsgrove, comprising the Post Office premises
and an ironmonger's shop adjoining, lately belong-
ing to Mr. Charles Webb, deceased, There was
a good company present, and the biddings at first
were brisk. The property was bought iu for £l,
5, Messrs. B. ii. Sanders and J. N. Creswell
were solicit, rs to the vendors.
ITNION ExrENDlTuau.—At the meeting of the
Bromsgrove Board of Guardians on Wednesday
the Clerk laid on the table his estimate of the ex-
penditure of the Union for the half-year ending
Lady-day, 1880. amounting to £6,209, being an in-
crease of X 3,070 as compared with the correspond-
ing half of last yell., and being at the rate of 10Id
in the pound on the rateable value of the Union.
The calls upon the different parishes were as
follows :—Alvechurch, £548 : Bartley Paucefort,
£9B i Bromsgrove, £1,726; Clent, £266; Caton
Hackett, £ll2 ; Frankley, £BO ; Grafton Manor,
£B2 ; Hagley, £292; Hunninvon, £7B; Pedmore,
£172; Redditch, £1,010; Romsley, £94; Stoke
Prior, £768 ; Tutnell and Cobley, £226; Web-
heath. £194, to be paid by two instalments on
22nd November 1880, and 18th January, 1880
The Clerk also produced his vaccination returns
for the half-year ended 24th March last. Out of
538 births, 459 were succesabilly vaccinated, 49
died unvaccinated, 8 cases were postponed by
medical certificate, 8 were removerl to places un-
known, leaving 10 unaccounted for. Since the re-
turn was made up five out of the ten had been
accounted for.
PROPFRTY SALE.—Mr. Walter James offered for
sale by auction, at the Golden Cioss Hotel, on
Tuesday night, an estate on the Worcester Road.
consisting of a family residence, with stabling,
gardens, and outoffices, and Ba,. 2r. 14p. of arable
and meadow land. The property was purchased by
the Bromsgrove Land and Building Society at
£l,BOO.

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own Turf Correspondent.)
York brought together on the Ebor day a. con-
course of people never before equalled; and
although Robbie Burns was favourite at 2 to 1
before the day, the "Tykes" pronounced him too
"fat," big as a bull"—"he's not good enough to
carry my money,,—and the result proved that their
judgment was not at fault, and candidly speaking
lie was only a "market horse," and out for an
"airing." The race proved a good thing for Novice,
the Ashgill people throwing in for a good stake.
Ellancrowan and White Poppy found the distance
too fat;, and will see better days.
Next week we shall have the Warrick Meeting
on, the fist day being set for the decision of the
Leamington Stakes, distance 1 mile. Lord Clive
heads the list with Bst 121 b, and amongst this com-
pany should be handy. Herald, Bst 91b, is a good
miler, and if the old horse is only fit on the day
will take some doing. Breadfinder, Bst 61b. will be
out only for an ••airaig." Hellespont is just now
in form, and the same remarks apply to Plaisante,
who took the Kempton Park Summer Handicap a
week ago easily, iho Dean is a useful sort of
animal when required. Broad Corrie can gallop,
Oxford Bean I think will be out-classed, and the
three year olds are only of a moderate class, there-
fore, lit and well at the post I shall expect to see
HERALD

the winner, and his most dangerous apponent Loup
OLIVE,
The Warrick Cup on the second day, distance
one mile aud a quarter, if only
MANDARIN and BARLEY SUGAR
put in an appearance one should be returned the
winner.

The betting on the Doncaster St Leger still
points to the fir,r three in the Derby, still I am
loath to leave

THE ABBOT
who has all along been doing sound good work, and
with MASK, will obtain places.