The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-04 00:00:00

THE HORSENAIL TRADE.

The "operatives in the horsenail tra le held two
meetings on Tuesday at Lye Waste and Old Hill to
take into consideration the pre-ent condition of the
trade. After a lengthy dis3usbion between the
delegates (Messrs. Willetts and Staff ,rd) and the
men, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted :—"That we do not, under any circum-
stances whatever, work for a less elm than 33. per
thousand ;" and "That, with the view of sei;uring
the carrying out of the previous resolution, a levy
be paid by the men at wora so as to enable suppor t
to be given to those operatives who shall be offered
a le,s sum than 3s. per thou-and."

THE LOCAL CHAIN fliADE.—Some of the masters
in the Cradley Heath district have granted 'an
increase of wages to the dollied chain makers,
ranging from 10 to 15 per cent. A considerable
improvement in the demand for chain is reported

OLD HILL.

FAILURE IN- THE NAIL TRADE.-0a Tuesday a
meeting of the creditors of Sydney Smith, of Hales-
owen Road, Blackheath, nail and rivet manu-
facturer, was held at the office of Mr. William
Shakespeare, solicitor, Church Street, Oldbury,
Mr F. R. Bimpson, of Pork Lane Ironworks, pre-
sided, The statement of affairs presented to the
meeting was as follows :—Unsecured creditors,
£1,040 5s 10d: creditors tully secured, £9OO ; less
estimated value of securities, £1;000 ; other liabili-
ties, £75 ;.-anaklng the total debts, £2,115 6s 10d.
The assets consisted of stock in-trade, &c., £32 ;
book debts, £234 18s lld—estitnated to produce
£0; furniture, £2O; surplus from properties, £100;
total assets £232. It was unanimously resolved
to liquidate the estate by arrangemeut.—Mr,
Thomas Cooksey, auctioneer, Oldbury, was ap-
pointed trustee, and the debtor's discharge was
granted.
IrinuesT,—Au inquest was held on Tuesday, at
the Portway Tavern, before E. Hooper, Esq.,
coroner, touching the death of Samuel Joseph
Hill, aired one month. After hearing the evidence
the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental suffoca-
tion."

SCHOOL BOARD PROSECITTIONT.—At the Police
Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. C. Holoroft,
Pearson, and Dr. Walker, seieral persons were
summoned by Win. Hodgetts, School Beard Officer,
for neglecting to send their children to school, and
were fined in the sums set after theiT iespective
names, as follows :—Wm. Neale, 2s 6d ; John
Emry, 2s 6d . Robert Hughes, 2s 6d : Samuel
Barnsley, 2s ; Joseph Parsons, 2s 6d ; Thomas
Norwood, 2s 6d ; Wm, Tremens. 2s 6d ; John Hutt
2s 6d; Joseph Davies, 2s 6d ; Thomas Portman,
2s 6d; Win. Tibbetts, 2s 6d ; and Wm. Edge 2s 6d,
TRANSFER. -Mr. W. S. Hayes applied to toe
Bench on behalf of Samuel Mason, to transfer the
license: of the Brown Lion Inn, Tividale, to Samuel
Mason.—Superintendent Woollaston objected to
the tramsfers on account of applicant's misconduct.
He said that the applicant had only been married a
few weeks. and during the time had beat his wife
on several occasions. One of the officers was sent
for a few days ago, in consequence of the applicant's
violent conduct. The wife wanted the officer to
take him iuto custody, and said that he hadstruek
her with a shovel on the head. Mr. Woollaston
asked that the transfer be adjourned for a month.
--The magistrates, under the circumstances, a
jowrned the application for a month, but granted
an interim authority—The transfer of the license of
the Blitannia, Inn, Halesowen Street, Blackheat4
from Thomas Smart to Thomas Chapman; and the'
Bullfield Hotel, Windmill End, from Saul Southall
to John Evans, were allowed,

amin Partridge was
CAUTION TO ARTERB.—Benj
fined bs and costs, for not being in such a position
as to have oper control over the horse, on the
22nd lilt, Police-constable Rowe proved the case.
A..4BAULT.—John Marsden was chsrged with
assaulting William Henry Smith, on the 15th ult.
It appeared from the evidence given that on the
day in question the defendant and anotlier man
were fighting together. Both of them fell down,
and complainant went to pick defendant up, upoa
which defendant struck him three times. Defend-
ant admitted pushing complainant Fined Is and
costs; in default 14 days.
Fowl. STEALING.—WiIIiam King and Richard
Rogers were charged with stealing, on the 27th
nit, two fowls, the property of William Hodge. t.ts,
of Warren Hal—John Wilkinson, farm baadf,
said he saw the two prisoners at the Hall barn, and
they were throwing corn to the fowls. There weh e
19 fowls, but after prisoners had gone away, two
weie found to be missing. The one fowl produced
was one of them, and it was given to him by.a, boy.
He ran after the prisoners but they got out of his
way, and he next saw them at Dudbi. The two
prisoners were the same men, He had often sem
them bird catching.—Francis Hale, a boy, in the
employ of prosecutor, proved that he saw the two
prisoners near the farm yard. King had a basket
on his arm in which were feathers.—Charles Haven,
a boy, said he found one of the fowls produced in a
field belonging to, Mr, Beeston.—Police-constable
Winfield proved apprehending prisoners at Dudley,
who, on being charged with stealing the fowls,
denied being near the place. Rogers also said that
Julius Payne, a bailiff of the County Court, could
prove that he vas not there. Witness searched pri-
soners house and found a lot of bird nets and cage'.
—John Wilkinson proved the fowls were worth 58.
—Julius Payne was called on behalf of Rogers, and
said that he was at the Dudley Court about eleven
o?clock.—The Bench coirsidered the case proved
and sentenced each of them to one month's hard
labour.