The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-08-06 00:00:00

"THE STOUR, BRIDGE OBSERVER,.

of special praise. In the middle school a very go 'd
standard was reached. None did very weli hut the
average was high, and there were very few failures.
In the lower school the results were more vaiious,
but the work was quite as good as could be ex-
pected, considering the age of the boys. Holy
Scripture: The upper school did very well, showing
a very considerable knowledge of their work,
especially of the New Te-tament. The middle and
lower schools a!so did well in most cases, though a
few of the younger boys, as was wont to be the
case, could not do very much. General report:
On the whole I have been equally surprised and
, pleased at the work of the school. The amount of
work offered has not been large, but the knowledge
of that amount has been, with scarcely any excep-
tion, remarkably good throughout, and shews i gns
of very careful and intelligent preparations. 1
consider that the condition of the school refleAs
great credit on all concerned with it, They have
clearly made the very best of the material at their
disposal.-11. G. Onions, MA., Senior Student of
Christ's Church, Oxf&d.

Sir Rupert Kettle said he was sure the reading
of the two reports must have given them very
great satisfaction. The increasing interest shown
by the public in these annual meetings of local
grammar schools, indicated a more lively attention
and interest in middle-class education in our
country There was a belief springing vp that the
education of the middle-class in this country re-
quired very prompt and very resolute attention.
refetred to the Local Cambridge Examination
and said that the results showed that the teaching
of this school was capable of developing in a very
high d,-gree. After some remarks on the different
positions attained by pupils of this school, he dis-
tributed the prizes as follows :—Latin : (Upper
school) form 1, H. L. Firmstone ; form 2. Cart-
wright ; (middle school) form 1. U. H. Hartley;
form 2, Pargeter ; (lower school) form 1, A.Domad,
ft.rm 2, J. A. Cotton ; form 3, Heal, y Greek
' Freer Holy Scripture : (Upper school) Nelson,
(middle school) Longland, (lower school) Meteyard.
English Subjects : (Upper school) Pritchard, (middle
school) Lougland, (lower school) A. M:tdeley.
Mathematices : (Upper school) form 1, Brooks, form
2. H. L. Firmstorie. (middle school) from 1, H. B.
King ; form 2, Buncher ' • (lower school) form 1,
Shacklock ; form 2, A. Madeley, French: Form 1,
Brooks; form 2, Pargeter ; form 3. H E. Evers.
Physics : Penn. Chemistry : Pritchard. Book-
keeping : Pritchard. Theory and Practice of Vocal
Music, Prichard. Geometrical and Free-hand
Drawing : Nelson. Drilling and Sword exercise :
Pritchard.

Several complimentary votes were afterwards
passed, and the proceedings terminated.

ATHLETIC SPORTS.—We beg to remind OUT readers
that these Sports take place on the Cricket Ground,
on Monday next, some of the best Athletic's in
England have entered, and all that is wanted to
make them a success is a fine day
DRUNKENNESS. - At the Police Court, held
yesterday, before Col. Fletcher and F. Evers, James
Tipping was charged with being drunk on the high-
way, on the 31st ult. Defetlant pleaded guilty.
Police-sergeant Payne proved the case.. Fined
2s 6d and costs.—James Massey, residingc at the
Lye, was charged with -being drunk on the 31st
ult. Police-constable Paynter proved the case.
Fined 5s and costs ; in default 14 days.— Thomas
Price was charged with being drunk and disorderly
on the 30th ult in the high street. Police constable
Cartwright proved the case. Defendant pleaded
guilty. Fined 2i 6d and costs.—Thomas Manning,
of Cradley, was charged wi.,11 being drunk on the
29th ult, while in charge of a horse and cart.
Police-constable Oakey proved the case. Fined
5s and costs.

FURIOUS DRIVING. - John Rodgers, licensed
victualler, of Tipton, was charged with furious
Griving in high street, on tho 29th ult. Police
c.instable Madeley proved the case. Two witnesses
corroborated. Fined 103 and costs ; in defanit one
month.

OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Willism Foxball was
charged with using obscene language in the public
street, on the 214 ult. The case was proved and
defendant was tined 5a and costs; in default 14
days.

INDECENT ASSAULT.— Joseph Tranter, labourer.
of the Lye, was charged with indecently assaulting
Harriett Lovatt, on the 30th ult.—Mr. Perry
of Stourbridge appeared to defend —Prosecutrix
said that she was returning home from the
Mitre Inn, Lye, to go to Cradley Heath, in com-
pany with her husband and daughter and a man
named Millinchip. When she got as far as a stile
at the crossing she was walking with Mdlinchip
and her.linshind and daughter wets following two
or thr e yards behind. Prisoner came up and said
" What do you want with a —fellow like that.
She told him to go on arid mind his own business.
Prisoner then took hold of her round her waist
with one arm. He too liberties with her. In the
struggle she fell down and screamed. Her husband
came up at the time. Millinchip ran away and be-
haved.a perfect coward. Her husband and prisoner
fought. She was much injured by the prisoner's
violence and was disfigured about the face.--:Thomas
Millinchip said he %vita walking from the Ly to-
wards Cradley Heath, in company with the last
witness her daugher and husband. When in the
fields leading to Cradley Heath, the prisoner came
running down the road and struck him and knocked
him do An. Prisoner then went to last witness and
violeutly threw her down and attempted to take
liberties with her. Prosecutor screamed and the
man ran away.—Gertrude Amy Lovatt gave
similar evidence,—Fannie Westwood, of Cradley
Heath, said that the prose:ntriz lodged with her
and on the night in question came home about one
o'clock. Prosecutriz made a complaint to her that
she had been indecently assaulted. She examined
her and found a bruise on the right thigh just
above the knee about the size of a shilling. On
the left thigh she found the skin rubbed off awl
also a bruise above the knee.—Evidence was called
for the defence,which went to show that the pri-
soner and two witnesses on hearing a woman
screaming in some fields leading from the Lye to
to Cradley, went in direction and saw the pro-
secutrix bustand was beating her and that prisoner
did not tomb her at all; also that the prosecuttix
was drunk.—The summons was dismissed.
DAMAGING BARLEY AND POTATOES. Authur
Lowe (13), Frederick Allen (11),T and Walter
Allen (8), were charged with wilfully damaging a
quantity of barley and potatoes on the 29th ult, tick
property sf John Gilbert Saunders. Police-con.
stable Cartwright proved the case and alleged the
damage done to be 2s. Mr. Saunders said he had
a great deal of damage done, but he did not wish
to press the case. Fined 2s 6d each to include
costs.

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CRUELTY TO A HOWIE. Thomas Allen was '
elaarged with cruelty to a horse, by working it
unfitth a tstate, oorristehwe,
was
sBtihn ult low condition and a Inspector Brown
l
large wound on the back and di,charging. Mr. F.
Blake way proved that the horse was low and unfit
to work. Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined ss.
and costs ; in default one month.
provedin ai
STEALING MoNsY.—fSarah Crane, an old offend r
was charged with stealing-£1 105, Od. from Henry
of the Lye, on the hth nit. Pro,ecutor said
he went to the George Inn, Lye, and prisoner was
Ihere then. He paid four penny worth of ham an'
bread and three pots of ale. Three glasses of
brandy and water and a glass ( f pepperment and
'ginger beer was in the house from 11 to two o'cloek.
He had in his possession one suverigu, and about.
sixteen shilline.. He dropped to sleep and prisoner
put her hand in his pceket. She took out ot.e
sovariyn and one shilling The landlady saw the
money and told her to nut it back in his pocket, or
she would have her locked up. She then put in
his pocket a soverign, one shilling and sonic coppers.
Shortly after he left tho in use and examined Ye
pockets and missed from eight to t.... 11 shilling
Prison, r said she was bad off and he gave her one
shilling. 11Ii.ry Checkett, landlady ot the Georga
Inn, Lye, said he prisoner was in her house un the
above 'date, and supplied pt isoner with ale, brandy,
and bread. Prisoner came- to her in the back
ki,chen, a ,L 1 showed her a soverign, a shilling, and
some coi,pers from Hill's pocket. He asked her
why she took it, and told her to put it back from
where she had taken it. He went with her to the
man who woke him up, and she put the money
into his pocket. Joshua Taylor said he met the
prisoner and asktd were Hili was, she said at
Chicketts. She told him she had taken some money
from Hill and gave her a portion back, but she was
not such a fool as to give it him all. He sttw
a two shilling piece, some silver and coppers in her
hand. Police-sergeant Payne proved apprehending
her on the 31st ult., and charged her with stealing
£1 16s. Olt. from Henry Hill, a the Lye. Prisoner
was committed to take her trial at the next 'Wor-
e° ttersbire Sesssions.
STEALING I'OTATOES.—James Cartwright, an old
mAn, was charged with stealing a quantity of
potatoss on the 25th ult., the property of James
doperoft. Police-constable Smith said he met the
prisoner about five o'clock and saw that his pickets
were bulky, he examithd his pockets, and found
'that he had a quantity of potatoes. Prisoner said
that he picked them up by a bury belonging to. Mr.
Ilop3roft. Prosecutor said he did not wish to pre-s
the case as the matt was very bad off. Discharged
with a caution.