The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

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METING OD TUE PROVI 'Mitt. OR MD LOWIE 01
WOLICK,TER,HIRE —Tile arlllll tl meeting of the Provim
Grsmi I.olge was held at Stourbridge on Tuesday.
The lodge assumblel at the Corn Exelmnge.at.twelve

o'c!ock, utr t'ke preebkney f 11:bther A, 14.
PC i!1 M .s.er, a..biteLl by brotiter barber,

Deputy.Provewiel Grand Master, frrothere Masetipl,l,
Brist v. Grigiths, Brown, and Smith, and the 11,tri.

Hampt ,•;, Newton., Downs, and Bennett. The
lo•hges of the provine, were largely reprtseuted by many
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tbstinglislied brethren,

After the hu.ineso.ll the

' ' 10.4 c the b retaren v.-liked in proCessign to St. Thomas's
w/l^rc liCe sertice wa pnz formed. I lie ottl-
ciatink minist,rs were Brothers Newton, Hampton, and
Downc The sermon was preached by the Provincial
tirund Omni:tin, Brother Haalpton, Rotor of Tenbury,
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wh tollt for bis text, "Bear 'ono .auother's burdens,'

Oal. ht v. 2, and gat:i., ayery clear and impressive dia:

emu.. thereon.

JOAlle e,ttei• the service

the amount collected, about £lO. tn-itnt given. by the

order to Bt. Thomas's Church Sehooll, Stourbrid...,e, and.
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the Brierley 1.1111 Schools iu equal. proportion. idr.

(04 able org-iiii,t of Si. Th'eulaa's Church) and
hi, choic g.ive a very iible and effective choral service on
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the 0CC341011. The- brethren proceeded to the Talbot
Hotel alter service, where the annual banquet was held
in the up leious assemlny room. Ale.ve WO brethren at
tended. PrOThiel/4 Orand Master lloyds occupied the
chair. The rooms were neatly decorated for the °cession,

and the banquet wag supplied and served in Btoth, 13:
Brooks's chnsi excellent style. The wines were of the
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most excellent quality, and we need scarcely add that a

most enjoyable evening was spent.
SERM,S Ann LECIITitI,.—On Sunday lest, three s,

mots were preached a the Coin Exchange. by the Rev.
M. Gallagher. The attemdince was uot very numerous.
C ollections were made at the close of each service in
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;der to defray expenses. On Monday night Mr. Gal-
higher delivered a lecture, subject—" Is the Church of
Rome to have supremacy in Ireland, and afterwards in
England? and some passing alln dons to Mr. Gladstone,
the Roman Catholic Archbishop Manning, and Father
Lavelle." The proceedings were opened by singing and
prayer. The Rev. M. Gallagher then said that he was
very sorry to see no few (needs there that evening.
One thing wee certain, that the subject concerned every
Protestant, and that it concerned all those who loved the
truth. He said that many persons in this aid other
mans had said he wir.i a Dosenter. He was not one, bat
belonged to the Church of Englund. Should the R.mish
Church be supreme in Ireland. it would soon be the
Siline in En glaail. Est he hoped this: none present wouid
live to etc England a Roman Catholic Conatrv, and
throngh God he trusted that no such thing would ever
occur. Tao or three lectures on Or, Irish Church ques-
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tion had bees delivered lately in this town. Mr. ila'•
!sailer said that a Brierley Hill paper fully reported a
lecture delivered by the Rev. D. Maginnis en the Irish
Church gin ation, but a lecture was delivered by the Rev.
H. Sherrard on the same question, which the proprietor
did not report fully at all, which showed on which side
the party feeling ran. The Irish Church question will
make a wide breach for Inc. Gladatone's regiment and
others, should they succeed in passing the bill. The
Roman Catholics cost us £1,0.10 per day, in the shape of
taxes. Father Lavelle sat in a telegraphic office eagerly
watching the needles at work, waiting for Mr. Gladstone
In send him the result of the proposal of the Irish
Church question. Mr. Gallagher then said thnt he would
sit down for a few minutes, and see if any person would
like address the meeting. After waiting some few
moments, Mr. Gallagher, seeing Unit no person bed any'
tiling to say, thanked those present for their support
The meeting was closed by the singing of the Doxology.
—On Tu,sday night the rev gentlemen gave another
lectere, subject—" The rairerse, and its attack on Pro-
t•stant Lecturers: and a Bird's-eye view into the Roman
Catholic Chapel on Palm Sunday." The attendance, as
on the previous evening, was but meagre. The lecturer
in the course of the evening. complained of the way the
Its,. Father Keen had tried to malign his character, and
read a number of letters from bishops and clergymen as
ibis own character. The lecturer also, at some length
condemned the articles in the ('mi-cro,, which is a Cath-
olic paper, and condemns the lecturers of Protestentiem.
He challenged Father Keen to bring one single charge
against his character, and expressed his willinguess to
meet him at any time on the platform.
D•RING AND IMMTDF.NT ROBBERY —A Most daring gni
impudent robbery tools place on Thnrsday night last on
the premises of Mr. Marks, bookseller. From what we
ean learn it appears Sint at the close of the day's busi-
ness the door's were all locked up, and as no one lives on
the premises there are twin sets of keys kept—one by Mr.
Butler, the manager. end the ether by Mr. Lawley, the
foreman of the printing dope: tm int. The doors were all
bieke.l as auralat lielf-p ist seven o'clock, and whom Mr.
Lawley went to work the next morning he opened the
door in the passage unusual. As soon as he got mu
he toned tiro door leading into the fibrin open, and some
of the thing,a in confusion. He at once went for Mr.
Butler, who on arriving found that the shop door hail
been forcibly entered, and the cosh box open, and the
money taken out. The thieves then appearto Inane gone
to the shop till, and took the money out. sonic £2;
amounting in the whole to ahont £2O. There were a
number of silver pencil eases in the till, hot they were
. not taken, thee showing that it must have been so ne one
, well negnainted with the premises, and not an experi•
ett,•,l eracksman," They then appear to have left by
the lower window, the bolts and lock on the door not
being distributed. It is hoped that ere long the miscre-
ants will he brought to justien'.
It..Atto or CluArtnlANs.—The weekly meeting of this I
Bored was held yesterday, Mr. Greinger in the chair. !
There were also present:— Messrs. Brookes, Bird,
Richerdson. Cartwright, Bennett, Rhodes, Roberts, Grif-
fin, Illybould, Powell, Foley, Rollinson, Wmigint, Leon.
aril, Beckley. Doody, and Green. Admitted into the
house during the week, 19; dead, 1; discharged, 29;
remaining,. 412. Corresponding week lest year. 391.
Out door relief, Kingswinford district, /18 2ld ; Stone-
bridge district, /29 101 03d; Halesowen district. /23 2s
9.1; total, /116 Ils Old. against /72 the o.id last year.
—The Board then considered the present Vaccination
Act. which expires on the 30th instant. The Board di.
cued to divide the Union into four districts, and the to!.
lowing gentlemen were eppointed :—Kingswinford—No.
1 diNtriet. It. L. Freer; No. 2 district, E. S. Pearce ; No.
3, J. Parrish. Old swinfori—Distriet No. 1, R. L. Camp-
bell ; No. 2, Rl5. Buyley. Cradley—E. Mattis. Hales-
owen—E. B. Phillipa. For the Union—J. Ireland. For
the No. 3 dietrict, Kingawinford, Mr. Parrish was elected
by 12 to 2. against Mr. Thompson. For the Oldswinford
district No
.2, Mr. Bayley was elected by 12 to 6 against

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Mr. Li. Wall: „
DI6ORDERLY CONDUCT.— At the Public Office, on
Thursday last, before B. L. Freer, Esq.,John Welch was
charged by Superintendent Freeman with being drunk
and creating a disturbance in Coventry-street, on the
previous night. Police-constable Hall proved the case,
and defendant was fined 2s 64 and coats; in default 10
dal's.
Cocoon OF S I.F.ALI7c 0 illON.—Yeaterday, at the Pub-
lic Office, before B. Littlewood, J. Holcroft, and W. C.
' Fireastone, Esqrs., John Porter, Edward Hall, and Alex-
ander Williams, residing at Bromley, was brought up on
a reuiand charged with stealing a quantity of iron be-
tween the 24th December last and the 18th of the pre-
sent mAnth ; and William Glaze was charged with hav-
ing it in his possession. Mr. Maltby defended (Haze,
1 Porter, and Hall. A number of witnesses were called to
prove the cane. At the close, Mr. Maltby addressed the
Bench for the prisoners, and called four witnesses. The