The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-01 00:00:00

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3.174. kt the P ilice Court. on Weds*.
the 51 sv ir old Al Jarman Bagott, }Lewd
Ma.aliaii, Old Stye 1, S. Lake's, London, was eherged
with stealing tw pairs co, boots, belonging to hem
shake ,peare, Snoe Bill. Prisoner took the boot, fiDlll
a little girl named Gulliver, and ran of, but vu peesait
and captured by Po ice-constsble Hale. Sentenced tribe
kept to hard labour in the house of correction In three
months.
DROWNED—The body of an engine-Mee named Wm
Price (53), was found on Wednesday morning I. the
canal, near the Primrose Hill Wharf, Nether's.,
Deceased had been missed since Thursday, when las had
been at his ordinary occupation in one of the workshops
of the Earl of Dudley. He was last seen at the Cron
Inn, Dudley Wood, and as it was dark when he left, he
is supposed to have accidentally fell into the canal. He
leaves a widow and family.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO • PUBLICAN.--On Thursday
morning, whilst George Felton, thitlandlord of the Duke
of Weliington, %Volverhampton•street, was engaged ia
emptying a hag of malt into a large vessel contents,
boiling water, he fell backwards into the vessel and was
badly scalded. The lower part of his body yea the wont
injured, and there is but Little chance of his recovery.
THE AFFAIRS OF THE LATE ALFRED MAJOE.—QE
Thursday. at the County Court, before Mr. Rapist
Kettle. Judge, Mr. E. H. Warmington made an apphea.
tion in the matter of Alfred Major. a bankrupt. that than
should be a continuance of the proceedings taken on the
listinit as though the bankrupt were alive. The
affideeits of Polioe-sergeant Allison and of Mr. !tickle-
wright as to the bankrupt's death were lot in and
accepted by his Honour as sufficient proof. The applies.
Sion was granted, and a dividend will shortly be declared.
DUDLEY MINING INSTITUTE. LECTOUS HT Di.
Mut —During the present week, Dr. Hill. F.C. 8., end
analyst to the borough of Birmingham, concluded • series
of lectures on the " Chemistry of the Mine," under the
auspices of the South Staffordshire and East Worcester-
shire Institute of Mining Engineers. The subjects
treated were— "Atmospheric eft its physical and
chemical properties, its constituertri oxygen ; nitrogen;
carbouic acid ; water ; then chendf try and relations to
mines; carbon; carburretted h. ,rogen or fire-damp;
explosions; Davy lamps ; coke-damp, its poisonous pro-
perties ; weights of gases; diffusion ; and ventilation.
The lectures, which were well attended, were free to
members of the institute, and to all having an interest
in the maugement of mines. Dr. Hill's lectures were
popularly treated, and the experiments interesting.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTE —The following is an abstract
of the committee's report which was to be presented last
evening to the members of the above institute, at this
annual meeting. The Committee congratulated the
members on the satisfactory progress made not only
during the past year, but is the twenty.five years whieh
had elaosel since the first report was presented. There
were 456 ordinary and 28 honorary members on the
book, a good increase upon previous years ; whilst instead
of a balance of £69 2s. 2d against the institute, there
was now a balance of £42 17s 7d in its favour. Many
new works had been sided to the library, and especial
attention would in future be paid to that branch. The
thanks of the members were due to Miss Twamley, for •
present of fossil fishes, and • publication by the Ray
society. The class work of the institute had been satis-
factory, many pupils receiving prizes after examination;
and the reading roam had been well patronised. The
thanks of the members were dee to the gentlemen who
contributed the prizes distributed to the students in the
classes for machine construction and drawing. applied
mechanics, languages, &c. The committee were glad to
report that lessons on chemistry, magnetism, and else.
tricity hail lately been given by Mr. Williams. The chess
club had played matches in Birmingham, Stoarbridge,
and Kid Lerminster, and had had a tolerable share of
success. The lectures had been a profit instead et • loss,
bud the summer excursion had been a loss instead of a
profit. The annual soiree, under the presidency of Lord
Lyttelton. hail resulted in • profit of £25, and arrange-
ments were in progress for a second soiree. By the kind.
nese of the Earl of Dadley, the Whitsuntide fetes had
been held AS usual, and a profit of £472 10. realised;
three-fifths of this, however, had to go to the Guest
Hospital and to the School of Art. The residue had been
spent on the buildings of the institute, and not applied
to a reduction of the mortgage, which was only £5OO.
The report concluded by acknowledging the work of the
honorary secretaries, and hoping for continued prosperity
for the institution.