The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-09 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

AssAuvr,—At the Police Court on Wednesday.
before Mes rs. F. D. L. Smith, W. Bassano, H.
Howard, and C. Hol-roft, Sarnu-1 Smith URS
charged wi..11 ass :ulting Charles Williams on the
28th ult.—The complainant said that he met iho
defendant who pu,hecl him into a beige, struck
him several times, and bb him on the cha-k.—The
defeuce was that urn plainant struck first and they
fought together.—lnsp,ctor Waliers said he saw
both parties and they appeared to be equally
punislitd, both, ming covered with blood —The
case was dismisstd.
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A PUBLICAN.
—John .h.dwrd Corser (45), who until recenty
was the landlord of a putlic hou-e at Old 1101,
known as Ceohsey's Hite', was charged that he on
the 28th of March, being a serva to the trustees
of the It)yal Marlborcr.gh Court of the Ancient
Order or Foresters, did fraudulently embezzle the
sum of £2O I's 9cl. There was a second chard.°
upon the sheet of wit,,holding or misapplying the
amount named to purp,,ses other than those ex-
pressed or nirectel in the rules of the society
whilst it was in his possession as treasurer of the
wiil be recollected that last Thu, sday,
the prisoner, who on the previous Sunday left Old
Hill, was apprehended by Poli,e-inspector Waltet a
on board the Garth Castle, whist it was ly,ng at
Dartmouth, where it had touched en route for
Africa, prisoner having taken out a passage for
himself, his wife, and children.--111r. Cooksey, who
now appeared for the prosecutton, appiitd for a re-
mand for a week —Mr. Stok-e (Messrs. Stokes and
Harrel.) Dudley, who defended, ott:rett no objeAion
to this curse, and th prisoner wa--; remmhed, bail
being allowed, himself in a surety of £lOO and
another sure,y to the same amount.
&moor, BoAno UASES.—The following reasons
were sutnm..ned for neglecting to send their c.dl-
- to school and fined Davies, 2s 6l;
Wiliismn Kirby, 6s ; John Osborne, ss; Jo3epb•
Knight, 24 ; Mined 'Trauma, Ss Thomas

SILVER WEDDING —An inter-,Vng celebration of
this kind took place on Tuemlay, co the occasion of
the twenty-fifth anniver.ary of the wedding of Mr.
C. P. and Mrs. No 1, of Bell Hall. It may be fairly
said that there is not a more popular couple, locally
or indeed among any of the county families of
Woroestershire. than the 'Squire and his lady of
Pell Hall; and a subs ription started for the pre-
-on'ati, n of a piece of plate in honour of the
occasion found ready acceptance in the neighbour-
hood. The present, which was mainly subscribed
for by the tenants and feenr's, took the form of a
tit h and mass've. but very chaste and elegant silver
saver, suppled from the well known works of
Elkington and Mason, of Birmingham, and
biro a suitable inmoription in a band surrounding
the Nizi,4 arms in the centre, statinz that the piece
was " p•esented to Charles"Perrott Noel, Esq., and
Mrs. Noel, with the beat wishes of their Mends
and neighbours, of Belbroughton, on the twenty-
fifth anniversary cO. their edding d.iy, Aril
1881." There was al-o an accompanying
and monnted atiress, beg. log Mr. and Mrs.
Noel's ti,ceptance of the present with the names of
the subsuricrs attached. The c .mtnittee, consist-
ing of Messrs. F. Daakin, J. Nash. J. Coley, W.
Brett, J. Brett. J. Yarnold, W. Lilley, J, Smith,
with G. Freeman (hon. treasurer), and G. Bate
(bon. F. ecretiry), wa ted on Mr. and Mrs. Noel at
the hall about mid-day, and the Presentatinn was
made in the nom) of he suh-cril.ers by \ir. W-
Fowler, J.P., of Erdington, in an excadingly ap-
propria-e speech.

PROMENNDE CONCERT AND C )NVER-
SAZIONtI; AT DUD .EY.
A promenade oen-ert and conver3asione, in con-
nection e Ph the Dud' ?Lib ral Association. was
held in the Pit. lie Hall of the Nlechanics' Institute,
Dedley, on 'Wednesday evening. The decoration
of the halt for the occasion w is entrusted to Mr.
C. Hale, who elecuted his work in a tasteful and
elaborate manner. A new diaper was laid down fer
dame n, the walls were adorned with large
mirrors bordered with fesions of artificial
flew vs, tho er,b,stra being cov,red with searlet
el,th, and further enlivened by shrubs and pleats.
ThiTe was a lara e assemblage of ladies and gentle-
men, including nearly all the leading Liberals of
the borou7h. Among the number were the Mayor
(El. t. Wainwright, I.sq.), Mr Dull y Sheridae
and the Misses Sheridan, the son and (laugh era of
the borough tn-rnber, Mr. C. Coetrane (president
of the assoc:ati,n), Messrs. G. Thempon, (),
Wright, E. M, Warnington, C. Iffuriningt. n (Lon-
don), W. North, J. Fineh. T. Billing, D. Howat.
W. P. Greenway, E. Wright, J. T. Wright, R. N.
ha I,Fte. The concert programme was first gone
hrough, the performers being Messrs. Synyer and
Gibrer's orchestral band and the members of the
Birmingham Gl. e Union, under the leadership of
Mr. H. R. Bickley. The overtures and selections
by the band were exeellently dise-ursed, and t e
al. es by the vocal artistes evok d loud aperobation
A song, "The Villaee Bells," rendered by Mr.
Be ,ley, was an admirable viral effort, and called
forth a loud encete. At the close of this portion
of the progranme the Mayor took the chair for a
shot interval allotted to th delivery of addresses.
His Worship said it was expected th,t Mr. H. B.
Sheridan, the borough member, would have been
present—(applause)—but he was s .rry to inform
them that in consequence of indispo-iti‘ n the hon.
gentleman was nnab!s to attend The Mlyor then
introduced Mr. Curntlius Wilmington, a brother to
the Town Clerk (Mr. E. M. Warmingten). and who
conte:ted the county of Monmouth at the last
general el.
Mr. Warmington, who was rece;v d with ap-
plause, said they were there that, night to con-
gratulate themselves on what he considered was a
very glorious viatory will last year in that borough
—(hear, hear), There were, however, many
generals who could win a victory,l!but it r -quire('
an amount of superior Lfenins t,) keep the front, and
the Liberals, as a party, having, at the last wee-
tion, won well nigh all along the line, were no N in
the possession as a hering.-,—a victory which had
brought with it very serious responsibilities upon all
Liberals present thatnight—(hear, lenx), Referring
t the Ministry, he said the Liberals were often
taunted with being people having a superior
morality. The Liberal party did not arrogate to
themselves ,iny supelior morality, but they did
claim to act ac ording to the dictates of truth and
righteeusness—(hear, hear)—and did claim to be so
far advanced that if they did what was wrong they
were not afraid to acknowledge it—(hear, hc ar)—
and he cOn-idered it one of the proude,t things in
the history of this country that men had heen high
mindel enough to make peace in South Africa even
after our troaps had been surprised and dividei—
(applause). Nothina was easier at that tane than
to have poured forth what he called the music of
leloquence, and to have raised throughout the
length and breadth of this coarvry a cry for
vengeance—(hear, hear). But all glery to the men
who said, "vengeance do, s not belong to us ; it
is our duty to preserve the peace, and we will do
it even though we may not be able to secure
Nictory." Under such eircuinst,,nces, therefore, he
asked those present to support the:r rulers and
wales, the peop!e throughout the leneth and
breadth of the country could mapped the Ministry
in doing such a righteous act as making peace in
•rransvaal they would not bedointhuerirduuty;
(bear, heat). Ile furtue w on t ge p
r
ent
Liberals the necessity of supporting he Oven.
ment and ia mark, d tha: unless it was generously
and enthusiastically supported by the country
at large it would not be able to carry out
their wand measures of reform.—(h, hearj

The examination of Airs. Hart Davies was re-
sumed on Thursday, when a number of letters were
read. One was torn, and the witness said she tore
it at defendant's request, as it contained an obser-
vation tending to show that she regarded Mr.
Fie cher in anu her 4ht than as a brother.
Witness then described 11,,w she, the Fletobers,
Captain Lindwark, and a persurt whose name was
not mentioned, went to America. She said that,
on shipboard, the defendant's manner became quite
changed. In cross-eetmination, Mrs. Davi,
admitted that she had sworn that her mcther's
effects were worth under £lOO, but she did that on
the,advice of a lawyet. On being pressed, she said
se believed Madame Mekhand had seen the lace,
and also had Mrs. Weldon.

NATIONAL IDIPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Tli,3 imports int') the Uuited Kingdom during
March amounted ,o thirty -six millions eight hun-
dred thous-m(1, against thirty-seven mi.lions six
hundred thousand in the same month last year.
The exports, ninetven millions one hundred thou-
sand, against eighteen millions eight hundred.

LONDON AND NORTII-WESITRN ADDL.
TIONAL POWERS BILL.
Horse or LOBDS, Thursday,—This Bill came
before Mr. Exam uer Rotinson, this morning, no
pr of of standing orders. Evidence having been
produced showing that the mks of Par:fitment h,d
bten complied with, the Bill was ordered to be
reporteu to the Rouse for first reading,

ELECTION NEWS.

The writ for Sunderland election arrived on
'Fhur-day. Monday is fixtd for nomination and
Wednesday for polling, should there be a conte:t
The Conservatives are f aking no steps.
The nomination for St. Ives took place this day,
when Mr. W. C. Pendarvis kLiberal) and Mr. C. C.
Rose (Conservative) were duly nominated. The
polling will be on Monday.

THE RUMOURED PLOT TO BLOW UP
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Upon inquiry at !he Custom tiouse on Thursday
it was stated there was no furlikr information re-
specting the telegram announcing that an attempt
would be made to blow it up. A thorough investi-
gation is, however, taking place, and the authorities
ht Scotland Yard are in communicaiion with the
Liverpool police.

THE BOAT RACE.'

Cambridge rowed a splendid race for three
ilea. but after th a fell off c, nbiderably. The
c-,u.se was admirably kept throughout and the
race passed off without accident or a hitch of any
kind.