The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

Xocalan istrict 11635.

PROPERTY Sate.—'. Re Jelin Wheeley."—M .
Oates, Perms, and Wooldridge, offered by auction, at
the Talbot Hotel. on Friday list, the &etrell Lane and
the Ifewbush Eetates. and the Bromley and !Detrell Lane
Iron Works. The sale was held in the large ball room,
which was crowded, their being perhaps the largest at-
tendance that has ever been known at Stourbridge. Mr.
Wooldridge, after alluding with regret to the Mecum.
stances under which the property was to be mild, pro-
ceeded to put tip the lots. Only the Bromley Iron
Works and Colliery were sold, sad these after eonsider.
able competition were knocked down to Mr. John Ray.
knoll, et the eum of £4.800. Considerable applause
followed the announcement of the peroheser's name.
KING EDWARG's CNNIIft SißlML.—ltesalta of exam.
inatisin, Midsummer, 1868 :—Classics, lot class, price.
Fisher, F. A. ; 2nd, Matthews; SM. Coldicott ; 4th
James; 51h, Lamb ; 6th elms, Ist die., testimonium,
Penn, 'l'. W. ; Soil div., North.—Greek Testament, prize,
Fisher, F. A.—Holy Scripture, Ist div., prite, Hughes,
testimonium, Penn, 'l`. W. dod die., prize, Maginnis,
testimonium, Hind., .1. ; 3rd die., prize, Cooper, testi-
moniuin, Hinds, W. o.—English subjects. Ist div., prize,
Matthews, P. ; 2nd elle.. prize. klagieuis ;,Sri div., testi-
minium. Hinds, W. o.—Metlietharies, let div., prize,
2sel div testimenium, Hann
mond ; 3rd die., teetimordum, Lemb.—Oreatest ntimber
of good marks—Upper school, prize. Coldicott ;
Prize, limes: lower, prize. Hind.. W. a —lronsh—let
clear' price. •'• •
aim mem Stinnett sl, tesiimo.
Llttlewood.—Drawitg. geometric .I,_.prife, Stem
lull; heehaw], tertimeriete, r.'oots4l, C. 14E—Selena.,
priee. Fisher., F, A.—Drilling, lot Me., prize, Star uell ;
Itett div., prize. Juries.
PARLIAXExEARY Dortstorn—The follnviugirival mess-
bra
vrited In faeotir of the iintendwienr o,ll.sitor thee.
lee Cr'mmll.tee report on the Boundaries Bill ; Mr. W.
0. Foster, the Hon C. G. Lyttelton, Mr. Jasper Moore,
Mr. R. Padmore, Mr. H. B. Sheridan, Mr. A. C. Sher.
riff, and 51t. H. F. Vernon. Mr. Holten 1,, Sir. T. E.
Winningion, end 11.. W. Foley; pair6l in begone of the
Amentiment. Colonel Bourne voted against it.
SALE or SUOIVIVIGNA —On Wednesday, Mt Street:lrd,
of Euston-sgriare., lorklon, sold at 13 interfold, near Kid-
derininstter, it Caniee selection of putobeed abort-horned
'tattle, the property of Mr. John Ilarward. The snick
consisted of Vl cows and heifers, end 15 bell .111t11 Loll
mite. Mr. Harward, finding littMelf overstocked, had
determined to offer !..r sale several of his entire ttmilies
of cM.s and Leifer., LINA with great care from the for.
famed stoAs of the Doke of Devonshire,. Earl Ducie,
Meese.. Rowley, Maynard, *ad Rich, And °thee eminent
breeders. Also gqi,eriti moons, oihris Chr.riebton,
0! Mon tier at the Cow, slla heifers offered for
sale. A large number of gentlemen, farmere, butchers,
and others, assembled at Winterfold, and Mr. Herwaral
provided a cold collation in a huge marquee for no less
than 1,000 persons. Aft, r partaking of the very excel.
lent luncheon pr vided for them, the guests proceeded to
the sale ground, when Mr. Strafferd commenced opera-
tion!.

The sae tea ised 1,453 guineas.
TOE IRISH Critmett QUESTION.—On Thursday night
last the Rev. D. Maginnis delivered • lecture in the Corp
Exchange, on tlfe above shbject, The choir was nerd.
pied by W. H. King, Esq., and the Exchange was com-
fortably filled. The rev. speaker opened his lecture by
some general remarks. Had it been a question of tell-
Rion he wonld not have been standing on that platform
on that night, but It *as n great political question, and
went on to state that in the year 1831 the revenues of
the Irish Clinrch amounted to something more than
eight hundred thousand pounds per annum. Since then
however from various causes it was diminished, and it is
now estimated by Dr. Maguire at seven hundred thou.
sand. Dr. Brady was himself a member of the Irish
Cherch, and cited several of the dioceses, and showed
what were their revenues. They were the revenues of.
number of benefiee•, and they pointed out that many
benefices hail a stipend for clergymen, but no church,
and the clergymen were absentees. The speaker then
went on to point out the number of Protestants in Ire-
land and the number of Papists, allowing their relative
cost. He gave the enst per head per annum for the Pro-
testant Chureh as at the rate of 1 per head, and torn
family at £5 per Manual. That was the most costly
church in the world. For the English Church it cost
I from 5s to 7a per teat; in Scotland shout 2s; in France
I something less than 2..; in Italy where the established
church Is Roman Catholic, it cost about 2s eid per head.
The speaker continued to give a number of quotations
from eminent authors, pointing the injurious working of
the penal laws of the Established Church, which hail
the effect of alienating the people. The Irish were the
most expensive Roman Catholics in the world, and he
thought the sooner the Irish Church was disestablishes]
the better. The rev, gentleman concluded an eloquent
lecture by expressing a belief that the disestablishing of
the Irish Church would not affect the English Church.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this
Board was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger in the chair.
There were also present:— Messrs. Brookes, Bird,
Richardson, Wood, Griffin. Maurice, Doody, Raybould,
, Rhodes, Rolliuson, and Powell. Admitted into the house
, during the week, 21; discharged, 21; dead. I; remain-
ing, 431. Corresponding week last sear, 378. Out-
door relief, Kingswirtford district, 143 3s Oil; Stour-
bridge district. /30 7s 8d; Halesowen district, 124 Os
OH; total, 1103 lOs Old, against 172 17m flit last year.
The usual quarterly contracts were entered into.
School. Swum:la.—On Sunday last two sermons were
°reached in the Congregational Chapel, by the Rev. G.
L. Empaon, in aid of the schools. The congregations
were good; and at night the chapel was full. The ser-
mon was illustrative and practical, pointing out the great
good that is derived from attending Sunday &Moeda. ,
At the close of the sermons collections were made, and ,
the amount was several pounds in advance of that collec-
ted last year.

FOWL STEAL'S:G.—William Elton, a Young man from
this town, was on Thursday charged before the county
magistrates, Messrs. H. lionsfray, H. Talbot, W. His.
cocks, H Woodward, J. Kiteley, Captain Trafford, and
E. Morton, at Kidderminster, with having stolen a couple
of fowls, the property of the Earl of Dudley. Thomas
Lawley, gamekeeper, said he lived at Hureutt, and was
assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Dudley. On Sun-
lan morning, between twelve and one o'clock, when out
witching iu a field at Hurcott, he saw the prisoner kneel-
ing down at a pen in which there were fowls and young
pheasants. He went to him and asked him what he had
been doing, and he said "Nothing." He found two dead
hens close by Isis side. They were warm, as though only
just killed. They were worth ss.—Police.coustable Mat-
thews said on Sunday morning last he saw the prisoner
in custody at Kidderminster station. He gave the name
John Jones, and afterwards William Elton. He charged
him with stealing thefowls, and he said he didn't touch
them. The prisoner said he was not gnity, but the
Bench sent him to prison for one mouth, with hard
labour.

HIGHWAY OPPVICE.—At the Petty Sessions, yester.
day, before J. Holeroft and W. C. Firmstone, Esqrs.,
Caroline Farmer, residing at the Heath, was summoned
by Superintendent Freeman for allowing four cows to
stray on the highway at Churchill, on the sth inst. Mr.
Perry defended. Police-constable Taylor proved that on
the above date he was on duty, and saw friar Cows in the
road. They were there for half an hour. On being
cross-examined witnesa admitted that they were quietly
proceeding towards Stourbridge. Mr. Perry contended
that there was no offence committed, as the cows were
being driven quietly along the most towards home, and
that this was not such an infringement of the law as to
cause them to impose a penalty. Ordered to pay the
Costs, On, and cautioned

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ANOTHER IiIIiFIWAV OFFF.NCR. Levi Waldron, of
Belbroughtun, was charged by Superintendent Freeman
with allowing his donkey to stray on the highway lead-
ing from Fairfield to Belbroughton, on the 14th instant.
Police-constable Lane proved the offence, and said he
took the donkey to the pound, but while he went for the
key some one took the donkey away. Defendant said he
did not know the donkey wad out. Allowed a fortnight
to pay the eosts, Ta 6d.—Miles Hill waa also charged with
allowing his donkey to stray on the highway at Curele.
Green, on the I,lth inst. Police-constable Ray said he
snw the donkey in the road eating the hedges. Mrs.
Hill said that she loosed the donkey out of the stable to
have some water, and the donkey ran away. Case dis-
missed.

AS3OOLTING A Bow—Ann Gilmore was charged by
William Sankey with aasaulting him on the 16th instant.
Complainant said that defendant picked up a piece of
iron and threw it at him, and struck him in the eye.
Defendant said that complainant charged her with steal.
ing some currants, and while she was excited she did
throw a piece of iron at him. Fined 2,1 tid and costa.
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DRI7N I: AND RlorrOUS.-11.1.PD Taylor was charged by
Superintendent Freeman with being drunk and riotous,
on the 15th instant. Police.constable Rea proved the
offence. Defendant did not appear. Fined 1R and costs ;
In default seven days.—Andrew Bradley and Edmund
Hart were charged with being drunk on the 13th instant.
Police-constable Be. said that on the above date he saw
the 114,ndants, who were drunk and fighting. Defend-
ant said he was not drunk, but admitted fighting. Brad-
ley wail fined 2s Gd and costs, and Hart Is and costs.
Bralley did not appear.
CHARD,: or STEALIND BOOTN.—Arthur TILIMArSh AVM
charged with stealing a pair of menu boots on the 17th