The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-11 00:00:00

BELBROUGHTON.

HAIIWFWT PROSPECTS.—The Wheet and barley crops in
this pariah are looking quite as well as :nay be expected
with a very law esceptions, when we take into coneiderm
Lion the long contintiatien of dry weather we have bad.
Barley will be almost a failure unlees we have rain soon.
The straw in most places will be short. It will certainly
be a eery early harvest; yet there will be but very little
done in core•entting here under at least a fortnight or
three weeks. The hay harvest is now complete except
in a very few places in this and the adjoining parishes,
but the crop, although of excellent quality, is very light,
and the aftermath is completely burnt up, and unless we
have rain soon I don't know what will be done with the
cattle, for the farmers here seem to hale their full com-
plement of stock. Mangolds are doing well where there
is a pant; swedes in some places are dying for want of
rain. The pea crop is almost is failure. and indeed the
same may be said of beans, although this is not much of
a bean country. The potatoe crop is suffering from the
eontinued dry weather. There is an immense quantity
planted thin year (owing to the price they brought last
season) both in this pariah, and also in the parish of
Cleat, the latter being a very noted neighbourhood for
growing that very useful esculent. Is the parishes of
Broom, liagley. and Cleat, the crops of grain are look-
ing much more luxuriant than any one would expect to
see lot such a season. Apples, pears, and stone fruit
partiai.
CHARGE OF SCV.AL'i!SO A CLOD BOIL—At the Petty
Sessions, yesterday, at Stout-had:le, before W. C. Finn'
stone, Esq., Thomas Ladbury was chargeti with feloni-
vesty geeing a club box on the 4th inet, the property Of
a Friendly Socict7 celled a "Sick Club," held at the
Waggon and Horses Inn, Fairfield. Mr. Hdlberton de-
fended. Henry Harborn said be was a Stetintd of the
above society. There was a box belonging to the aocielY.
The one produced is the Property ,of an club. He last
saw it este on the 6th of June. ev floridity 64 he went
in company with Pelice.constable Lane to deferffent'e
house. The box was brought down the stairs. It is the
property of the club members. Cross-examined: De-
fendant is a steward of the society. There are two trus-
teen of the society named Webb and Street. There is
also a clerk. Have heard that Leadbury was told to take
the box home for a month. There are a few writings in
it. Mr Mills was formerly landlord, and was a member
of the club. It wa afterwards carried on by the widow.
Mr. Gibbs is the present landlord. He is not a member
of the climb—Joseph Gwynn was called for the defence,
and said he was clerk tO the club. There were stewards
and trustees. Ile was present on the 4th July. There
Was a resolution passed that Thomas Leadbury shonld
take posses-ion of the box till the next monthly meet-
ing. A meeting was afterwards called by the trustees,
and Imld on toe 7th inst. There were twenly-four mem-
hers in the club. Sixteen were present, and voted for
the box to be in defendant's care until the next meeting.
The caseawas dismissed.

CRICKET.
CRICKET MATCH AT DUDLEY.

UNITED ALL-ENGLAND r. TWENTY•TWO Or DEDT.EY
AND Nmannournotoo.—This match was commenced on
Monday last, on the Dudley Ground. The wickets were
good, considering the state of the weather. In the first
innings of the Dudley they scored 155 runs, and when
the first dav's match was over they had five of their op-
ponents out for 13 runs, and they (the Dudley Club)
were in high glee at their prospect id winning. But
cricket is a very uncertain game, and no it proved on
this occasion, for before they were all out England had
scored 183 runs, Carpenter being in the whole of the
day and pail of the day previous, scoring 58 runs, which
included several Is. Oa behalf of the twenty-two the
brothers Mclntyre deserve praise for their bowling and
butting oat also Coldicott, Oaken, Raybould, and Jones
for their batting. The attendance each day was good,
upwards of two thousand being present on Tuesday. A
portion of the Battalion Band was also present cacti day,
and played a number of lively airs et the fall of each
wicket, and some selections during the dinner hour.
We ore glad tansy the t the whole was a success so far as
good cricket in concerned, and that a surplus will be
gained for the benefit of the cricket dub. The following
in the fall score at the time of the finish, which is a
drawn game, though in favour of the Dudley Club:—