The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-18 00:00:00

cicat an pistrict Pins.

MR. SCOTT'S DRAMATIC COMPANY. This company
paid the town another visit on Saturday night last. The
first piece was Colman's beautiful play of the 'lron
Chest," the character of I.dirard Murtiolfr being sus-
tained with his usual ability by Mr. J. Maurice. The
part of Adam 117,1terton was also cleverly performed by
Mr. McNatty. Mr. Cosnett and others sang some good
comic songs in the interval. The after piece was a very
laughable farce entitled " Turn him out." The principal
characters were sustained by Messrs. Cosnett. McNatty,
and Archer, and the Misses Clara and Emily Scott. On
\Monday night the performance commenced with Shake-
speare's tragedy of Mae bells." We do not think, how.
' ever, that the performa:lee of the company on this occa-
aion was hardly up to its usual standard of ereellenee.
which was in a great mrasuro owing to sonic of them not
being well up in their parts. There air the usual comic
. singing in the interval, which sea foll.oved by the same
farce as on Saturday. There was a good attendance on

this occasion.
Tian LATE ATIEMPT TO I' PSET A II ktfAVAT TRIM.— WORDSLEY.
At the Wore.. - ter Assiges, on Thnrsday last, before Mr.
Wtheue DAMAGE.—At the Petty Scissions, on Mon lay
Juetice Bytes, Soinuel Jenkins .33). railway eintri, wee
last, before B. St. John Mantles:: and 11. Smith, leeqrs.,
in.-tided for' uelawfully and in dieionely putting upon
e „ Ann Jones Was eharcrel with wilfully dunegieg a tree,
the Great Western Railway cense'. Pieces of iron an - the property of Earl Stamford, on the 3rd inst Thomas
stone, on the 13th April. 186 e, at the baronet, ot Kid-
Ro.und proveil the cite. Ordered ti pay the costs.
' derminstcr with intent to ending, the safety of per-
„:::SC..NDING A Plliteeerleees—Eii Massey, Thomas Bar-
sons travelling npoli surh railwae."—Mr. Streeten was
George White, Thomas
Nill, Edward Perks, and
BARON NAPIER. . - - - i
for the prosecution, nnd Mr. Mottertin for the defence. g
William Taylor were charged with unlawfully deserting
—After Mr. Strreten had opened the e ate, Mr. Molter.
from their apprenticeship on the 6:11 inst. 'Alfred Jee,
The name of Napier is so famous in history am rove and said, after carefully examining the evidenee,
their master, proved the Case, and Nit!. Parke, and Toy'
that a confusion naturally exists in the public end knowing other - eircurnstenees coin eetetahtthde,rewit
her were ordered to go bark to thee; wi-irk. and pay the
mind when any member of a family is mentioned he hail cioll,f elr.ries al v,ieli his :!ieehutet at-i,e,l s
a ir'ect ill.e' p, isolner costs. Burgess, Maesey, aud White eere tined. Ipfantil
so many of whose members have added lustre oniaere to pay ee 6d compeusation, and costs; in e it,
to oar annals. But the mune of Baron Napier, ttoloalls.eea'aad
oeuts.ty. aTl'llre"nOw did.—Thc Court then ex-
or two witnesses, who proved to jilt-king Off
1 iffr'n.tets 111.ieev. Beejamin Dank! Bellen was
of elegCtala, soil! run no risk of being, confounded the line five pieces al iron anl a stem, that a Passenger
charged wit!, 'dealing ei 103.1, the property of Willitou
with any other Napier. The full title will sag- Danke, on the 11th inst. Caroline Desks, wife of Was.
gest the origin of the honour, General Napier toliti containing 50 or GO persoae, was du, over hat line
Is in ithout four neinutta. iyttnesees 0
fel ,
desert/es wall of his country, and the honour of
re proauced, who said that prisoner was oa s -•, J seethe
Iti,a,
,„In D.enks, ei.:rev 1 the case. Committed for two
. tsposi 10n, andn
the peerage now conferred on him is everywhere company for 11 or 15 years; that prisoner had been
s wcls' T I bad been i the employ of the rati'lwdaY
nes MING A I.ATCH AND CHAlN.—Charles Bayliss MB
charged with etealing swatch and chain, the preperty of
felt to be thoroughly deserved. The ditty which strange in his conduct for some short time, and also
Elward Bayriton, on the lit!, of July. Defendant said
he undertook was an arduous one, its object wen that his father was "strange " at titues.—The learnt't„ 'si, that about six o'clock on the day in question he woo
glorious, and its accomplishment was effected I IT:11';/:i addvi, re
alal a a„,te,irtel'rst nen:e% net‘te.teiel e:einelt':'ty'; "lie hathin, and kft his clothes on the bank, ahnd sylnehis he
with skill and judgment which have never been conlaidra no o other Buhl visit it with the most utmost
V'olli.e et we
oPnWttatlihr Storer ww h
he
'8er1:474 dle.di n twhaetcpriason ..cr, , .1::111
excelled by any general on the battle-field. The severity the law allowed. He shoulJ not, therefore: be
he found thse watch and chain in the cupboard. Prisoner
Allyeeittian campaign was throughout conducted doing jlistice to society if lie did not send prisoner into
was sentenced to one catender mouth's imprisonment,
with consummate ability ; and General Napier penel servitiffie fore long tone, and the sentencentl,i,efroe;
with lewd labour.
having been the leading spirit, who animated I tde was that the
is tu
prisoner be kept in penal eery it 1
the term of h naral lae.—Prisoner was then re- CoAL STEALING.—SUSannah Willis was (barged with
aud directed all, it is out just that ke should re- stealing a quantity of coal, the property of the Furl of
ceive a fitting reward. The pension of £2,000 tweed. adtey on the 17M ult. She was committel for oue
I BOARD or Grennteless—The weekly meeting of this %),,,,tii:
a year for two live m s ay be considered as inade-
quate to the support of the dignity of the peer- ltrohaerrde
re
was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger in the chairs
also present e—Messrs. Brookes, Maurice,
age, but this is a minor consideration ; the lion- s Roberts, Fidgeter. Raybodld, Rollinston, Perdoe, Cart- OLD HILL.
our that 1111 A been conferred on bin, is that of wrisilit, Bennett, Rhodes, and J. T. Greavres,Poor Isr OIuNK AND OlSOlito::kiLY —At the Petty Sessions, ou
rank and title, and however such honours may it7.IIi!CLI-41 nth alien:do
it3lietLoan:t.tethdou. 71571111eoret,ies. .
, weduesday lent, before is. Moore and F. W. G. -Barre,
be decried or sneered at by some among us, it
is generally felt that such an honour is the high- aPaWninat riet
ionfd week
h,"t year, 385. Out'door relief, King- , .snli, Jcph Hodgettsh Jobodehayslnursolte'iihfit
jeleNaVtliell.•
/46 8s Id ; Stourbriage distrleiL fee
wi rn th bele,' sitirs'kw waenrde :reaartLe ListPurbance at Black-
est that a Sovereign can confer, or a subject 6s Id; Halesowen district, 121 12. e ljd ; total. /95 17
ee , heath, tin the sth instant. Poliee-conetables Taylor and
:'d 'al's' na'; '''' ixe c. 6'; ' defaultii.' a psrewer:nA
receive. In all states of society, civilised or II& Men's" /7,3 5. 6,__l
rlatt,r.ar.—Mri... t
barbarous, some mode of distinction from the feopp.A.inted as Nurse. ?l. . I.lf::lrery
~r
NV re:e sgt e r County Rate ,dtolipteence. Fined 61 each and costs ; in
r mblecote. A precept
ordinary ranks has always been a(lopted ; and, 1 BREACH oF THE PEACE. Joeeph Elder•shaw and
argue against it as we may, poor human nature was reOeired, amonetine to £575 ee 81.
, Vienne Westwood were charged by Superintendent
Bowie:ea MATCH.—The enema beeline match took
Mills with committing a ireßeb of the'pence by fighting
easily accommodates itself to this mode of con- place on the green at the Bell Hotel, on Tnesday last; on the 10th instant. Bole defendents pleaded guilts'.
ferring honour. But in the great majority Of sad after swell conteeted ritetch the :elver cup was won
, ledieesconstntile Taylor proved that they were fighting.
cases the honour of a title will not bear the ex- by Mr. T. Ford. I,flie members
taud frietwole tiflenarodhs
Orderea to pay the costs,
dim d theether, all an excelhlen sprendras p a .. .
amination that the peerage of General Napier Dls 'nor:RUT CoNDUcT.—William Partridge and Daniel
the table by Mr. Dutton, the ost, after se acts newsy:vial
may challenge. Our laereditatty aristocrats are Parsons were charged by Superintendent Mills with being
evening was spent.
proud of their descent, and the titles of many c,„,,, C„,„,, drunk and ensatine a disturbence on the 10th instant.
—Henry Dudley, an officer of a Friendly Pelice-consteble l'a-veor nail the defendants were drunk
of them will not bear too rigid investigation. Seciety held at the Lye, was summoned by Edward Car- and swearing, and wanted to rescue the two prisoners in
But when the reward of peerage is conferred on welt wills refushig to pay him On, five weeks pay. It the peer. din; ea- e from his costody, Fined titi each spa
a man for great services rendered to his coun- will be remembered thet this case wf aephrought on for coste: in delimit seven days,
try, he may be said to confer honour on the as ifaeariog a fortnight aince, when l's r.l °eine ,twho def DitevneeTlNG THE POLlcE.—lliehard Perkes was next
n led, ranted an objection againet tle pins. tetion 0
sembly among whose members he takes his seat. the Court, as the comelainant hail his reinedy, according ttit:txd,;.y,i‘tit, unlawful! obstruetine Policesconstithle
while In the exejition of his date.
This is the ease with Baron Napier, of 3.l.agdala, ta one of the rules, by appealing to a Court of Arbitra- COmPlainantwsr•id that the defendant was with the parties
Itllolll the Queen and the country delight to lion. The Beech considered the objection good, and ih the two preceding eases. end went and fetched a slick,
honour. He well deserves the reward bestowed dismissed the case, I aria tried to inolnee some other men to rescue some pri-
upon him, and the civilian and soldier alike TRAKIFER OF LIFFN4II3.—/At the Petty Sessions, yes- I soners, on the 10th inst. Defendant pleaded guilty. and
ratify the act which the Queen has thought fit to terday, befo. Lifttle, . 1 u R. L.
Freer, an 4 J.re
Holeroß t, Fwoodel , theW foll Fa to
owing trensfers took said Ile wee fresh in drink ia the time, or he should not
do. have done it. Fined lie and imets.
placc—The Hare and Hounds, Careless Green, from CHARGE Or STE ‘LtNo A JAcKET.—Tbomas Rose was
W. Alexander Perrin, to George eseweeee ; time Board ehereed with feloniously steeling a cloth jacket on the
Inn, high-street, from John Nickless and Francie Perk*,
ta Francis Perks; the Hole-in the-Wall, from William 6..thi
al
he
est
l.
ityheed p
ar ot pop rotryntadi.p.,Ttehr fle j r‘reakkwt etlpr.od
uCcoemd a I,,laaiinn at
hni s
Young to Joseph Pitt; the Peacock Inn, the Lee, from property. Ho missed it on the alpive date, and afterwards
William Edward Hodgkies, executor to John Jordan, to found it at pawnbroker's shop. Could swear to it from
Elizabeth Jordan ; the Windmill Inn, Lye, from Jesse aeyeral merles neon it. Eliza Nieklin proved that the
Brooks, to George Cooke. jacket wee brought to her on the Bth inst, to pledge. by
AsSAFLT Caen.—At the Petty Sessions, yesterelay,be• a Rill who gone the name of Hannah Heath. She lent
furs B. Littlewood, W. C. Firmstone, It. L. Freer, and J. ,es6l on it. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Sentenced to one
0 Acroft, Eaqrs., Wisdom Pritchard was charged by ' montlee hard labour.
John Clarke with ass:tutting him on the 7th inst. Mr. . NON-PAYMENT OF Peon RATF.9.—A number of persons
Maltby defended. Complainant said that defendant : were summoned by Richard Parkes for nonpayment of
wanted to take • horse out of his field. He caught hold I poor rates for Rowley Parish. Orders were made for
of him to turn him out. Defendant threatened him, and I payment in each case,
struck at him with a knife with all his might. In cross- .
examination it appeared that it was defendant's own .
horse, but he owed complainant some money. Mr. .
Maltby contended that complainant ought to have betel I
charged with the assault, as according to his own ad-
mission he first collared the defendaut. and called a wit-
ness who swore that defendant did not have a knife in
his hands—Priteherd was further charged with assault.
ing Matilda Clarke, on the same date. After hearing the
evidence defendant was fined 5,, for the firet case; and
the charge against Pritchard for assaulting Men. Clarke
was dismissed.
SERIGUs ASSAULT CASE.—Thomas Wooldridge was
charged by Henry Evans with asssulting hint on the ith
Inst. Mr. Maltby defended. From the evidence it ap-
peared that on the above date complainant went to fetch
some thatching stuff, when defendant said he should not
have it, and struck lam on the shoulder with a knife,
which entered his shoulder. Defendant afterwards
struck him with his fist. Mr. Maltby, for the defence,
denied that complainant was struck with a kuife, but
that there was a dispute between them, complainant
having a billhook in his band, and that in the struggle
it caught complainaut's shoulder. Fined es and costs ;
in default 14 days.
, CHARGE OF VAGRANCY.—WiIIiam Phillips, a youth was
charged with being in the shop of John Price, re.sitling
at Aniblecote on the 15t1, inst, for unlawful purposes.
I Complainant said that on the above date he saw the pri-
soner come into his shop, and afterwards put his hand
IMP, the till. There were about five !shillings' worth of
I coppers in the till. Don't thing the prisoner took any
money. There was !mother boy outside of the shop.
From further evidence it appeared that prisoner ead
been charged with stealing apples. Seuteneed to seven
days' hard labour,
CHARGE OF STEALING APPLES.— David Fradgley, a
youth, was charged with stealing a quantity of apples on
the lath inst, the property of Thomas Pountney. Po-
lice.constable Freeman proved that he saw the defendant
in the garden, and another boy up the tree. Defendant
had got aboat a half -quarter of apples in his pocket. He
apprehended the defendant, and the other boy ran away.
The apples were worth 3d. Ordered to pay 31, the value,
a fine of Id, and goats; in default 14 days' imprison-
ment.
VioLENT Assert:es—William Wooldridge was charged
by Betsey Wooldridge with assaulting her on the 29th
ult. Complainant said she heard a noise at her door.
She went to see what was the matter, when defendant
struck her on the head with some iestrument. which
caused a wound, and she bled a good deal. He after.
, wards struck her on the neck. Defendant is her nephew,
: and has threatened her since. Fined 6s and costs ; in
default 14 days.
AFFILIATION CASE.—Alfred Talbot was charged by
Alice Bishop, of Churchill, with being the father of her
illegitimate child, and to show cause why he should not
support it. After hearing the evidence, theßeneh made
an order for the defendant to pay es per week.
BEERHOUSE OFFENCE.— Samuel Collins, residing at
the Lye, was charged by Superinteneent Freeman with
having Ms house open for the sale of beer on the night
of the sth Meant, after lawful hours. Police-constable
Poole preyed that he visited the defendant's house at 20
minutes peat eleven, and found two meu in the house,
drinking. There was ale in two cups. Fined es and
costs; in default 14 days.
ANGTHER Cases—Elizabeth Tarner, landlady of the
Rock Tavern, was charged by Superintendent Freeman
with keeping her house open for the sale of cider, after
the hour of eleven o'clock at night, on the 6th instant.
Police-constable Hall said that at a quarter to twelve at
night, he eait a by conic out of the ilefendant's shop
with a jug uf miter. Defendant said that she had only
just taken to the house, and that the cider had been paid
for a long time previous. She did not think she was do-
ing wrong, but svould take care it did not occur again.
Oidered to pay costa.

THE VOLUNTEER GATHERING AT
WIMBLEDON.
If anything were required to prove how deeply
the principle of citizen soldiership has taken
root among us, the Wimbledon meeting this
rear would supply the most convincing proof.
The ninth annual gathering of volunteers at the
call of the National Rifle Association, is in every
respect a most satisfactory one. The patriotism
that long ago displayed itself in the e“,•ohnent
of volunteer regiments has year after year been
steadily developing itself ; and, in spite of many
obstacles and difficulties, our volunteer army has
grown to such dimensions, and has been moulded
by such an admirable organisation, that the vo-
lunteer force of Great Britain now stands unri-
valled throughout the world. Each successive
year has added some improvement to its organi-
sation ; and both in the reviews and in the rifle
contests progress has been decisively stamped
on our great national institution.
There is so marked an improvement in the
general arrangements this year, that it is plea-
sant to glance at them. The experience of past
years has taught some useful lessons that have
now been resolutely put into practice, and the
result is a great rifle volunteer gathering with-
out parallel in our own history, or in that of the
great continental nations. Wimbledon en frteis
a scene to which we need not be ashamed to
direct the attention of the military forces of
those nations where the conscription is the only
means of providing a sufficient defensive force;
; and not the least remarkable feature of the pre-
sent gathering is the readiness with which the
volunteers have submitted to the most rigid
rules which, for the time, have transformed
them into soldiers, as much under orders as were
ever, French, Prussian, or Austrian regiments
on the field of battle. It is not surprising that
strict discipline has been submitted to, since it
has been felt that it is for the general good;
but the readiness to submit to it augurs well for
the nieraie of our volunteer force, should it un-
happily be ever called upon to take the field as a
defensive ermy.
Many of the arrangements at Wimbledon this
year are similar to those of previous years; but
as we have said, several improvements have been
effected. Last year the tramway for conveying
visitors and volunteers across the extensive com-
mon was defective, and some accidents and a
good deal of confusion resulted; but this year it
has been laid down on an improved principle,
and is efficiently worked. The erection of the
volunteers' tents has also been accomplished un-
der more favourable conditions—chains, as well
as rope, giving them a stability which has been
' desirable during the stormy weather that they
have had to contend against. The police, the
postal. and the optical arrangements have all
been admirably made, with some little improve-
ments of detail, while the commissariat and re-
freshment departments appear to be all that can
reasonably be desired. One rule which is rigidly
enforced this year is as fellows:—" No enter-
tainment after eight p.m. will be allowed except
by permission of the council of the National
Rifle Association. This permission will never
extend to fireworks, balls, and dancing parties."
This rule must be far from agreeable to many of
the volunteers, and probably to all the lady visi-
tors at Wimbledon ; but the order was not issued
without cause. It was found from the experi-
ence of last year that stich a rule was absolutely
necessary, in the interest of discipline and mili-
tary organisation. Another great improvement