The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-04 00:00:00

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repee of Tem:ern in connect., With
el. the neighbourhood was null in
Is, on Ihursday evening last. At G:10
nova, ds of a handred of the clergy. gent-v, and
•• . • i sd it ;on to an excellent tett in the Infants'
• A Meng thot pc- It we noi leed, the
, . ! . Adiey and airs. Alley. T. Williams and
Oat, Rev. 1). Robertson, hto. 11. Shemin',
R.N. J•mes. ito. O. W. Campbell; Nie,sr, A. Freer,
it harts, S. It. Br,ok,i, U. kr. : M.. It. L.
r :qrs. IV. webL. it :disseW Pric. nod Dole. Of •
imerintentients i.rd I •;coolers present were Messrs. I
kr, ;simpson,C,. • Walters, and Beard Mrs.
ortorigl.t. and thk. .lohmen and Domini t (Old.
3.sinford), Mt Robitoeh, and the Misses
,on and Joi, 'ran .1, Mrtrs. Thetrid„.
lit oulky,ci as, Dhicenson !
• -Fs. Perry, Bloomer, Holden. and the Misses 1
•a- I;;Ltivy o.vr). J. U. Headley. St-tretary of
i.,00f Engl.:nil Sunday School In.titut... Lou-
a model lesson to a class of hove, in the pre-
of the convoy, seli.j et—'• Hooves, and the way
thither." After which he delivered an address on the
to oilers bolero, in and otter school. In thw cenrwe of
his remarlis hoe threw out some nor? valuable hints rein.
1.40 to the conduct of Sunday Schools genet ally, and also
tile connection between the teachers ant scholars. Some
few goetlions ware put to him by the clergy and teachers
to which he ably responded, answering the difficulties
g2mrally met with by Sunday lidlool teachers in a clear
aml Lire, A rropfritkul iiiade by the
Rev. 0. F. Adley, that a cAninittec be formed amongst
the "up rjnt,-n-lelot 1 the dutidny Schools in the di.-
tn t kvi;h I vas V of orals sir',' quarterly Couferenccs,
which was wavinly suppoited by the lt,y. T. Williams and
Robeitstm. A 5.11.0 of thanks was proposed to the
Rev. O. F. Alloy, la. his Liminess in nnd,rtaking the
• management of the L'onf..ren.le, and for tilt admirable
mann, in so Lich the pr..eeedings were carried out ; and
also to Mr. H G. Heald, for his very instructive lesson,
and his touching and edifying addee,s, both of which
were gra,ion,ly acknowledged. In the course of the
evening to.. Appropriate hymns were sung by the corn.
rosy. The I4e. T. Mlllianni prononne,l the h,uedie.
toon, and the nit eting separated. I.,ery min appeared
to hose been highly gratified with the meeting, and the
prevai.ing opini• n was that a mote nueee44lll and plea.
aunt conference has never before been held in the heigh•
hourbood.

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KtEEWELL 81111113,1.—The Rev. James White, who is
about to remove to Bilston, prearlied a leave-taking jar.
moo on Sunday night last, in the Methodist New Con'
! a ;i.:n Chupel, to an audience both largo and respectable.
Being the Sunday School Anniversary, the children took
part in the proceedings, and the collection realised nearly
YS. A few week I ago the young men who formed Mr.
White's Bible Clam, presented him with a handsome
ebony writing stand. Such proofs of esteem and love
most be very gratlying to the recipient, and as his re-
m ,vol is not to a distant place, we hope to see him again
occ ioinnally in our midst.
Cusietsmormis' MerTINCI.—The monthly meeting of
this Italy was held on Wednesday last ; Mr. Allsop in the
chair. There were also present Messrs. Walker, Paek•
wood, Thorne, Levi, Stringer, and Cooper.—The Chair-
man, on rising, said: Gentlemen. had I been present at
your last meeting, when a resolution was moved in re-
ference to myself, I certainly should have proposed an
amendment. But as ;hat motion was carried, and as it
is not easy to undo what was then done, I take the choir
thanking you for the conti ience reposed and the honour
conferred on me, promising that nothing shall be want-
ing on my part as far as I am able to fulfil tlo, duties of
the office. You have often heard the oil saying, " What
can the man do that cometh utter the king." I feel it is
but Ltile I can do in this position as compared with what
has nasally been done by our late worthy chairman while
he has occupied this post with his decision of character
and the great amoubt of knowledge be has acquired of
the town and trade of Stourheidge. You know also that
he has often assisted us greatly in legal matters, and
when necessary obtained the opinions of eminent men
gratudonsly. I am encouraged when I look back and
think of the good order that has prevailed at our meet-
ing,, and though we do not always see eye to eye, I am
proud to sey that we have learned to respect earls other'a
opinions, and differ without quarrelling. And then,
aq-till, gentlemen, I hope that our constituents will are
that when we have met together we have met as men of
lousiness, t, do the business of the town. We have con-
shierably improved some parts, and hope to improve
others. We have lowered the rates, and paid off a con•
siderable amount of debt left us by our predecessors.
I ani farther pleased to say we have no duties left un-
done, and we have no lawsuits staring us in the face.
nontlem on, taking these things into consideration we
Lave reason to hope that this year will be as pleasant to
tli Uri the pest—The Clerk read the minutes of the last
ni,•eting, which were confirmed.—A number of accounts
. w. Co I smuineti and passed, and ordered to be paid.
' There was no business of any public iaterest.
, MR. SCOTT'M DRAMATIC COMPANY. --This talented
company have lately given four ri formances in this
tewn in the Theatre Royal, Coach and Horses Yard.
The two first representations were rather poorly attended,
which was no doubt owing to their not having sufficiently
advertised their coining. On Saturday nig,lit last there
was a numerous and respectable audience to witness
their representation of " Nick of the Woods, or the Jib-
benaMesey the Avenger." The part of the.a/e-noiaosoy
was ably sustained by Mr. Jame. Scott. whose powerful
delieration of the varioes all•eting scenes in this cha-
racter drew repeated plaudits from the audience. Mr.
Coonett made • great "hit" in the character of leering
Reef, stacApo,e; his happy conception of the part, aud
vi forties actiog convulsing the audience with laughter.
Aljs Emily Frances Scott was also eminently successful
in the toaelving and pathetic eh iracter of Teli,_ Po. Mr.
AI iurice In:0e the nmst ef his character of Woad Ihr•
rester, although from what we afterwards saw of him the
part was in no way adequate for the display of the fine
histronic lowers possessed by this gentleman. The
saute remark zippliei to the Mith lorrestee of Sims Cl Ira
Scott. The e. mining characters in the piece were also
well strata/mil. The piece was followed by a pudedt al-,
in which the graceful daneing of the Misses Scott highly
delighted the audience. Some good comic songs ware
afterwards well sung by Messrs. Cosnett and Belcher.
The evening's entertainnient wall coedit led with the
laughable farce of the "Two Polio," in which the clever
mei or de..ene acting of Messrs. McNatty and Cosnett,
as "1,01. inal Peter Po/t. immensely delighted the Allah
rat,e.--The performance WaS opened on Monday night
with Hubert, Lyttoo's beaut.ful play "The lady of
Lyons." Slim Clara Scott, as the beautiful and haughty
heroine Pauline beschappelks, both looked and acted the
part to perfection. Seldom has it been our lot to wit-
ness no powerful and truthful a delineation of any chit-
reefer :IS the above in the hands of this talented and
yoett,ful artiste. She seemed to thoroughly identify her-
-1
self with the part, and her depiction of the haughty
lady's rage and morn in the cottage scene in which she
discovers how she has been doped by lideoffe, was one
of the finest pieces of acting we have ever witnessed,