The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-22 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

that there walfar lesi cruelty than there used to be.
The R..v. W. J. J. Welch seconled the motion,
which was carried.

On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by the
Rev. A. W. Worthington, the thanks rl the meet-
ing were accorded to the honorary office] s.
The Rev. D. Magianis moved the appointment
of officers for the ensuing year, and this wai seconded
by Mr. Houghton, and carried.
Lord Lyttelton was appointed . pre3ident ; Mr. G.
Perry, hon, solicitor; Mr. F. Blakeway, hop.
veterinary surgeon; Mr. 11. Turney, hon. sec. ; and
Mr. W. Co per. hon. treasurer. Mr. James Brown
was re-appointed inspector.

years, but the advantages of that school, consider-
able as they were, had been exclusively devoted to
boys. All those 300 yeArs there had been an equal
number of young women needing the same educa-
tion, at least as much a,3 boys, and they had been
deprived ef it. No one had hitherto found it pos-
sible to stir up people's minds, and awaken the
sensibilities of the town, nith the view of securing
for the young women of the town advantages equal
to those which young men enjoyed, When, not-
withstanding the disadvantages of such a state of
things, they found young women engaging in edu-
cational pursuits, they were deserving of the high-
est encouragement which could be offered them.
If their predecessors in past generations had in
this matter neglected their duty, and seriously neg-
lected it, let tlezve who lived now try to make up
for it as much as they could by using every effort
to promote the education of young women. There
were duties in their social state, in the mixed and
increasingly difficult problems of social life for
which it might be none but a woman's trained in-
telligence was fitted; and he looked for social and
national advantages at present of an unknown kind
to result from the improved education of the women
of the land.
Mr. Shepherd referred to the educational advan-
tages which Birmingham offered to the Midland
district. Birmingham had put itself forward in
the matter of education, and had for a number of
years been doing ea; and Mr. Shepherd referred es-
pecially to the Midland Institute and the Mason
Science College, The foundation of Oxford was
lot in the distaet past, but the foundation of the
Mason College had gone on before their eyes, and
they might live to see it one of the great institu-
tions of the land, lie still regretted the state of
things he mentioned twelve months ago, that by
the terms of the founder's deed, there were certain
restrictions of a religious character affecting those
who were to be selected as teachers in that institu-
tion. He confessed he felt great disappointment
and regret that it should be necessary in these days
in a new institution arising now, to create religious
disabilities to an educational career. It might be
that some provision might yet be made to correct
what seemed to him to be that serious blot on the
organization of the college, but whatever might
happen in that respect, he hoped that tie deficit
might never produce any serious ill results. The
,-
might in Stourbridge look forward to advantages
from the Mason College, and he hoped that they
should have something like an affiliation of their
local clas=es to the classes carried on in Birming-
ham, both at the Midland Institute and the Mason
College.
Announcements were afterwards made as to pro-
posed lectures in Stourbridge, and a committee was
appointed to superintend the class arrangements
for the session.

DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court, yesterday,
befole Colouel Fletcher and Captain Cochrane,
George Wall was charged wtth bring drunk in
Cov,ntry Street, on the 1411 inst. Police-constable
Webb proved the case. Fined 2s Gd and costs.—
Joseph Pears ,n was charged wi h being drunk in
the public streets on the 16th inst. Police-con-
stai)le Oakey proved the case. Fined 2s 6d and
costs.—Michael Irven was charged with being
drunk in the public streets. Police-const able Webb
proved V.e case. Fined 2s 6tl and costs.--George
Kirton .was charged with being drunk and disor-
derly at the Lye, on the 15th inst. Police-constable
Widdows proved the case. Fined 5s and costs.—
Joseph N,wton, of the Lye, was charged with being
drunk and disordeily on the 12th inst. Police-
constable Widdows proved the case. Fined 5s and
cosae—John McDonald was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 15th inst, Police-con-
siable Moore proved the ease. Sergeant Jones
proved several previous convictions. Fined 10s
and costs. JosLph Collins was charged with a
similar offence, ou the Bth inst. Sergeant Payne
proved the case. Fined 5s and costs.—Mary Ann
Coriold with being drunk and incapable in Enville
Street, on the night of the 20th inst. Sergeant
Herman proved that he found the def,ndant drunk
and incapable. She said she lived at the Ridge.
With the assistance of another officer he took her
to the station, and when she was sober the next
morning she was bailed out to upper yesterday.
Mr. Perry, who appeared for defendant, said she
was too L.l to attend the Court. She had unfortun-
ately been in an asylum and was not accountable for
her actions. superintendent Wheeler said from
inquiries made he found that was correct, and
under the circumstances should withdraw the case.
OBSCENE LA.NGUAGE.—Ann Fexhall was charged
with using obscene language on the 12th inst. P.S.
Herman proved the case. leined 28 6d and costs.
BREACH OF THE PEACE.—Mary Corfield and
Eliza Jones, residing at Wollaston, were charged
with committing a breach of the peace by fighting.
on the 14th inst. Police-constable Cartwright
proved that he saw the two defendants fighting.
e.',ach had a hand in eackother's hair, and fighting
with the other, and both were bleeding. Defend-
ants pleaded guilty, and were bound over in one
surety of £lO and ordered to fled one surety each
in -t5 to keep the peace for six months and to pay
costs; in default one month's imprisonment.
NON-PAYMENT OF RATES.—Several persons were
summoned by Mr. Hipkies, cellector, for non-pay-
ment of General District Rates. Orders for pay-
ment in 14 days were made.
MORE DRUNKENNESS—John Mills and Joseph Hart
were fined, the former 58 and costs, and the latter
2s 6d and costs for being drunk and disorderly at
the Lye, on the 18th inst. Police-sergeant Payne
and Police constable Widdows proved the cases.—
Zen i Hart was, on the evidence of Police-constable
Widdows, fined 5s and costs for being drunk at the
Lye
CRUELTY TO A HOE.—William Pardoe, coal
dealer, of the Lye, was summoned for illtreatiog
a horse by working it whilst in an unfit state.—in-
specter Brown stated that he was at Hagley , on
Monday last, and saw the defendant in charge of a
horse attached to a cart laden with potatoes. He
examined the horse and found two wounds of old
standing under the saddle. Both wounds were then
dischacging matter. Deleudant was fined 5s and
costs, or in ciefalilt 14 days.