The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

THE STOURI3RIDGE OBSERVER

WURI, OF ITIAIDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this
Board was hold yesterday, Mr. Grainger in the ctair.
There were also preeent :—?4esers. 'Brookes, Bird. I
Carlwiight, Urillin, Dotaly, Rav bould. Powell,
Roberts. end Beckley. son. Admitted into the botia•
dui ing the Work, 14; di...barged, 99 ; dead, 1 ; remain
log, 131, CGFll.4l4loliilia week last year, 411. Out.
cloa relief, .Kiegswieford district, 40 Cs 81.1; Stour-
go di.trlet, lld lits 2.11 Huleoeiven district, /Id 10a
Sold, IsT Wm Id, lenient 153 13s t 4 last year.—
Preeepts were received for the following County rates :
Staffordshire, &HT 15s; Wareeitgrhhive, £205 he.
%.n.sgaggita.—At the Petty Sessions, yesterday, before
fl. 0. Virmstone, J. lisierott, &MI W. C. l'irmstone,
Mettra-, the finlowing transfers took pee.—The Mose
aud Crown, Cradley, 'Nan Williara Westwood, to Emma
Weetwoni; the Cos-h and !torsos Inn, Higlintreet.
Stuart/ridge. from Elizabeth Spilsbury to John Hugon ;
Wlttait Sheaf Inn, Coventry•itreet, from Daniel
Penwell to Mary Edwards ; the Cricketers' Arms Ira,
itigh.sti net, from Reda:fa Roby to Henry Howeliffe.
A:MAWS CUTTING AXD WOUNDING.—At the Pet!!
ss Sei..us, yeaterdey, before If. 0. Firmatono, and J.
bier-fl, Eaqrs., Jean Ilusselliee was °barged with felo•
niously wounding Thomas Moore, on the 11th instant.
Complet.tunt said he was a glass.maker, and on the above
Into woe having a glees t.t ale, in the Turk's Head.
Prisoner wag there, and witneas said to him that his dog
cella not catch a rabbit, when the prisoner Inv hie, at him
with a knife and slabbed him in the arm, inflicting a
severe wound. Witness 61 not wi,li to press the case ;
but the prisoner WWI remanded to Wortialey. on Monday
sea

CLUB Chtlei—Yesterdev, at the Potty Sessions, before
H. 0 Finustoae and J. if olcroft, Esqrs., John Hart and
Jew Bead, otticers of a,,Prieudly Society called the
" LOYA Briton," held at the Lye, Elijah Brooke, land-
lord, were summonsed by Lucy Gordon for refusing to
pay her the sum of 15, to which she alleged she was
entitlad at the death of her husband. Mr, Corbett de,
fendel—Lucy Gordon said clue was the widow of AYH.
liana Gordon, and lived at the Lye. The book produced
coetained the rules of the aociety, of which her husband
was a member, fler husband dirt on the glitli of No-
vember. Deceased had limai a Ott illtiOr for five quarters,
awl died without a will. hail had £4. The
stewards saw that hi- iota buried, :atl twelve members
atturialed at his fuocrol.—Mr. corloAt er,ait-examined
witneas at some length, to shoe that William Gordon
was behind in his payments, and woo not entitled to any
bencrit —Joi.in Dart webs osilea us u witaciss, and said
that Lie had paid Is di, the club money for the deceased,
and hod received it as en otU r if Ilia Court.—Mr.
Corbett the Court for Die eiefone& and quoteil
the Slit reit, whie4 iitatetl nal user) member should pay
what is use, d upon by the loci, ti upon his entranoe,
Isad six shi;lleigo purr quarter atter, with all fines. And
' If any cosinblr should neglect to pay the sorne at the
Dhlt monthly meeting, he should hot be untitled to any
henetit. He itouside..eil coinplidosat WWI not entitled to
it. no doe 44,d was Ailed es nil the ltb of Auta.t, which
should hay.- boen yti I on the 21:•1 Scpteineer, at (Its
qiis,terly meeting. He was set if all benefit; tett the
club, 14 u4gidderittloil of coinploinant's eitoe, had paid
her ik. and ootnpl lours Mime came with her, an) g eve
roueipt in diAliargo of ali Ilro•iks was
called, and said that deea:oini tva. Antal on 01.! gti.h of
Auguat for heln: drank, und usiag hail language. The
mime), ..hould have been paid at the next 101,1,111 TOPA.
ihteitheisi Nettie to tito olub but dei led pay the tins,
mid lie was not entitled to anything, The Malt gave the
complainant £5.--Sol 11.14 %1'1.14W(10(1. father Of ,Ontl•
pleiniint, said that Ii• woad with his d to the
society, lstud !Testi,. d the f 4. The reueipt Wits not reel
over ti Mos. lie did not consider he had given the ce•
cuipt tit trill iiitehhie., of ad claims —Ater time other
witileases were en dome., the lie ioh ordered Cue delend•
mitt to pio tie ea. and los coat,

On Monday evening last the committee met to carve
out their future proceedings. They divided the parish
into nine district., and appointed cm lain gentlemen to
canvasg each district, and sue that the wants of the poor
in their districts were attended to. By this means all
will be carried out straightforwardly. lines agreed that
the relief should be di.tributed in bread, au .1 that appli.
smuti should apply in the first instatien to the collector
of thsir own district; but that no relief should be given
to any individual except with the approbation of the
general committee.
. . .

It wds aloo agreed that tho names of the following
gontleunen should be added to tho gun rat committed :
Moods. J. Mao, T. lidudrion. e.Oey. Muesth, Smith,
John Fellowed, Cutler, L. Low, .1. Matthews, and T. H.
Pardons.

The °alive...we liave commenced their duties with due
energy, end not only have they summed in obtaining the
renukito funds, but the minim and mist: be id some a
the poor have been alleviated, fly this time we ithoold
think near gliet has been Mit tined, and this sum Will no
doubt be cousid crably auglue i,rl.

M , kkl.l its AND Sli•lVAN're AOT.—lewtorday at the Pub-
lic 011Mle, W., lam •'mu Zr. servant, to the e nploy of
'it iii iskii irk. ti i, ula, ot 11.1)gler, WI, enuAtuusisest
Zr abieutisit Swore .Ifrusso his work .sn the hub 11.•euso•
her b.f. S .1111,11)..blisnis torus hadslY, in the °mulct',
of Mr. F11114111..410. Pith' tho deleolesot woe a waggoner,
it cii tise .01... re dew 11.• went Vo Atouriiriditr for some
guru at shout Isidtp sit ...veil os'e!osfit in the sisuresinu. IVA
ehutild 'herr lierU hook hr skein u'alock bus iii ed
k•Ulllt• mtkit until half-pout us 1,,' O'olOok. DrfrU,lehr
taterdadt wo,,t to 114Oloy for +nine how, and did not
eaten, sold lialf.past six. %nom he eione lie was q site
thank, end tou borne., which wet new, Wee cut •lid le-
jun.& Defendant ft.:l on the flour, and the earl, wool-1
lucre 4,110 Oyer law, of witness hal not piels.d ha a op
twiie.a hod iii ii k to the .adilier ti be let.!, ed. and
had cost 12. lit. Th &&&&& es White 'nod that he am. the
dui...dant at heir-past six iiolock at night, when lie ap-
p. or, dto lei —jolly." Witness picked Op 0,1114, 11:11-11,PS
at Churchill. wales bu afierwsrdo isund Isehoss.4,l t &Ir.
Firiistosse. Air. Firouotene *eel he did not wish to press
awl darll,l4lll. Wee reprimanded, said ordered
to pay ha (id
Ar4iList ion (tag—Will join Perry, of Careless Ore-en,
Wes •Uellitoood toy .11a.fune Pantos to show enuie why he
ohouid out support her ungstissuste child, of which die
alleged he Woe Cie Is ker. Mr. finchni y appeared for
is salpitioss.st, ad Mr rev far the ilefunilxut. This
Out.. Ovellided Cue COUI i he any three hours, nine witno,-
me. h lug 0C:4111111011. At ..he clime of the evidence, with-
out a reply from Mr. florhnry, defendant was ordered to
so.y 5. hi per week. awl

proper distribution of the funds :—Rev. F. J. Clarke,
Rev. U. Lakeman, Be,. G. Cosens, Messrs. J. Jones,
Smith, N. Hingtey, Molius, Morrow, J. P. Hunt, Hodg-
son, Penn, Barker, A. Green, it. Higley, W, H. Nock.
Q. Green. P. W. 0 Barra, A. 11. Baru, W. Baasono. H.
Hingley, J. Hiegley, J. Kock, T. Lowe. J. Harris, C.
Yardley, R. Palmer, W. Tibbetts, Wavle. J. Keen. IL K.
Darby, Griffiths, It. Barnsley. Best, Whitley. J. Bloomer,
Crockett, W. Darby, It. Att:sonrl,l). Willetts, T. Pai keg,
J. Gould, Hamrneraley, 0. Darby, and .1. B. Heys. He
thought it would be the beat plan to divide the parish
Into a nalpher of distrieto, and appoint eertain goalie'
men to attend to Cash district. By this means aceurate
Information of those in want would be more easily
gained, and their wants bettor attended to.
The motion was seconded by Mr. W. H. Nock, and
alerted unanimously.
Mr. James Nock then proposed, and Mr. B. Heys QUARRY BANE.
seconded a resolution to the died that the Rev. F. J.
Antonusen INQUPST.—The 11.4j011111(4 Inlnest on the •
Clarke be treasurer, and that the Rev. G. Lake:tau. Mr. bodies of William Haden. Soloman Guest. and John
G. Green, and Mr. W. H. Seek be requested to act as
secretaries. Poulton, Will resumed at the Blue Ball. before W 11Phillips Esq. Coroner. The witnesses were Edward
Afterward, Mr. Pena proposed that the thanks of the
,; Foley. gen . Jelikins, Mr. Baker, and Edward Foley, jun.
meeting :Mould be given to Mr. Boston Heys for es. The evidence Was similar in its general purport to that
kindeesa in handing over the balance of the concert lately which has Leon given at the other enquiry. Edward
given by hit pupil. in the Corugreaves School.
Dr. Mathis seconded the proposition which was cars Foley, jun, the doggy of the pit, admitted that he had
not mode's proper examination of the bark opening on the
tied unanimously. morning of the exploaion. There woo about Sit, or (Ift.
Mr. T. Joues briefly referred to the Factory Aet. He
spare above, whi eh he reached t with his lamp on
thought Goverunaent should have provided ample school his pricker. Mr. Foley. Ben, said there Was no rule bind-
accommodation for the children. It was really too bad
t..: any, go to school, when there were none to which they
lug the doggy to examine abendoned plaeem. Mr. Baker.
might izo.
• in his evidence, said that the back opening Woo so con-
Inltiguons to the workingn that it meld to be examined.—
and Mr. B. Ilingley £5, amid other gentlemen speedny addition to Mr. Jona,' £l5, the Chairman gave £5, I The Jury found that the deceased Wag accidentally killed,
and expressed their opinion that great Moore rested on
responded with two gliiuoaa and such like. The whole Edward Foley, jun. for not examiuing the bark opening
amount proiniasd Wail near £5O, which will be consider- properly, inasmuch as if examined at all it ought to
ably augmented when the eauvassing ta commenced. bay, been examined in
on
efficient
nuunwr._The Coco.
ner addressed the younger Foley, and hoped this would
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting.
be a caution to him.

"bull-dog " butmer, end atnu employed et Me Fo.t.r's
works. On the above date witness ant his clothes on
about three Wein,* to ql home, when the defendant
struck blm e blew on the eye. without speaking • word
Witnest Intl hint he 'anal summons him. when defend-
ant said he would give him something to summons him
for. Pet, ndant thtn struck witness several time, on the
face, and blackened hi, eye. Mr. Addison addressed the
Bench for the defence, end said Peat complainant and
three others commenced drinking in the hovel at eleven
, olchfek. and they bed 17 quarts of ale. end were quite
drnrk. Complainant first strurk the defendant with a
I tin bottle, and cot his eve, and they aftPrward4 fonuht
Mr. .1.3.1i50n called witnesses to prove this, after %klatch
the Bench dlernissod thl case.