The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-29 00:00:00

STOURBRIDGE OBgERVER.

F2ace will result from the anadjustel con-
trovercios which have arisen in that region.
Witil ! deploring the events which corrpelled
Prince A.lexander of Bulgaria to retire from
the government of that principality, I have
not judged it expedient to interfere in the
promelings for the election of his successor
until they arrive at that stage at which
assent is required by the stipulations of the
Treaty of Berlin.
The task which has been undertaken by
my Government in Egypt is not yet accom-
plished ; but substantial advance has been
made towards the assurance of external and
internal tranquility.

In Burtnah operations have been con-
ducted by my troops with bravery and. skill
for the purpose of extirpating the brigand-
age which has grown up during recent years
of misgovernment. The bands of marauders
by whom Upper Burmah has been long in-
fested have been dispersed, and many of the
leaders have laid down their arms. I enter-
tain a confident hope that the general pacifi-
cation of the country will be effected daring
the present season.
Commercial treaties have been concluded
with the kingdoms of Greeee and Roumania.
Papers on these subjects will be laid before
you.

GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS-

The estimates for the coming year will be
submitted to you. They have been framed
with a careful regard to economy and to the
efficiency of the public service.
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN—

The condition of Ireland still requires
your anxious attention. Grave crimes bare
happily been rarer during the last few
months than during a similar period in the
preceding year. But the relations between
the owners and occupiers of land, which in
the early part of the autumn exhibited signs
of improvement, have since been seriously
disturbed in some districts by organiscd
attempts to incite the latter clasS to combine
against t.ho fulfilment of their legal obliga-
tions. The efforts of my Government to
cope with this evil hare been seri .usly im-
peded by difficulties incident- to the method
at present prescribal by statute for dealing
with 'snch olences. nar early attention
will hi cal:id to proposals for rerorms in
legal procedure which seem necessary. to
secure the prompt and efficient administra-
tion of the criminal law.
Since I last addiessed you, the Comm•. -
si Niers directed to inquire into certain sub-
jects of grea.; importance to the material
welfare of Ireland have been actively prose-
cuting their labours. The report of the
Commission on the operation of the recent
Acts dealing with the tenure and purchase
of land will be shortly laid before you, aLd
will doubtless icceive from you the early aid
eared attention which the serious impori-
aria; of the subject demands.

Bills for th e iroprovement of Local Gov-
ernment in linr;land and Scotland will be
laid Lefore you ; and, should circumstances
render it possible, they will be fellewed by
a measure dealing with the same subject in
Ireland.

A bill for improving and cheapening the
process of private bill I,:gislation in England,
Scotland, and Ireland will be submitted to
you.

You will be asked to consider measures
having for their object to remove hindran:_.es
which exist to the cheap and rapid transfer
of land, to facilitate the provision of allot-
ments fcr small householders, and to provide
for the readier sale of glebe lands.
The Commission which I issued in 1885
to inquire into the lamentable depression
under which trade and agriculture have been
suffering for many years has presented a
valuable report, which, together with the
important evidence collected by them, will
be laid before you.

A bill for altering the mode of levying
tithes in England and Wales will be sub-

mitted to you.

Tn regard to Scotland, you will be asked
to consider measures for the reform of the
Universities, for completing recent legisla-
tion as to the powers of the Secretary for
Scotland, and for amending the procedure of
Criminal Courts.

Measures dealing with the regulation of
of railway rates, and for preventing the
fraudulent use of merchandise marks, will
also be brought under your consideration.
In the performance of these and all your
other momentous duties I earnestly pray
that the blessing of Almighty God may
attend our labours.

The Speaker and members of the House
of Commons then retired from the bar, and
the sitting was, at a quarter past two o'clock,
suspended until a quarter to four o'clock.

(2' ools and buildings by fire and water is ov r
£2,000, and about sixty hands will be for a time
thra vn out of employment in consequence, of the
disister. The c:u-e of te outbreak is not known,
but k.s the seat of it was the engine and boi:er
holm IL is probable that it arose from over -heating.
The engin;:.house was com;_:1: tely gutted, and
ttl
shafting, iron wheels, and other machinery bun 4
about eroken and twisted, giving evidence of the
terrible heat to which ti:ey wer: subjected. o.ily a
few yards from the slat of the fire is the house an
oath,lildings occupiel by Dr. Eagar, whilst on tle
other side of the narrow street in which :11, wmkn
are tdtuattd are a number of Louses occupied ly
w,nking people. The grtatest credit is due to M!.
Williams and the m..,mbers of the fire brigade fcn•
the skilful and urnmpt measty:es by which they
undoubtedly prevent, d the fire from spreading to
adjoining property. The building and the goids
were folly insured,

MIDLAND COUNTIES CROSS-0015N rRy
CHAMPIONSHIP.
This important event will be decided on Saturday,
February 19th, at S.ourbridge, starting and finish-
ing on the thicket Club Ground.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND ASSOCIATION.—The at nual
business meetir.g of the association Was hel 01
Tuesday, the President (Dr, H. 1-1. Smith) occupy-
ing the chair. There we a fair attendance of mem-
bers. The repo, t btated that £l7 is 2d in dona-
tions, was, included in the balance sheet. Owing
to the Shakesperean alniversary falling on Go
Friday the usual celebration it was explained could
not be held. It was to be hoped it would be re-
vived next year. The sum of £3 133 .was derived
from the concert given on the 18th inst, Tae a.so•
ciation sustained a deep loss in the death of Rcv.
W. J. J. Welch, use old member, an 1 forme:ly.
vice president. The library of 1,000 books, irre-
spective of those supplied by the Worcestershire
Union of Institutes, was spoken of as tein4 in a
satisfactory condiiion. The issue of vol imes had
been 2,063 during the past yoar. Tin donors of
literature were, as is ens oltary, than:it:a for ihdr
gifts. A. balance in. hand of 16s 00 was shown.
On the proposition of Mr. Holliway, seconded by
Mr. S. A. Brooks, both reports were adopted. The
election of officers vies th-in p:oc,2eded with.
THEFT OF Boors.—At the Police Court yesterday,
before Col. Fletelv,r, A Freer, and E. Webb Esqs,.
ELzA, Mee (18), John Str, et, Wordsl-y, was
charged with ste.iPh, a pair of boots, value 6s lid
the property of Amy'Ooley, b irnaid, Old Pipe Inn,
Lower tli,ii S:reA, on the 17th inst. The prisoner
went to the public li use and hired a bed for the
night, tie bed was in th,, same room as the prose-
cutrix's, anl the following m,.rning the boots were
missin Pris•mer pica 1. d guilty and was fined 203
and cos. or 14 days.
VIGsuN STEALING.— C .arle!!, Pun hase and JOSODh
Trantee, labourers, BelbrotOtton, were fined lJ tid
for stalling, six pigeons. vain:: 63, the prop ty of
Albert Mecch..m, Bleach Farm, Belbrou Aston,
The p 4eons were stolen from a. pen and spld to a
dealer At

CHA-IGE AGMNST AN. Cole4y, as
sistant overseer, for the parish of Has'aury, was
charge I f.tr neghtuting mid refuiing to atteni the
audit !lel oa tte 25ta January hist ; th To was a
furth,r negletitin; to balance the ra!at
and other book, ithin 7 clear days of the audit
Mr. R. 0. Ireeti Price, d stti.-..tt auditor, appeared
to prosae ,te, a Mr Ueo. rry defeud td. Mr.
Pric3, in (yet:inA. the c is,sal I ha sent the defent-
ant the usa ac ite, whic't fixed the a it for 11
o'elo in iho Commi;sion!•rs' Rom, Stourbridge.
The detaadaat did not put in en appei.rd:.ce, an I
Vie a tdit was adj iulne,.l till next oily, 'Pie de
f nchat c.111.1:2 at, at d ty on the s,con 1 :Ivy,
and in-ought t ta baoks wit ) him, bat They were n.,t
balan3.d or ma 'e up, and had not received the Or, r-
seer' Fi row roe.. Ile hod can ioned the derendont
as to his 1 lay and want of p, orer car, and he was
haul. to a tio of Vs and cost.") in each se. Win.
Shu or, • no o the ev is urs of the Paii-h of II ts-
bur , said ;he dekn.lant told him he w-s going to
e ic It, about wit:di he had react 'd 1101120,
Witn• ss %%eat to i.e: end t hut the defendant did
no coa.e c sri s Parrish gave carrohorat:ve
edve
adcee: r
before eetrary I cau upsriod
prove
he
that td.
t‘Ne. tnsa
atitrio Cii-
t
li
wittol y negica tied to attend, and urged that the
cse as a iwe accident. As to the secoial
charge he SLibroitt‘A that acco,•eing to law, ley
cwn is neglecting to get the books sig: ed was no
,canee and did not mean that they wtre not
properly made up. He asked the Bench to give
tie &tend:lnt the beutfit of any doubt .hat may
arise. '1 he 13(•uth disu.iisscd ihe fist case tnd
fined the def-ndatit 20s and costs for thusccond.
STYALING COAL —Esthtr Malley, nail mtiker,
Wellescote, was lioed 1s 61, or 34 days for it, chug,
ccal, value 43, tl e ineptrty of Mess: s. Bradley mai
Co , n the 1911 irst, at the Ila3-ts.
liosito OF GUARDIANS' —Mr, Ha:hew Tr it idol at
the weekly treetiog of this Board y, steiday ; lii re
weve a!so prezeLt Messrs. Pargeter, Ilingley,
Gm iftin, t-it!uway, 'llompson, Eollinfon, Bryce,
Clan:bets, J Bilinsibam, Guy, ]e( sort, Brooks,
Rhodes, Strirg r, Wottlington, and I:i11 —The
Master of the II cuse r. lorted A.dniitted 15, die.
charged 11, torn 0, coed 2, rea ahing in the Horse
586, t gaiust 576 t;,i the coiloj ouoing week last
year. The mild tor rtlief was : hini.,seir ford £47
9; 4d, Stotiibridg J.;i35 15s 21, ll:St:Owen £3oss
10d, in n-resident 12 Is od, toiai £ll5 4s 5)1, against
£lO9 5s 5-0 for tfie 5 eActiii In )t year.—Th,
Medi was ins :tided to 'a rite Pewed, who -vas
seat to p acn some time ago for negh-c:ing to
ant an his wif a itid el.i elven, and rsk him to take

thew out oi the iim.s'.—The Finance Cemmit'ee
rccomapAadea taat aL the overseers wl:o were in
arrear up to N. venaher last be sinah-,oned.—le.
Brooks propcsd that the rcp.):t of the: Fivan,::e
Committee be aloi-ti'd. Mr. L'•trinee sc,con Id,
and the repott was adop'e unguilnously.—The
Master repirted complaints as to the provis:ons sup-
plied to the Hausa. A Visith“ Uornalitto., was
brmed an I inqu'red into the mat or, aad had he
butte]. (!he comi.laiaed of) be ,ught jut, !he
Board R»!n. It gave forth a e-ck'y sme I. and it

was deno iiinittei as "calf, gri.:a-e," .q.utterin," and
by some :s "Itu i n tll w," It was fopo-:ed,
seconded, a-1.1 th ,t a sran,ple of the butter
be sent to 11i, County Analyst for anulpis. Mr.
Hopton, Hili Street,. - was ft1,,0 to be Mr rifle of
the matt3-, he being the supp ie of till articl,
Mr. Pa •g:ter thn p:oce,lde io move his rosolution
of whic he 4ave uo!in list wr.,;..k, viz , that the

Board w:t' of opinion t'at the Sah,)ol Boardi
remit the fea of ehil:ren attending tivAr se:7o)ls.
lie said Ile ii not want to move the re,ohition

ith any eicsi-e to prevent the education of ehildr, n.
•

He always wished to ire the children of the country
well edaca:ed. He quoted from the School Board
Act, 1870, which state that the School Board c•Jtile,
remit any or a:1 of the fees of children attending
their schools. In 1376 another clause was inserted
repelling the clause of 1870, and staring that the
parents muct apply to the Poor Law Guardians.
A total ef 296 rctni'tances were made from Decem-
ber 11 to Januttay 9, and from January 9 to this
date 318. Out of the 296, 176 were attributed t.)
Board Schools; out of the 318, 137 were from Board
ScitooLr, Altogether the total remittances were 357.
His
.conteutiini was that the School Boards should
retort tho,t) ft.cs, and not come to the Guardiaus to
have them remitted. By the School Boards throw-
ing the fee.: on the Guardians it made their CX.-•
pandit IV a IoA hss, and the Guardians expenditure
more.—;r. Ruilinson seconded the resolution, but
he thong :t should be known that the resolution
did not a .:t the Kingswinford SA° 1 Voa"-I•
The gentl,.. f that Board had always done their
duty wa, and they would consider it a piece of
impvtin, :Ice en the part of the Guardians if they
interfered with their work.—The Chairman said if
a pireut proved she was entitled t, hay" the fees
realitW, they could not refuce.—Mr. Worthington
did not think they could legally pass the resolution
Thomson, in supporting the r..so ution, said
its object was to put the work of remitting fees upon
the right shoulders.—Mr.Pargeter. asked the Chair-
man to put the resolution to the vote.—ln putting
it to the vote, the Chairman said he hardly liked to
do so as it was like a reflection on the
School B,arda, On tailing tha voting 7 otd for
and 7 against the resolution, and the Cha-runin
giving his casting vote against the resolution it fell
through, and said that the matter would find
ventilati,-m through the Press, and the School
Boards would very likely take notice of it —Mr.
Rollinam : I shou:d think they would if they have
any shame :n them.—Mr. Bryce moved that Mr.
Bishop's application be not considered, and Mr.
Pearson seconded.—Mr. Pargeter ,moved and Mr.
Stringer si con&d an amendmennt that tile sato y
be doubled, viz , £l5. 'a he voting was: Resoluti.in
8, amen iment 5.

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moment they are excited by the act of sticking the
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London." Dr. George Moore in Ids work on • •Ziose
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C'eldon Holmes, Senior Physcian to the Munictpal
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trial 1 liti:e found yonr Glycerine Jujubes of consider-
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more nt.ti Attn:; and ttesh-formizg eleumnts Vin try ((.. r
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