The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-25 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.

RODGERS V. CARE—At the County Court, held
on Monday, before Sir Rupert Kettle, judge, this
was an action brought to recover the sum of £l9
Os. 3d. for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Waldron
appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Morgan defended.
Charles Rodgers, iron merchant, gild he was
formerly partner in the Mersey Wheel Works. He
sold to the defendant a quantity of tyres, and after
served him with a writ for the amount £2O O. 6d.
Defendant, who resided in Rotherham, came to
Stourbridge, and an arrangement was come to, ,
and that plaintiff was to pay the law charges £7 7s.
Od. and to get them reduced as low as possible.
They were afterwards reduced to .C 7. and he paid
the money to Mr. Wall and produced the receipt.
A long correspondence was read, and for the
defence a set off was set up. and also a claim of £2
2s. Od. and 17s. 6d., and considered tha,t.t7 was too
much for law expenses. The partner adjourned
into a private room for the Registrar to tax the
cost. On returning into court, His Honour gave a
verdict for the full amount, less .22 14s. 7d. taxed
off the account by the Registrar.
.RaonEs v, PEARSON.—This was an action brougbt
by Samuel N. Rhodes, corn dealer, residing at fin
Lye, against Mr. Pearson, publican of the same
place, for the sum of £lO 103. 01. for the alleged
injuries cau4ed to a greyhound, the property of
plaintiff. Mr. Waldron appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. ShakeTeare, of Oldbury, f.a. the defendant.
Mr. Waldron, in opening, said that his client had
a valuable greyhound dog, that on the 25th Septem-
ber the dog was seen to come from the defendant's
yard steaming as if some hot water had been
thrown upon the dog, and had also a severe wound
upon one side of the head. He should prove that
no other person was in the yard hut toe defendant.
The evidence he should call would be circum3tan-
tial. The defendant had been char;ed before the
magistrates with cruelty and fined. Mr. Shake-
speare: That is very unfair. His Honour said, he
should take no notice of that remark. Mr. Brown,
inspector to the society, was called and said from
information r,ceived, he went to the defendants
house, on the 25th September he saw a dog with a
wound on the side of the head, about 31-inch. long,
and 2inch. wide lie called the attention of the
defendant to the state of the dog. He denied
hiving any knowledge of it and lett the yard. He
returned again in a short time and asked to examine
the premises, and in doing so found a shovel. He
examined it and found hair upon the shovel, the
colon/ of the dog and told the defendant of it. He
denied again knowing anything about it. IE3
Honour: Can you carry the case any further. Mr.
Waldron said he could call a number of witnesses
to prove that the dog Wa3 stealing as if hot water
tat been thrown over it. His Honour said he was
afraid that was not sufacioat for him to gi .7,3 a
verdict, but if he, (Mr. Waldron) should 11k3 to
go before a jury he would give him a jury. Mr.
Waldron said after consulting with his cli _act, I e
would take His Honour s verdict. Mr. Sha'tespeare
for the defence, said the case was a very serious one.
He should be able to call a number of witnesses to
prove that the defendant never injured" the dog.
His Honour then gave a non suit.

LECTURE.—We understand that Sir Richard
Temple, will give a lecture in the Corn Exchange,
on January 11th next, on India. C. P. Noel Esq.,
will take the chair.
CHRISTMAS STOCK SALE.—The Christmas Sale
and Show of Beef and Mutton. was held at Stour-
-I.,ridge on Monday, Dec. 20th, 1880. The s',ow of
Fat Stock, which i was of uniform excellence, in-
cluded 300 sheep and 65 head of cattle. The
Tradesmaos Prize of £lO was snared by the Right
Hon. thi.3Earl of Stamford and Warrington, for a
very fine Short horn Heifer, purzhased by Mt-
Robert Parkes, of Stourbridr, £3l ss. ; and the
second prize of £2, by Mr. J. G. Saunders, of Wol-
laston, for a well-bred Short-horn Heifer, purchased
by Mr. Thomas Jones at £27 2s 6d. In sheep, the
first prize of a was obtained by Mr. Walter Pear-
man of Whittington, for some splendid Wethers,
which realized 88s. per head; purchased by Mr.,
Robert Parkes, of Stourbridge. The second Fin
by Mr. Thomas Yardley of High Park Farm; pur-
chased by Mr. Lane of Birmingham, at 84s par
he id. The butchers' prizes followed the purchases,
Mr. Cooper, of Birmingham, secured the first
Farmers' Prize of £2, being the purchaser of the
largest amount, and Mr. Allbutt of Birmingham,
the second prize. The attendance of purchasers
was numerous and the competition keen. Mr.
Lane, Mr. Jos. Parkes, and Mr. Lampitt ofa:iated
as judges, and Mr. H. King as auctioneer.