The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20 00:00:00


THE ST (J U RI 1) 0 14,\ OBSE E It.

into touch with its victims, as well as solidi-
fyin i!.s detestation of crime. Justice Day
will not regret his Liverpool experience, and
the criminals of the 9,-reA Lancashire maxi-
titm city should owe him no malice for wish-
ing to see thcm as they are, without the aid
of police spectacles. One cannot but, while
recognising the risks ran, admire the fear-
lessness and thoroughnegs of Justice Day's
character.

AMERICA, great on" big" things, as just
erected a gigantic statute of "Liberty."
This i 3, howe -rer, to be eclipsed by another
statute of colossal size, which English and
Canadian citizens in New York are proposing
to set up in honour of the Queen's Jubilee.
In London, too, there is talk of a monstre
tower, which should cast the benign shadow
of "fifty years of a good Queen's reign "
over ages to come. So far, both projects are
only in the stage of conversational rumour,
no wever.

BRIERLEY HILL.

CIIATCGES A.GAINST.A. LICENSED VICTUALLER.—At
the :Police Court on Monday. John Waterfield, lend.
lord of the Yew Tree lan, %Vitneat!), was chtt4 ed
nitLassaui'i'g his wife and with 'beinv, drunk onv
his 'own premises. Mr: Waldron defe::ded.
Waterfie2 wished to withdraw-the charge on the
mode. standi,:g that defendant would not ioterfere.
wit her, or in any *ay with the business, but
would continue to live apart until a legal separation
was obtained.—Au officer stated that 1 e _found
Waterfield irt a drunken and exoitei st.ite. e ha')
been beating his wife, and on witness appearing
"took off his shirt" and offered to fight —The Bench
allowed the charge of assault to be withdrawn, and
fine I defendaqt 53. and costs fo: being drunk.
VOLUN'INEE. SOIBEE.—On Monday evening the
annual soiree in connection with the local Corps of
Volunteers was held in the Drill Hall. There was
a large attendance. Au interesing programme
was gone- through by the following ladies and
gentlenrin :—Miss Melvina Pill, the 2,lisses Freer,
Ms S Maud Randle, and _Messrs. J. Randle E.
Davies, 0. Higgs, D. Poole, T. Box, and B. Vihit-
tingslow. .Colonel Cochrane distributed the prizes
to the successful competitors, the principal prize-
takers being Qaartermster-Sergearit 11. Jones,
Sergeant J. Dooley, and 'iergeant H. V. Breton.—
Major Casson proposed a vote of thanks to Colonel
Cochrane, and referred to the valuable assistance
that gentleman had given la the erection of the
Drill Hall. He remarked that the company now
numbered 101 effidents.—ln acknowledging the
vote-of thanks, Colonel Cochrane said that although
many prizes had been distributed he did not see that
many large scores had been made, and he was told
that the day was unfavourable. He would point
out that shooting was now coming to the front in
the ?truly, and Volunteers must not be behind. New
r,!gulations were being issoed, and although there
would be fixed targets they would not be marked
as at preent, but be what were called sectional
targets. It might be that they would before long
go a step further and adopt moving targets, and
tneref ore it was neeeFsnt7 that Volunteers shout 1
at:ead to their shooting and position, drills.. , Ho
was pleased tw notice the good attendance at camp, -
and hoped that theinhabitants of Brierley Hill and
neighbourhood • Would show their appreciation of
the corps by liberally vubscribing, in order to clear •
tiff the debt of £7OO which was at .preseil oa-the

were entirlid.to their wages. Evidence having been-
given in support of Mr. Cltilow's statement, Mr.
Shakespeare cross examined the witnesses; in the
course of Whi.,Th it wag elicited that one of the
plaintiffs had left the eilliery. on several occasions
without notice, and Mr. Club .v consmtcd to forego
the claim for stalling, which re] need the claim for
extras to 4s Bd, Mr. Shakespeare Said he had now
simply to confioe hi3'defenco to the question of the
plaintiffs having to, leave the c Uiery , without
notice, He submitted that as it hid been the cue-
tan at the Rowley Hall Colliery for the workmen
. to leave without notice, the plaintiffs -could not
claim wages. The whole of the plaintiffs worked in
one stall, and as the stall was worked out the de-
puty-manager would be justifitd in refusing to 4p.d
them work in another portim of the colliery. Mr.
Bassano said it,was customary to give and take
fourteen days notice, and in his opinion it would be
a sorry day for Eng!ancl for such a custom to be
abolished. In the opinion of the Bench, if one stall
were worke I out, the deputy-manager should have
- found the plaintiffs work in another. Mr. Shake-
gpeare said if the magistrates to )1i that view of the
ease, he had no alternative but to submit to it.
The question was one of consideratle importance,
an) he was glad that two practical magistrates
wergupon the Bench to hear at. Mr. Clulow said
posonally he was glad that two- gentlemen con-
- fleeted •with the trade had heard the case. Mr.
Bassano said the men had been at work two and
three days a week, and their decision was that the
defendants should pay 4s 8.1 for extras, and six
days' wages in lieu of notiot., viz., ..t3 113 s, the costs
of the case, and the solicitors' fees, Much interest
*as manifested in the ease.