The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-03-20 00:00:00

TiItW'ffnIMIVAII)GE OBSElrgirrit.

he attempted it, the ;num had a. right to knock
him down, and that was law, and good law. But
the policeman was not satisfied with holding him,
but held him by the collar while he was eating a
basin of broth in his Own house, and continued to
hold him until the chief of the police came, when
Mr. Freeman, very properly, told him to loose the
man, and summons him, if he had done anything
wrong. and he should, if necessary, prove by seven
or eight witnesses that the man was sober, and
the conduct of the policeman towards Shepherd
was bad, After calling John Welch, Mary Plant,
William Pardoe, and Arthur Vale. The bench
dismiss/ d all the cases.

CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—WiIIiaM Henry
Jones, landlord of the Old Pipe Inn, High-street,
was charged by Superintendent Freeman with wil-
fully permitting drunkenness in his house, on the
7th inst. Mr. Collis defended. Police-constable
Dunn said he visited the defendant's house at a
quarter to nine o'clock. One man in the house
was very drunk. The landlord was also drunk.
He visited the house again at a quarter to ten.
The man was gone, but the landlord was in a
beastly state of intoxication.—Mr. Collis, for the
defence, said that the man Lane, who the officer
said was drunk, was a lodger in the defendant's
house. He had come from Dudley a little the
worse for beer, but he had nothing in the defend-
ant's house, and because he was the worse for
drink they could not turn him into the streets.
Had they done so, defendant would have been
liable to an action.—Defendant was placed in the
box, and swore that the man had no ale in his
house that night, and that when the officers called
his attention to it, the lodger went into the back
kitchen. The Bench fined defendant 20s and costs.
Mr. Collis gave notice of appeal.
THE WORKSHOPS' REGULATIONS ACT.—William
Hamlett was summoned for allowing a female 18
years old to work in his workshop after the hour
of nine o'clock. The ease was proved by Mr.
Brewer, and defendant ordered to pay costs.—G.
Gordon, who did not appear, was fined for a simi-
lar offence Is, in addition to costs.

DRUNKENNESS —Sarah Westwood was fined 5s
and costs for having been found drunk on licensed
premises, on the 9th inst.

- PERMITTING A NUISANCE. William Haslock
Pearce was summoned at the instance of Inspector
Williams for permitting a nuisance to exist on his
premises, in Mount-street. Defendant admitted
t 3 hnuisance, and the Bench ordered it to be re-
moved in 14 days.—Several other persons have
been summoned by the Inspector for not abating
nifisances, but their cases have been withdrawn on
their complying with notices, and paying the costs.
CHA.RGE AGAINST A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—
George Tomline, landlord of the Nag's Head Inn,
was fined 108 and costs for permitting a prostitute
to he in his house on the night of the 7th inst.
NEGLECT OF Wonx.—Wm. Sherlock was charged
with neglecting the work of Edwin Stringer, on
the 10th inst, and the latter claimed 30s as com-
pensation. Defendant stated that he had been ill,
and the Bench gave him the benefit of the doubt.
DRUNK AND ASSAITLING THE POLlCE.—Thomas
Tompkins and William Hill were charged with
being drunk and assaulting P.C. Dunn, on the 13th
inst, while in the execution of his duty. Defend-
ants pleaded guilty and were fined 2s 6.21 each and
costs for being drunk and 5s for assaulting the
police.—Joseph Hazeldine, labourer was fined 5s
and costs being at the Lye.
STOCK SALE —Mr. H. Bing, held his usual Sale on
Tuesday last, when there was a very large attendance of
buyers and also a quantity of Stock, which comprised
upwards of 400 Sheep, 55 Head of Cattle and a quantity
of Pigs, Fat Wethers 76;5 per bead, Fat Cows £29 15s.
Od. The quality of the Sheep was remarkably good.
The next Sale Monday Mach 29th it being the Stour-
bridge "March Fair Day."

where science might be learned from their walk's in.
the immediate neighbourhood. Geology and chemis-
try might readily be acquired. They had a thousand
chances there which they had not in other places;
but he was afraid they did not take half the trouble
to improve themselves that they should. But edu-
cation should not be looked upon solely as a means
of rising in this world, but as a means for making
him more contented, and of keeping him out of the
way of temptation; and with this view he hoped that
next year they would make a great effort to start a
number of classes. And as nothing could succeed
without having a tea party, let them begin with a
tea party, and if need be let them have tea together
-once a week, and in the summer time they might go
to Clout, and study the botany of that neighbour-
hood. And, if they were not satisfied with the local
teachers, they might get professional teachers from a
distance by paying them—and anything that was
worth having was worth paying for. If they wished
to pay their teachers, and would come to the South
Staffordshire Association they would help them to do
so. The old plan of "rule of thumb" work would
not do now-a-days. The mining agent Could not do
without he underdood the power of the gases of the
mines, and an acquaintance with chemistry would
give them the requisite knowledge for this. He recom-
mended them to form a little museum, containing
specimens of fossils that were in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Thompson had said that the walk between Crad-
ley and Stourbridge was one of the most interesting
geological districts in the world. There was ample
scope for interesting discussions on the various fossils
that were to be found in their own immediate district.
Let them always remember that education was not
only a means to help them to the top of the tree—
because they could not all be at the top of the tree—
but to help them to live more wisely and more
happily—(great applause).
Mr. Billingham seconded the adoption of the re-
port, and in doing so he referred to the ample and
eloquent manner in which the subject of adult edu-
cation had been treated by the Vicar of the Lye.
He ;the speaker) was a little disappointed with the
state of things at that Institute, as shewu by the re-
port which had just been read. If he had been
asked what, in his opinion, was the number of menit-
, bers belonging to that institute he should have said
300. He was surprised that in a place like that with
so large a population, there should be only 103 mem-
bers of a valuable institution like that. He referred
: to the advantages which were to be derived from this
institute, and appealed to the young men to avail
themselves of them. "Their lines had fallen in
pleasant places," as compared with tho,,e of their
forefathers When he was a young man such chances
as those were not offered to young men. If they
neglected them now, when they grew up they would
be very sorry for having done so. He hoped they
would avail themselves of the advantages which had
been offered to them by the vicar, and he hoped they
would number next year not 103 members, but twice
that number; so that they might enlarge their num-
bers, increase their subscriptions, and become com-
paratively self-supporting, so that their subscriptions
might reach the amount of that subscribed by the
honorary members which had been read out that
night. He had much pleasure in seconding the pro-
position to the effect that the report be adopted.
The motion was then put to the meeting by the
Chairman, and carried unanimously.
Mr. T. Hill (secretary) then read letters of apology
for absence from the following gentlemen :—Mr. G.
K. Harrison, the Rev: J. S. Thompson, of Cradley,
the Rev. W. Cochrane, and the Rev. T. Parker.
The following programme was then gone through:
Piano duet, " Diabelle," in D., Miss Weston
and Miss Skidmore; song, "The lark now
leaves her watery nest," Mr—F. Smith; song, "
dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls," Miss Bonnie.
song, "True Blue," Mr. McMillan; piano solo, Miss
Tibbetts; song, "Thou art come, sweet spring,' Miss
Weston; song, "Pilgrim of Love," Mr. Felix Smith;
piano solo," Corriclo Galop," Miss Skidmore; sollg,
"Will o' the Wisp," Mr. McMillan ; song, "The
Forsaken," Miss Bonnie; piano solo, Miss Tibbetts;
song, "Good bye, sweet heart, good bye," Mr. F.
Smith; song, "Joyous life," Miss Weston; song,
"It's easy to talk about, but it's not so easy to do,"
Mr. McMillan; song, "Sweet Nightingale," Miss
Bourne; song, "Under the Sea," Mr.McMillan.
The above programme was supplemented by v..
peated encores which were demanded from most .of
the performers, Miss Weston and Mr. McMillan,
however, coming in for decidedly the lion's share.
Of the concert, as a whole, we may say briefly, that
the singing was good, the auditors numerous and ap-
preciative, and the whole affair a decided success.