The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-06-08 00:00:00

THE ST01711111111)GE MISFIT/MIL

pHOTOGRAPHY.
J. SUNDERLAND,

not only have to pay an increased rate to their
present men, but would be expected to take on
more men on the same scale. Were any body of
workmen commiserating the position of their
unemployed brethren, to propose a decrease of
work, with a corresponding diminution of pay.
in order that the previously unemployed might
come in ,tiil share the work and pay, we might
hail this as an e%idence of good feeling deserv-
ing of high credit; but even then the masters
ought to be consulted, as it is not fair that they
should he call. d on to employ a larger number
of men than they require to do a certain amount
of work. But when the employed men make no
sacrifice for their unemployed brothers, and call
on the masters to engage more men than they
want under existing arrangements, and this at a
slightly increased rate, the demand becomes
manifestly unjust. it is not the fault of the
masters that 10 per cent, of the men are out of
work ; this is rather the natural result of the
increased pay that the employed already receive,
and if the pay is to be further increased the
probability is that the number of the unem-
ployed will be increased also. There is another
very important consideration which the men
would do well to lay to heart. Some of the
masters threaten to " send all the best work to
Belgium for manufacture." This is not an idle

67, BULL ST.. BIRMINOHAM,
(Near Great Tristern iott,),

Begs to inform the Public th..; he :,sis sri
to the present Establishment • large
GROUP StUDIO (13 feet hi*, specially
constructed for Photographieg
FAMILY GROUPS, SCHOOLS, 30CIETI1.8,
CHURCH CHOIRS, S:c.. arc.

A CHILDREN'S Special STUDIO is
also Opened, where Portraits of Young
CHILDREN may be taken intantaueously.

HIGH CLASS CARTE DE visrrE,
THOM ss"
TAKEN DAILY.

MR. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Professor
of Husk, Hig I.,tree;, :matey Heath.
N.8.-I.llkiada of Nuaioai laareasawfataasi
repairea.
New Magic at Half•price.
PIANOFORTES FOR SATE OR MIRK

! threat. It is well known that a large proportion
Just Published, 116 p.p., dewy Bro., Post Free, of the journey work in St. Thomas's Hospital
A New Illustrated SELF-ESTIMATING
was made in Belgium, while Germany, Denmark,
e&TAt.ouUr; for must FURNISHING,
Sweden, & i c., are quite ready to fall n with the
.:
with full description and prices of the Articlem, profusely views of any master builders who may choose
Illa.trated, and general suggeetions. By i..DW 1N to prefer foreign labour, for any cause whatever
STEINOER, Cabinet Manufacturer and complete to British. But there is a perhaps still more
House Furniaber, Commercial Buildings, Stourtridge, important consideration with regard to British
and 19, 20, and 21, Mill•street, Kidderminster. manufactures generally. Masters are beginning
to find out that the increased rates of wages
G. F. GREEN, sometimes means diminished profits and always
pIAN ()FORTE TUNER. mean an increased capital being required, and
I therefore their thoughts are naturally turned
1 perforce to the employment of foreign labour
here or the transference of their capital abroad.
Such considerations plainly indicate that the
demands of the employed, providing that they
are already fairly paid—which is of course mat-
ter for disnute—may be pushed too far, even for
their own interests. It may be that we are now
entering on another phase of the ever-waged
battle between capital and labour, and that
affairs are beginning to take a turn in favour of
the former; but, at any rate it behoves the wages
class to see to it that they do not carry their de-
mands to a point at which concession will be
impossible, and aggression on the part of the
employers will become almost a necessity.

260,'Cast1e-street, Dudley,

HAS GREAT PLEASURE IN PUBLISHING TUB
TESIISIONIALS.

From Mr. C. Potter, Professor of Music, from the
Institution for the Blind, Si. John's Wood, London:—
" I can confidently recommend Mr. Green as • Piano-
forte Tuner. He tunes by equal temperament, and ob-
tains an exact scale. (Signed) C...POTTER.",..

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From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Patrick's
Church, Huddersfield :—" I have much pleasure in tes-
tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green as a Pianoforte
Tuner. He lays the bearings w ith exactnesa and perfec-
tion. (Signed) Luna F. PATTERSON."
From Mrs. Sanderson, Solo l'ianiste, of the London
and Liverpool Concerts :—" Mr. Green is one of the few
who can Tune my Piano to the nicety I require previous
to giving my Public Recitals. (Signed) E. K. SANDER*
SON."

From Mr. Butterworth, Organist, Dobcross, near
Manchester Mr. Green's equal ass Pianoforte Tuner
can rarely be met with. (Signed) DAVID BUTTERWORTH."

TERMS ACCORDING TO DISTANCE.

Please observe the Address-260. Castle-street, Dudley

DIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
be had on the NEW SYSTEM of HIRING, for Two or
Three Years; after which, and without any further pay.
ment, to become the property of the hirer. All Instru-
ments had on this system, or otherwise, will be
Exchanged any time within six months for any other, if
not approved of, and returned carriage free. Andfar-
ther, after a trial of three years, any Pianoforte or Har-
monium would be taken back, at its original cost, and
the money returned, de ducting the usual charge for hire
thus offering greater advantages than the London or Bir-
mingham Housss.—Apply G. P. GREEN, Pianoforte
Teacher, and Tuner, Music Warehouse, 260, Castle-street,
Dudley.

SALES BY AUCTION NEXT WEEK.

Sale of Fat Stock at Hagley, by Messrs. Oates,
Perrens, and Wooldridge, on 31 diday next, at

Eleven o'olock.
Sale of Furniture on Tuesday nest, at The
Heath, by Mr. H. King, at Eleven o'clock.
Sale of Furniture at Wordaley, on Monday next,
by Mr. S. Instill, at Eleven o'clock.

all improbable. Whatever the concession, its
immediate effect will necessarily be to enhance
further the price of iron; and it is, no doubt,
owing to the general anxiety of buyers to fore-
stall that movement that the recent briskness of
trade is mainly due. This activity is more ap•
parent in the export than in the home branch,
in which advances are always more stoutly con-
tested, and in which alao competition of produ-
cers is greater. The further reduction of 10 per
cent. in the American tariff, which is announced
to take place on the let August next, has given
a great stimulus to the demand for iron for the
United States; and the Colonial orders for gal-
vanised corrugated iron, the price of which has
now risen to £3O per ton, are also very large
just now. Nail sheets and rods, and tube strip,
may be quoted 5s to 108 dearer than a fortnight
ago; but bars, which are not in specially active
request, remain at the nominal maximum of £l3
10s. Pig-iron is firm at £6 lOs to £6 15s, and
in exceptional cases £6 17s Gd for hot-blast na-
tive all-mine, and .£4 12s Gd for cinder; but, as
usual, at this advanced period of the quarter,
j there is litte doing in pig.

In Packets only.—The system originated by Messrs.
Herniinan of kupplying their pure tea in packets, shewa
an immense saving to the consumer, when compared with
the loss of labour and numerous middle profits in sow
plying tea in the ordinary way ; becaiem not only does the
purchaser receive the Importer's guarantee of purity,
and good value for money, but an article "always good
alike all the year round, is secured at prices so mode.
rate, as to be within the reach of all classes. For thirty
years Horniman's Teas have been recommended for their
great strength, delicious flavour, and perfect wholesome.
nest, combined with real cheapness. Sold by 2,538
chemists. dm., in 1,000 towns. For local Agents, are
advertisement in this paper.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLY—CoIds, Coughs,
Diphtheria, and Bronthitia.—These corrective remedies
are infalliblefor the cure of these pectoral complaints,
which, when neglected, often end in settled asthma on
terminate in consumption. The Ointment, well rubbed
upon the chest and back, penetrating the skin, is carried
directly to the lungs, where it expels all impurities
All the blood in the body constantly passes through the
lungs, and there all noxious particles tending to pruclace
disease can be quickly, thoroughly, and permanently
neutralised, rendered harmless, or ejected front the
system. Holloway's Ointment and Pills perfectly accom-
plish this purification and by the blood thua cleansed
the influence of theme wonderful medicaments reaches the
remotest parts of the human body, and thus cures ail
diseased action, whether internal or external.

A SINCERE VOICE or WARNING against Quacks, or an
unerring Guide to the Nervous and Debilitated, by J. L.
Pulvermacher. An infallible means of detecting the
Quack Doctor, and thus preventing the above class of
patients from falling into his clutches, a danger into
which they are likely to be entrapped through his spe-
cious and enticing forms of adverthements and Treatises.
ee well known name and positi-in of the author is •
ificient guarantee of sincerity. To be had through any
1:ookseller, or direct of J. L. Pulvermacher, Galvanic
!:stablishment, 168, Regent-street, W., London.

R. Cook, stone-mason, of this town. The de-
sign was unique, and the workmanship exqni• CRADLEY.
site, and it bore the following inscription : INPROVENIINT SOCIETY.—On Satarday evening at the I
" This tablet is erected by friends in the Stour- weekly meeting of this society an admirable ~,say on!
wt;rrldit.llfro,/,!.. 117:75. The chair I
bsorindgeofCßirecanitoaisll! memorial
goef
,11wIrh.oJodhiendPmeaary-
). joj'ePc't in leery skilful ',fainner, and th'elTdvaotages
11th, 1869, aged 28 years.—His lively interest and the disadvantages which loneliness ensures were
in the affairs of the circuit, was only equalled by widly pourtrayed. Original in thought, and remarkable
his urbane and kindly disposition, and the Chris- for its perspicuity, the e•say was as creditable to the
than cheerfulness which his presence always in-
asayist as it wee acceptable to thou, who were fortunate
enough to be present.
spired, the important services he rendered to
the Chapel Trusts, the solicitude he exercised
for the means of carrying on the work of God,
his able and impressive utterances both in the
pulpit and on the platform, the efficient manner
in which he discharged his duties as Circuit
Steward—all combine to make his loss felt and
his memory dear."
CHARGE or lessoNv.—At the Police Court, on
Tuesday, before Major Fletcher, Benjamin
Micklewright, William Micklewright, and Henry
Taylor, rope makers, in the employ of Mrs.
Oliver, were charged with feloniously stealing
981bs of rope and tow, the property of 'Messrs.
Mobberley and Bailey, of Netherend. They
were remanded until Friday, bail being accepted
in one surety of £25 each, and were again
brought up yesterday before Major Fletcher and
Captain Noel. Mr. Holberton appeared for the
prosecutors, and Mr. Perry for prisoners.—Wil-
liam Deeley, manager for prosecutors, said on
the Ist inst prisoners were at their works. They
are Mrs. Oliver's men, a rope manufacturer, in
Stourbridge. He sent for them on Saturday
morning. They had an accident at the pit on
Friday, and the men came to splice the rope.
He left them there on Saturday afternoon. The
rope was broken in two places. The rope pro-
duced is similar to their rope. The three pieces
produced have not been damaged. When he
left there were no pieces like the ones produced.
Cross-examined: The pit rope the men came to
splice was a flat one, but it was not the one pro-
duced. Did not see a piece of fiat rope lying on
the pit bank besides the rope the men came to
splice. I left the works at two o'clock.—John
Millward, engineer to prosecutors, said he was
at the works on the above date when the priso-
ners canoe to work. It would be about eleven
o'clock in the morning when they came. They
put three splices in a rope which had broken.
The repairs were done on the pit bank. The
rope produced is the property of prosecutors.
He identified the rope from the fact that one of
the strands was ripped off it. The men spliced
the rope. When he saw the rope produced it
was about six or seven feet long. He left it on
the bank. He saw prisoners fetch part of the
rope whilst they were at work. He did not see
them use it. He was there until the men went
away. lie cautioned them not to take anything
away with them but what belonged to them. He
said that because they load missed rope before.
He saw prisoners put two bags into the cart.
Cress-examined: It was about eleven o'clock
when they left. I have not known any rope
taken away from our place by the men as per-
quisites.—Mr, Deeley (re-called) said the value
of the old rope would be £lO per ton.—Sergeant
Jones said about 20 minutes past eleven o'clock
p.m., on Saturday last, he was on duty in Coy-
-1 entry-street. He saw a handcart stop opposite
Salmons's marine stores. On the truck there
were two bags and the three prisoners were with
the cart. He asked William Micklewright what
he had got in his hand, and he said "Some
scraps." Witness asked him, "What scraps ?"
and he said " We have been splicing a rope at
Netherend, and these are the scraps." Witness
asked him if he had nothing else in the bags but
I scraps, and he said there was not. He then saw
William Micklewright take the two bags to Sal.
mouse. Witness afterwards opened the bags
and found they contained the materials pro-
duced, which weighed 981tos. He apprehended
prisoners on the Monday at Mrs. Oliver's. Wil-
liam Millinchip said, "I suppose we shall be
tried to-morrow." His brother did not make any
reply. Taylor said, "I was not aware we were
stealing it. I have been out of the trade nine
years, and previous to that we always had the
scraps.—Ann Salmons said she was a marine
store dealer, and wife of Timothy Salmons. On
Saturday last she was from home when the rope
was brought.—Mr. Perry, in defence, contended
that prisoners took away the rope without any
felonious intent.—Sarah Clarke said she was a
neighbour of Mrs. Salmons, and was left in
charge of the house on Saturday night last.
Whilst she was there the three prisoners came
to the house about ten minutes past eleven.
William Micklewright wanted to know if he
could leave the stall' until Monday morning. She
told him he could leave it up the yard until
Monday.—Joseph Harris said he was a rope
maker, and lived in Duke-street. When pit
ropes were spliced he considered that the scraps
belonged to the splicer. He had been in the
trade more than 40 years. Cross-examined ; I
have had a good deal of scrap myself before now.
The rope produced is not scrap. I should not
have taken the large piece unless it was given
me.—Alfred White, manager to Mrs. Oliver, said
at a quarter past eleven o'clock on Saturday
night Mrs. Oliver's shop was locked up. He
had always considered the scraps were the meu's
perquisites. Cross-examined: Do not consider
the pieces produced scraps, but they are old
rope. The prisoners took the cart up to the
rope walk, and left the tools at Netherend. The
two Micklewrights had been in the employ of
Mrs. ()liver over 20 years, and had always borne
excellent characters.—The Bench were of
opinion that no jury would convict, and dis-
missed the case.
BREACH OF THE PEACE. David Davis and
Thomas Canaar were charged with committing a
breach of the peace by fighting. Defendants
pleaded guilty, and were ordered to pay costs.
A WIFE BEATER.-IICLITy Millward, chain.
maker, was charged with assaulting his wife,
Emma Millward, at Cradley, on the 25th ultimo.
Complainant said she wished to withdraw the
ease, as defendant had promised to be kind to
her. On the above date defendant came home,
threatened her, struck her, and gave her two
black eyes. He had been drinking at the time.
Defendant said he was very sorry for what he
had done. Defendant was fined 5s and costs;
in default one month, and was bound over in his
own recognizances of £lOO for 12 months.
MASTER AND SERVANT'S CASE.—At the Petty
Sessions, yesterday, before Major Fletcher and
R. L. Freer, Esq., Edward Cund, coach builder,
was summoned by William Jenkins, a workman,
for discharging him without giving him a week's
notice; and the latter claimed 30s as compensa-
tion. Mr. Wall defended. Complainant said
he worked for defendant as a trimmer, and it
was the rule of the trade to give and take a
week's notice. Major Fletcher asked if the
agreement was mutual; if not, the rule of the
trade was not law. Complainant said : No, it
was not mentioned; but it was the rule of the
trade. The case was dismissed.
NEGLECT OF WORK. Benjamin Hart was
summoned by Henry Wooldridge for neglecting
to work up 101bs of iron into nails, on the 4th of
May. Defendant pleaded guilty, and agreed to
work up the iron, and pay costs.
Damsonso MOWING GRASS. George Scott
was charged with wilfully damaging a quantity
of mowing grass, the property of George Britton.
Defendant pleaded utility. The damage was
laid at 21. Defendant was ordcred to pay that
amount and costs.