The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-22 00:00:00

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was held at
the Board Room, yesterday, Mr. Granger in
the chair. There were also present :—Messrs.
Guest, Hall, Thompson, Wood. J. Billingham,
Rhodes, H. Billingham, Forrest, Fiddian, Brooks
Weston . Raybould, and Plant. Admitted into the
house 13; discharged 12; died 2; born 0 ; re-
maining 300; corresponding week last year 342;
out door relief, 11s. Bd. Kingswinford district
£22 11s 8d : Stourbridge district £l6 19 3d;
Halesowen district, £l5 103 6d, total £55 12s 9d
against £59 19s 10d.

CAUTION TO TRAVELLERS.—At the Police Court,
yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher and Captain
Noel, William Hill was charged with falsely ob-
taining ale from Thomas Tomkins, of Hagley, on
the 2nd lust, by representing himself as a traveller.
—Mr. Tomkins, landlord of the Prince of Wales
Inn, said defendant went to his house and said he
came from Kidderminster. There were two other
men with him.—Defendant pleaded guilty, and he
was fined 10s and costs.

HIGHWAY OFFENCE.—Isaac Waldron was charged
with allowing a pony to stray on the highway, on
the 13th inst, at Belbrou,ghton.—Police-constablc
Payne proved the case and defendant was ordered
to pay costs.

STEALING WATERCRESS.—WiIIiam Florence and
Thomas Hall were charged with 'stealing a quanf
tity of watercress, on the 21st ult, the property od
James Hingley, of Cradley. Complainant saio
that the two defendants, with five others, got intr
his field, through the orchard and to the watee-
cress bed, and took a large quantity of cres s. Ds-
fendants were very abusive and threatened him
—Defendants were fined 5s and costs each, and is
the damage done.
ASSAULT CASE. John Mills was charged with
assaulting Sarah Ann Lees, on the 18th inst.
Complainant, who resides in Church Street, said
she had some words with defendant when he
kicked her violently on the hip and struck her on
the eye.—Sarah Fletcher and Eliza Lowe gave
corroborative evidence. Defendant denied that
he kicked complainant, but merely put his foot on
her hip, and that his wife and complainant fought.
—Two witnesses gave evidence for the defence,
but admitted that defendant pushed his foot
against her.—Fined 2s 6d and costs, 14s 6d ; in
default 7 days.
MRS. CHANCE'S PROTECTION ORDER. In this
case Mrs. Chance applied at the Court on Friday
last for ae order io protect her goods from her
husband, and the order was granted. At the
Court, yesterday, Mr. Stubbs, of the 'Midland Cir-
cuit (instructed by Mr. W. J. Reeves, of Birming-
ham), applied to the Bench to rescind the order,
and said that his client, Mr. Chance, knew noth
ing about the application,, and it was only from
seeing a short paragraph in the Birmingham
Gazette that he knew of it. He believed that a
Mr. Addison appeared for Mrs. Chance, to make
I the application, and he must say, that from the
paragraph he saw, that it was not true, and that
the Bench had been misled. Mr. Addison knew
. well, he being Mrs. Chance's attorney, that his
client had applied to the Div orce Court for a sopa
ration, and that Mrs. Chance, the respondent, had
been served with the citation, and if he did not
know Mr. Chance's address, he knew perfectly
well he could get it from Mr. Reeves, his solicitor.
He also stated, aeeording to the report, that Mr.
Chance had been threatening his wife. That
was not true. Mr. Chance had been subjected to
a great deal deal of annoyance through his wife
and a Mr. Bird, her brother, and that some time
ago it was arranged in that very Court thal Mr.
Chance should pay his wife a weekly sum of 4s.
Mr. Chance had also been summoned in the Connty
Court, by Mr. Bird, for sums of money, and had
to pay 15s per week, and other sums. Mr. Ad-
dison: He had not paid since 1873.—Mr. Stubbs :
No; I will tell the Bench why. Mrs. Chance got
evidence together to prove that he was not of
sound mind, and he was placed in a lunatic asy-
lum, and there kept for 2 liweeks, but Mr. Reeves,
his solicitor, applied to the Court, and after hear-
ing the evidence, he was pronounced of sound
mind and liberated.—Colonel Fletcher remarked
that the Bench hadreceived no notice of the case
coming on.—Mr. Stubbs: No ; That was not neces-
sary. He had given Mr. Addison notice.—Colonel
Fletcher said he was the only Magistrate now pre-
sent that heard the ease, and the order was gran-
ted on the evidence of Mrs. Chance, and he sug-
gested that the case be adjourned for a week.—
Mr. Stubbs said he was quite agreeable, and the
case was accordingly adjourned.
NEGLECT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN. George
Pagett was charged on remand with allowing his
phildren to become chargeable to the Union. De-
f. ndaut, pleaded guilty and said he had no means
of supporting his children. Ile wanted to get a
situation but could not do so. He
.formerly had
large quantity of property, and Jug slut eight

houses he had sold. His wife took the money
and left him and went into business. Defendant
ultimately paid 20s, and agreed to take the chil-
WOLVERHAMPTON LOYAL ORDER oi ODD FELLOWS.—
On Monday last, the annual dinner of the "Tree of
Liberty Lodge,' was given at the Crabb Mill Inn, Old-
swir.ford, when a.goodly number of members sat down
to the repast, which was served up in Host Bailey's
ti,m3l go d style. After the loyal toasts had been given
th.. tl i.anci.,l statements were read by the secritary, Mr.
R Coley, which showed that the lodge was in a pros-
per, ,us oondition, having a:fund of £450 at their disposal
with 11 total of 74 members. The remaining portion of
evening wig agreeably spent, interspersed with songs,
toasts, and sentiments. The chairman afterwards pro-
posed success to the Tree of Liberty Lodge," and
various toasts, which were enthusiastically received, as
was also that of the press. Comunicated.
CnirlikT AND CONCEP.T.—On reference to our adver-
tising columns, it will be seen that Messrs. Casey and
Rob, is, the celebrated Clown Cricketers will play on
the gr muds, at Amblecote, and in the evening will give
two grand concerts in the Corn Exchange. The various
opinions of the press speak in the hig*test terms of com-
mendation of them, as regards their cricket and concert
entertainments.