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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1874-05-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE LICENSING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. objection node to the bill by Mr. Disraeli was that it was there are situations which such rules would exclude, and . Hollis, 69, Warren-street, said, on Thursday mornin,. The second reading of the Licensing A Amendment lull forward by a private member, who was without the world—yes,andtheChurch too—would bethepoorer he was in a back room the windows of which lookea ct responsibility, but many measures had loeen preceded by having been moved I;y 31r. Cross without comment. for the exclusion. Only let men an women of genina into the Euston road mut he iow a woman on the top resolutions and ',ills brought waisl by private niemhers. If Mr. Melly, seconded by 11r. Pease, moved as an amendment ever there was a bill which niight be brought forward by a he morbid anatomy of aesion in the heart of of a house. She then got on to the parapet, turned spare us t . . a Resolution declaring that no measure for the regula- private member. it Was the ineasilre now before the House,Seeing that she in.d 'h backl.• married people, and reframfrom describing angerousor round with her ac to the row tion of the sale of intoxicating Liquor. will he satin. ; for the house hail over and over again affirmed the equivocal situations in which the only escape from miserY . tended suicide he shouted at the top of his voice. She , iwtorY which affords increased facilities for drink- principle of the identity of the lionmah and county is to forget the most solemn of all oaths. Nor shall we • took no notice, but cast herself backwarde off the I lug, and which deals unequally and unfairly with . mffrage, and, in 1359, Partiament had accepted he gain much by getting novels written merely to
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-04-23 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SPANISH RECREATION.—During Holy Week at Seville a thblical drama was performed on a scale of great magnificence. A contributor to The T 4 nus, after n itiang other partiens of the play, goes on to Pay :  Great importance is attached to the suicide of Judas Inc snot, An elaborate set-scene, with a inovalile cataract, which, perhaps, to Spanish eyes seems an accurate imita. Von of real water, is provided fur the occasion, slid over this inclines the tree whereon the despairing traitor hen:, himself in the presence of the audience. The seh eted branch breaks, Judas falls into the water, the stage becomes illumined a ilk red tire, ancla numherof olevils, very like those who carry elf n Giovanni, fal,ce air at to ex;ress their sat isf cion. The sub: huity of the awful scene is somewhat mar, d by the clr.urnstinice that the curtain no sooner hence, d, than it rises again in order the, Judas nay bow Ida ackno le laments to a highly appreciative nubile. On the e, when I sni'nesn, d the performance, he wee the only person who was thus specially honoured. His. part, Jude, d, ift for an actor, the best in the piece, and was exceedirgly well played with,! grieve to add, something like a sense of comic humour. A mod faith of the Termitian Ii cat or Gets, as represented by a very clever •' Wrat mi aster," seemed to infuse it,elf into the character of tie Scrip, ural traitor, nod the brutal independence which marked his whole career, and which contra=ted stew ply with the reverence of his fellow disciple, is evidently intended to be amusing. All this in very horrible, but—so it is.  LOOK! 0 GIFT HORSES IN THE Mon.'s.— General Prim has presented Napoleon with a gift of twenty thousand cigars with gilt ends. Toe present would seem to be symbolical of something that ends in smoke and with gold for ita end. Prini's friendship or Napoleon'', ? Spanish prefessions, or French policy? Napoleon reciprocates the gift with a pair of China vases. British bondholders will be apt to say that these resist he types of Spanish promises to pay—they are so easily broken.—Punch.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-06-25 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

KIN VER.  et eerf yusic decoratedalot Cortfirlir.—On Tuesday night last a concert was given tsiriu • mbere of the society, presenting an animated appealI i occasionGrammarcthhono room was hwea BK:a lin There was a large attendance, and the whole was The programme was divided into two parts, the St • firsti Paul," and ua cum, scions fr opm. rI A imei szehoutL.• tra..b. great tiou being tile bitillaut flute playing of Ale. James usthews• Akio played Mu solos, sad wits loudly encored. This gentleman's performances as a soloist are so well known to our reader., that it is no, necessary for us to oay more than that his pia)iug was ilizEnly appreciated, ' was ~nown by the applause given. Miss Wharton and Mrs. Bolton's singing was aloo much summed, and the chorus,a were well sustained throughout, particularly the cc " Stone hitu to death, and reflected great credit On flu e conductor, Mr. B. Williams. The following is the iirogramme part : Itecitative, .1,0 the many .hat hahevyri ;" chorus, •• Now this man ceaseth not;" •• Then they twilled upon him ;" chorus. e'vel;tin to death;' recitative," And they Moved h aria—Miss harton. " Jerusalem ; then that killesi and bleat ;" recitative, " Now Soul made havoc ;" reciteeiSlitt ; Stone recitative, "And the witnesses chorus, '' Happy ;" live " And lie journeyed ;" aria—Mrs. J. Bolton, "But the Lord is mindful ;" recitative, -And as he journeyed chorus, "Saul ! Soul! " chorale, " Sleepers wake ;" recitative, "And there ens a disciple;" solo and chorus, •• raise thee 0 Lord;- recitative, "And Animiso went by. way ;" chorus, "0 great in the depth ;" aria—Rev. IL Edwards, "Be thou faithful; ' unortia, "How lovely ars the messengers." Part the second : Glee, "Come follow use;" song—Mr. Barrett, "Love's regueot ;" round, "Wind, gentle evergreen ;" flute solo, Mr. J. Mathews' glee, "My Love's tike the Bed Hose ;" song—Miss Law, "w"ry aoug—Mr W. Parkes, "England'. Donsides;" solo fittur, Mr. J. Mathews; glee, •• Just like love ;„ song —Mrs. Joists Bolton," Dore Sono.' DaTERMINED Stimint.—A most determined suichie took place bore Y.4.."7 In.rEi.g. From what we can learn, it appears that a man of the name of George Broom, wan missed from his home on Thurodav, and report said that he had committee suicide in the Stour. and • number of meu were engaged dragging the Stour during the day. But Brown Woo seen in Kidderminster daring that day, and returned at night. end Was again seen in Laver about eleven o'clock, walking about the town. From thence be appears to have gone home, and sometime daring the night hang himself in his own house, as his body Was discovered yesterday morning. ! Deemed was at once cut down, but life was extinct.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-10-01 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE BY THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.  - The Pree., published at Vienna, gives the following extra.rdinary piece al corm iiandence from Cassel:— . .  "The Prussian Government has issued the sternest prohibition against the roe ipt at tho Telegraph Office of a report of the circumstances which I shall now relate to you from authentic sources. In spite of all attempts at concealment, yesterday the news spread here jibe wildfire that Ntpoleon had, on the Nth, made an attempt at suicide. The detailsof the affair, , as communicated by the officer on guard, are as follows : Napoleon, for two days, exhibited a strange elevation of spirits, which, tip to this, had not been peiceptible in him. He received during the last few dors several despatches and letter, from Paris and Hastings, spoke extremely little, and for the two days left his room only once. This was about flee o'clock in the evening. He had given orders that all despatches which arrived should be brought to him immediately, wherever he IVIM Two, which Lad just come from Holdings and Brussels, were accordingly taken to him in the puk. lie read them, and grew visibly rale. He then returned to the castle, and shut himself up in his room. After they had seen or heard nothing of him for two hours, be immediate attendants began to be alarmed. About half .past nine they resolved, 011 the pretext of having something important to comamuoicate, to ask for admission into bit room. Prince Murat undertook the task; hut to his repeated knocks and calls no answer was returned. After half on hour they broke open the door, and found Napoleon lying en the sofa in • deep faint Two physicians were immediately fetcheol and they succeeded, after the lapse of an hour, in brings 'jog Napoleon to himself. Everythii g here points to an attempt at suicide. to which, of course, the officials will ' not agree. Toe Governor of Cassel mode bit appear' I since at a slit' Liter hour in the castle, which was in a state of the greatest confusion. The Governor did not leave till undoing, and has sent a long aoc ;unt of the matter to the bead quarters. The whole population of I • wad weed out to-f3ty to Wilheltushiihe to tee.:s.:iopoMon. Ile, however, 'in consequence of severe illness' kept his room." The Pr, Jo, evidently, and it would appear with rewon, •lisbelieves the whole story. It remoras that, after Sedan, there is scarcely any bad news which could affect the Emperor to sev,rely.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-10-01 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ALP., delivered an able address as President of the Education Depart. went. The exigencies of space prevent us from giving Cl,ll u summary of the positions takrn by the learned gentli luau. Perhaps the most remarkable passage wa.i that in whith, speaking of the effects of the last lieform bill, he raid : The right of suffrage has for It. tertiary the duty of in- ! struction. Yen casual give political power to a people and allow them to remain ignorant. That would be the political suicide of a nation. The people, In all their grades, are surrounded thd imbued with the rrejadicaa acquired in their upbringing, either from their narrow or those around them. An uneducated people is like • flatten one or two generations back in Its history. It In linable to grasp the ideas of the ate in while it live, and Is powerless 5, shake itself free Iron the prejudices which the progress of thought hat proved to be dangerous mans. I hey are i0.0.1e to • o so, as they cannot take poseetalen of th Inheritancs of Intellectual weeith ancumulski by their pro teoessors for they do not gnaw how to read the books forming the testament by which it was bequeathed.  A TRIJIBM OF TEE Tars— Prussia, says Count Bernstorff, vrants m to observe towards her a ' benevolent " neutrality. But a neutrality acknowledged to be benevolent by Prussia would be resented as a malevolent neutrality by France. It is too evident that neutrality can please neither. --P unch. —•  AT 14.15 T ! —Under the heading "At LaA," TJ Tines, on Tuesday, bad the foilowing  - Summonses have been issued for • Cabinet Connell to b holt, at the official residenc a of the First Lord of the Treasury, In Downing-street, on Friday next, the 30th lust., at two o'clock."  DisruTin ScAca PEERAGE Cence.—There ore at present no fewer than three Scottish peerswe casee before the House of Lords— the Earllom 4 Mar, the Earldom of Airth, and *he Barony or Dingwall. A fourth e Ise will, says the London Scotsmen, shortly come before the House of Lard; affecting the Barony of Somerville. Toe nineteenth and lent Lord Somerville, our readers may remember, died suddenly at his seat at Somerville Aston, near Eveeham, only a few weeks ago, at the early age of thirty-two. He had enjoyed the title and estatee only two year; having succeeded his cousin, who was killed by being thrown from his horse in the hunting-field at Leicesterin 1668. The late lord had no family, and, it is said, no near relations. The claimant to the honours, it appear; is a well-known and estimable Glasgow minister, the Rev. Alexander N. Somerville, of the Free Church, Anderston. This reverend gentleman ie said to be a direct representative of Somerville of Park, and the closest branch in the geneelvical tree; und, according to a Glasgow contemporary, steps are bcing taken with a view of establishing his claims. _ .
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1882-04-08 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDX. =On Thursday an inquest was held before Mr. E. Hooper, coroner, at the Beech Tree lan, Blackheath, respecting the death of Thomas willetts (18), rivet-maker, formerly residing at No, 103 Hal( women Street Blackheath, who committed suicide by drowning himself in a pool at cakemore. —Joseph Willetts, father of the deceased, said his son had notice to leave his employment a week ago, and this, he supposed, preyed upon his mind.— Richard Brooks said on Monday morning deceased told him that he had a mind to go and drown him. self. About a quarter of an hour afterwards d• ceased left the shop, and proceeded towards Cakemore Pool. He (witness) then went and gave information to the parents of deceased.—James Westwood said, whilst ut work near the Cakemore Pool he saw the deceased standing on the embankment on the side of the poole with his hands st t as if about to dive into the water. Witni,ss shouted to him, and asked him what he was going to do. This caused d cased to pause. but upon turping round a short time afterwards he saw him pluaging head foremost into the water. The body was not recovered until hi f an hour afterwards.—The Coroner said he hal no doubt that having ham notioe to leave hi employment it had preyed upon the youth's mind and induced him to commit suicide.—Th jory returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind."—A juror remarked that the pr,ol was a favourite place for suicides, this bving the fourth that had occurred there.  THWAT Tuna:moN —S::,reness and dryness, tickling aLd irritation, inducing cough and Effecting the voice F. r these syluiitorkis use Epp-.'s Glycerine Jujubes. Lit contact with the glands at the moment they are excited by the act of sucking, the Glycerine in these agreeable confections becomes actively healing. 804 only in boxes, 70. and Is. il., lab lied "JAmus EPP, and Co , Hirrceoputhic Chemists, London.? A letter received : "Grotillernen—L may pf:rtrips. interest you to know that, after an exttuderi trisl, I have found your 04cerive Jujuhea of eonside!able benefit (with or without medical tr,atment) in almo,t till fortus of thro it disease Viol soften and cl,ar the voice.—Yours faithfully, GonnoN BoLalcs, Senior th.sician to the Manieipal Throat and Ear Indrinarv.—Eppa's Medicines arc S old by A. P. Morris, 136, High Street. Stough:Wig,.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1886-07-17 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ERIOLIS CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. -- George Burton was charged th ..t he did feloni,usly and fraudulently ernbezee and steal certliu rrrr ey amounting to £l4 17s 9d on the 29th Ooto,,er, i 36 the property of Mr. Baxter, corn dea:er, Lwer High Street. Mr. Hinds defended Arthur Wheatley. 'Fitton Mil, Stourport. said ti,at on the 29th of October, 1885, he pd I the prison r £5O 18 91, all in cash, for goods supplied. He paid th pri:iJner at Kiddertmnster, in th-1 Corn Ezet,ange Lie produced the receipt wnich he (prssoncr) signe:, in his presence. Charles Albert 13exte. r said ir oonloinonee of information onvio to hiss  `Aleatley he examined prisoner's books ; his re• •ipting book. and two cash books, one ready cash )ok, and the other was what he called a petty Posh book, His duty was to make the entry in tbe h os and then bring them to him (witnfts) and he :.)itere 1 them into a general cash book. Prisone7 •.lad entered in his boooks that he had reeeiveo  Od, from Mr. Wheatley. It was the dat:.: 0 'tte pri4onPr to have entered the £5O a. rf•ceiv, ' from Mr. Wheatley I Ailtogether 85 sacks:were sent to Mr. Wheatley, but the prisoner had only entered :!, his books 50 sacks. Cross-examined: He first vrl sn,picion of the etubezzl,ment about th 3 11th .'r 12th of April. He had knowledge of the prisoner's dishonesty when he.visitel Mrs. Burton on tht day af,er he committed hfs rash net. He did not tell her that everything was all right, and that .e was always straightforward. Sometime in M:y asked the prisoner "what about the ;€l9 rineive-1 from so and so, and the .tl5 for the truci! 1 ,ad of rice meal which you se-,t tolikle. Wheatley:" Ifo sent the'prisoner a telegram fto:a Hartlebury telling him he would aid him to get a situation as ;le thought he would very likely do something rasll •atain, He had told the prisoner he did not intend to prosectre, but he hal been advised by a friend to do so. There was a further charge against the pri-oner that he did on the 25th March, 1585 feloniou;ily and !ra-udulently embezzle and steal  .13 1$ 101 .he moneys of his employer, Charles A_ Baxter. Mr Wheatley said he paid pri,3ner <242 4s in the Co-n Exchange, Kidderminster. lie pro (laced the receipt for the inoiley, signed by the prisoner in hi i presence. He paid him part with cnegnes and part with cash.—Nlr. ' Baxter said he examined the book in which prisoner had entereo 33 45 6.1 as the cash which he received from A. Wheatley, leaving £lB 183 10:1 not accounted for in any way.—Sergeant Oakey said he arrested the pr;soner on the 9th inst, and read the warrant to He wade no reply.—Pris,naer was committcd take his trial at the next Sessions on boy, :.!targe the defence being reserved. Mr. Hinis he was instructed to ask for bail. He wa, eit curastancee were against him, but if subs'%-itial bat! was asked for it wou!d be found.—Mr.  cArh-yler obj,eted to bail, and said prisoner had atto n;tted to commit suicide,—Proveutor s tid he di:i obj,ct to bad. The Bench decided to grant 1, til, Id.aself in £4OO, and two stneties of £2OO  13,).1.RD OF
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-03-19 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.  —TLe defence was that it was not a public highway The Bench said they should not record a conviction if ihey would agree to pay the costs This was accordingly done. ASSAULTS —Jam,A Pearson, Cliff, Birmingham Strd• t, was charged with ft,saulting Charles Cole on th! 9th inst. Kesiah Cole said she saw the defendant kn ick her son down and Ifi Ic him. Bridget Murray gave corroborative evidence. ligivd 2s 61 and ensts.—Selint Farmer, ma • rid, Lye, was charged with assaulting Amelia Griffin, Lye, on the 9,h just, at the Lye. Comp'.ainant said defendamt struck her on the neck, and also threw a can of water over her. Fined 2s 61 and cos's. EDUCATION ACT —A number of persons were suairno.ne,l by Mr. Baker and Mr. Gait len for neglecting to send tneir children to schoul regularly. Fi-es trout Is to 5s were imposed. BOARD OF GUARDIANS \lr. Haskew presided at the weekly meeting of this Bard yezterday. Tie other members present were Messrs. Pargeter, Guy, Burr, Hingley, Si] away, l'arke,s, Th mipson. Rollins !n, Bryce, Chambers, J. Btlllegharn, Webb, Pears,m, B:ooks, Rhodes, W. Green, Worthington, Yardley, aoti Hill. Admitte 1 13. disc.oarged 3, born 2, dead 5, remaining 569, corresponding week last year 582. Out-door relief, Kingswinford district £47 04 101, Stourbridge £3l 4s 3,1-1, Halesowen £3O 33 tlcl, non resident paupers is sd, total £il3 981, against Xl.lllos I.—A circular letter was received fro it toe Halifax Board of Guardians asking the Stourbritge Guardi ins to adopt a resolation expressing the desirability of adopting the ballot in the election of G rardia.ns Pargeter gave notice that that day week he would move a resolution to teat effect. A letter was read trout th society for Promoting the Return of Women as Poor Law Guardians. It was deeid-2d to take no notice of the matter, but it was under • stood that if ladies li•Aed to be nominated as Guardians they were a libe ty to do so. VICTORIA HALL AND RINK —OA Thursday night the benefit of the two well-known roller skaters, Miss s. llarinshaw and Wakeman, took place at the above Rink, and we are glad to state that there was a very large attendance, notwithstanding the counter :attraction of Mr. G. Saogers's circus. Messrs liarinshaw and Wakeman gave two of their splendid pafermances, which were thoroughly en'oyed by all present. SHOCKING SUICIDE AT STOURBRIDGE,  --Yesterday morning a dreadful suicide occurred in Ki idermiust, r Street, Stourbridee. Elien Itoby, eldest daughter of Mr. Reuben -Roby, was found dead in bed about ten o'clock with her th, oat lacerated in a feariut manner. Sue had a large carving knife clutched tihtly in her right hand, and her lot hand was graspiug the bed clethes. The bed was sinotherea wink blood. She was alri4ht at seven o'clock, and when her married sister (Mrs. Smit ) went to call her she was horrified to discover she was a corpse. Dr. Bayley was at once called iiibut bis serviet s were of no avail, as the head was ue:r.y se, ereo from he body. Deceased was 38 years of age.  AN EX.IitAWIDINA.
The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-01-29 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

GUARDIANS.—A meeting of this Boerd was tell en Teeeday and r the presieency of Mr. Wrieht. '1 he re were Ilse jrest nt the 'Rev. A. E. Seymour, Mes-rs. I,lee elfin, Fetherseeie, Be ke,, Altaak, Alln:t, Pt untney, Parry. Griffin, Harr s, - Freeint.n, Birch, Lewis.—The It reving Officer hiving called the att. re ion of the Board to the fact that by the claming of soap kitchens in vations parts of the &strict, act." especially et Bromsereve and Redditch. a coasideraele burden had been taken off the rates, the Board pas.;ed a I early vote of Mulls to th, se who had sebserite:d to the funds. —The Master (M... Wyatt) reported that Geoc . e Parker, vtlto attempted to conmitt suicide under circumstances tikes ly report d, had 11)..,cti re moved to Poaick Asylum.—Sevtn tend-rs -tve re eeeived for the t onstruetion of a see, en for the nit' h side of the infirmary, and they varied from £l2 11, (Ur. Bott, Bromsgove), to £26 15, 6 i (Ur, J. Griffiths, Relit tch). Tee last-named was accep: ed.—A letter was read rem llr. Edge, atchitect of Birmingham, enclosing an amended statement of his account in connecjon with the infirmary, and sh :wing a balance due to him of £149 The Fieance Commidee, having had Mr. E lee's clei:n berme them, recorcee men fed the Boatel not to entertain it, but ta reeelt their previous offer of £1.3. rite I acorn Le tlatioa of the corunittee was adop ed —The returns :howed that the inmates of the house nu ebered 211, the outdoor pot 1,030, and the vaeran:s reieved during. the last week 165. . _  •-- Sour KaCiIEN.—By the go:it rosi!y of Mr. Wi Lam Stableford, a soup kitchen Ava., oreu.,! on. Tu s(_Lty at the "lluadrei. Stourrid.;€,, loa, aid about sixty por pars bus of t'a2 ih•trict was relievel. The roup Was male uule tao person.il super in Cal !once of Mr. liar is ,ey no tr, Mr. St Oleford's ag•;:rit.  D'