The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-10 00:00:00

THE POST OPPII7II QITESTION.

A special meeting of t!te Commissioners was •
held on Tuesday night, to coasider a leTt,r from ,
Mr Godby. of Srewe. ury, survevor t% the Post -
OM te department, relative to the site of the new ,
offiect, Mr. W. J. Turney presiding,.
Mr. Godby's letter to tirl clerk was as follows:—
"Referring to the interview I had with you on the
Gth December relative to the proeo,ied removal of
the post office, I have to acquaint you that it is
considered by the authorities in London that the
resolution of the mee ing of th Town Improve-
ment Commissioners, a copy of which you were
good enough to send mP, does not express a suffi-
ciently decided opini el as to which of the two situ-
ations under coasider:tion—Scotland House or the
plot in High Street— on, which Mr. Robinson pro-
posed to build is a prole able one, all things con-
sidered, and can be m•ist strongly reco•nmeuded to
the Postinaster-Gen-ril. lam therefore directed
to ask you to bring !he qu,s in again before the
Commissioners as the represeutative body of tile
town, and to furnish tate with a copy of any resolu-
tion they may come to after full discussion of the
question. It will not, of course, be oVcrlo ,ked that
cotland )House, while equally central with the
situation of the property in High Street, is in a
much more open street ; that it will :41f ,rd a test-
deuce for the postmaster, will give qtan its good
atieommodation to the public for the carrying on
of the w:-,rk, and has capabilities of extension here-
after to almost my extent, which High Street Las
not, and it can be obtained on more favou-a,ble
terms. It is also free from objectionable surround-
bags, which have been strongly urged in some
I quarters agai • st the situation on which it has been
proposed to build in High Street."
-
t Mr. H Turney said that as far as he was person-
a coneerned Scotland House wouti be more con-
i_nieir for him and for his firm ; but he bdieved
the majority of the inhabitants were ii favour of
the upper a to, and it was more central, and weml '
Ibe generally prefer ed. Anyone who watched the
numb.- of persons who went to the office fr,en half-
p Ist five in the evening would fled that thirty
p_ople w,nt down the street to the office to one
p rson who came up. He moved a resolution that
the site known us Go,lfrey's site (for which Mr.
Robinson had prepared plans) was, in the opinion
of the Commissioner:, better adapted for the peat
office than Seotlan.l House, ad would be more con-
venient for the majority of the inhabitants.
Mr. C. 11. Collis seconded the resolution, and
mentioned that a memorial in favour of the site
had been signed by eighteen or nineteen of the
Commisfioners, and Sent up to London.

Mr Nash said he alvica-ted the Seoltnd House
not because he thought it the best position for
the put office, but because i was the best of the
Iwo sites before them. He s.ti,uld not, however,
nuive any amendment.
Mr. Llaskew said he thought Scotlaud !louse the
best place of the two for the oflief,, but s3eing that
uineteen of the Commissioners had signed a !nem-
orial in favour of the other sit,, it w mid be futilt
to nalve an amendment.
The discussiGn was continued for sltp, and
ended in the resolution being. adopt- i by lueleen
votes, the other five Coupni, sifters presPnt tem fl-
ing neutral.

FooTßALL.—Szoutin cIDGE STANDAR,'J v. SIT rTON
C-LDFIELD.—This match was played at Suti .n on
Saturdry last, and after a very even and writ Lon-
tested game ended in a draw, both sides scoring One
goat each.
BoAaD or GUARDIANEL—The weekly meeting of
tit's Board was held ye,terday, Mr. It ybould in the
chair. Admitted 12, discharged 15, born 1, de id 1,
Oa-door relief, Kingswinford £l4 las OJ, Stour-
b.i Ige £3O 5s 9d, Halesowen £23 12 OJ, non-
resident paypers £1 19s Bd, total £lOO 7s sd, against
..t95 830 last year. .
Mgssns. W. H. & 11. Ls MAY, Seed Factors, 63,
Borough High Street, London, report :—Since the
advent of the New Year, there has been a little
more enquiry for clover see is, but actual trade is
almost nil. The supply of English red clover con-
tinues lar4e, and prices must be quoted in favor of
buyers. especially for medium and low crudities.
American and French red clovers are quite neglected.
There is no alteration to report in white clover or
al,,.yke.,,Trefoil is offering in lsrge quantiti-s, and
prices must be quoted sixpence lower. Grasses—
Italian and perennial are flat, and prices are in
buyer's favour.—Jauuary 7th, 1885.
i:RUNKENNESS.—.It the Police Court yesterday,
before Colonel Fletcher, Maj ,r Cochrane, and Mr.
T. Thomas, Thomas Brettell was charged with b.
lug drunk on the 4th inst at the Lye. P Cs.
Powell and Wright proved the case, ant defendant
was fined 2s 6d and costs.—James Hatton was fined
2s 6d and costs for being drunk at the Lye.—James
Cartwright was charged with being drunk on the
3rd just, at Wollaston PC. Cartwiight proved
the case. Fined 2s Gd and costs.—John Cox was
charged with being daunk on the 3rd inst at
Ccadley. P.C. Gwillam proved the case, and (.1-.
fen la,nt was fined 2s Gd and costs.—Stephen
Higgins was charged with being drunk and dis-
ord fly en the Ist inst. P.Cs. Day and Davis
proved the case and said defendant was drunk and
"letting the New Year in." Fined 5s and costs.
CAUTIOX.—FeIix Parsons was charged with be--
big in charge of a horse and cart without having
any control over it, ort the sth inst, at Cr.,dley.
P.C. Jones proved the case. Fined 58 including
costs.

IN SEARCH OF GAME.—Jesse Hall and Henry
Hall were charged with lzling on the Cleut Hill
Common on the 26th nit, in search of game
Henry Cowdell said that he saw the defendants
going up the hill befo:c him from St. IC-nelinn's
side, and they were looking about on the hill. De-
fendants had a gun, and when witness asked them
if they had a license they produced one --P.C.
Moore s lid he saw Je;so Hall with a gull He a!so
saw them beating about.—Heury Hall said they
wro ignorant that they were doing w rong and
only went to smell the fresh p evious con-
was proved against Henry Hall for an of-
fence against the Game Laws, and be was tined lOs
and costs. Jesse Hall was fined 5s and costs.
DauNK.--Bridget Weis was charged with being
drunk awl disorderly on the 6th lust, in Coventry
Street.—P.S. Oakey proved the case.—Superinten-
dent Wheeler prow dl3 previous convictions. De.
feniant was fined 53 and c:sts.

A DIRTY OLD BEAST—AU old man, James
Waseley, alias Norton. was chautd with exposing
his pt.ton to two females, named Martha B,inkey
and Julia Heathcock, on the 28th ult.—Martha
Sankey said on the above date as she was going up
Market Street she saw the defendant standing by
the are engine house exposing his person, He
went up the street a little further anl then mide
some indecent remarks.—Julia H atheock gave
corroborative evidence—Defendant sai I be was
no there and did not see the witn,sses, He was
at Brierley Hill on that day.—P.S. Oakey said he
received the prisoner into custody at Dudley. on
Monday last. Witness charged tin and in Teply
defendant asked Lim when the 28'h NV:.F. Witness
told him, and defendant said •'Why I was u tin
Stourbridge on that date ; the polite at lirierley
Hill can prove that." Witne,-s made ingairi s
and found that the polio dii see him on the Satur-
day night, but not on tic Sunday. —Defend. nt was
committed to the S ssions.

STEALING DrEe.—Joseph Bemley was -charged
with stealing 2 dies, Vie prop Lay (4 inch ird Att-
wood, of Cradley. Prosecutor s.tid he did net
wi.h to 'pees the case. Col. Fletcher, after caution-
ing the defendant. said the case would be with-
drawn.
JUVENILIZ ilousE nun Ens. William Benton
Dawes (16), Herbert Young (12), and Thomas
Brett (14) chareed vii Ii breaking into ths
shop of John Davit, confectioner, Market Street, on
the 6th inst. and stealing therefr )m one pork pie,
one currant cake. and a quantity of sweet, value
4s.—Mr. Wheeler said that from some information
he received he would ask the Bench to discharge
Brett in order to put him in the witness box.—
Thomas Brett said that on Tuesday night la-t he
was in company with the two prisoners, at Walters'
at the back of the market, at about 8 o'clocV.
Dawes said "Are you coming Bertie," and he said
"Yes, in it minute. They went out and wituess
followed them. They went up Young's entry and
got over a‘brewhouse and got over into Davis's back
yard. You-g then got through a window into the
ho tse aud opened the door and let Dawes and wit-
uess in. When they got in the house they found
the door leading into the shop was locked. so
Dawes got his knife and unscrewed the box of the
Lock off the do T. Prisoners wont inside the shop
and Dawes tried to open the money drawer but
could not. Dawes then took a pork pie and a
currant cake, Young a pork pie, and witness took
half a pork pie. They then had a quantity of
sweets. The cake produced was similar to the one
taken by Dawes. They then left the house by the
same way they went in. When they got outside
Dawes put the cake up in a loft.—Mary Taylor, as-
sitant, said that she had the sole an igemeut et'
the shop in Market Street On the 6'.11 jut she
left the shop at about 8 o'clock. !iltie. locked all
the doors before she left. The next morning she
found the back door burst open and +he things in
the shop disarranged. She missed IWO aid a hell
pork pies, one currant cake, some pecket3 of butter
scotch, sugar candy, and chocolate or ana, The till
had been interfered with, but nothing had been
taken out of it.—P.S oa,key said that he received
the prisoner Dawes into cu,torly from the police it
Westbromwich on another charge. On the road to
Stourbridge witness said "I believe its you that
broke into Mr. Devil's shop last Tuesday night."
Ile said "Yea, I was one of them. There was me
and Tommy Murray awl Bertie Young. Young
opened teeir yard doer and let us ie at the hack of
the White Lion. We ail got over the wall into Mt.
Davis' baqi yard awl !Judo Young g.n tiaaaga tat