The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06 00:00:00

TAB 'itiMOURBBIDGE OBSERVEIL

13BEWSTER

11 AM3OW Eli,.

The annual licensing. meeting for the Petty 'Ses-
sional Division of Halesowen was held on Tuesday,
at the Public Office, before Messrs. P. 1). 1,. Smith,
J. Garrett, H. Howard, E. Gera, and E. B. Phillips.
Superintendent Hardman reported th at there
were -within the Petty Sessional Division 53 licensed '
victuallers, 17 beerhouse keepers, one person
licensed for the cossumption of beer on an 4 spirits
and wine off the premises. one to sell sweet wine to
be consumed off the premises, 12 persons for tide
sale of beer to be consumed off the premises thee
total number of licen.stes being 85. Ten persons hail
been proceeded against for fourteen offences again at
their licenses, seven of whom were convicted. Ls
compared with last year there was an increase of
eleven persona proceeded against and an increase
of Ave convictions. 12/ persons had been convict ed
of drunkennese, which waS an increase of nine ms
compared with last year.—Major Smith said Wil-
liam Hart, of the Red Lion, Quinton, and Joseph
Smith, Black Horse Inn, Ille, had been convicted
of offences, and the magistrates decided not to grant
the licenses that day. The applicants could renew I
their applications at the adjourned licensing day.—
A billiard and bagatelle license was granted io
Thomas Stuart, coffee-house keeper, Bagley Street.
—Mr. John Wright applied for a full license to
Harriet Yates, of the New Inn, Quinton. In mak-
ing the application Mr. Wright stated that great in-
convenience was experienced in the village throu;h
the people not being able to obtain spirits in ca,,es
of sickness,—Mr. Gem said spirits owld always be
obtained in cases of sickness on ap,ilication being
made at the rectorv.—The application was refused.

'BROMSGRO VE.
The Session for this district was held on Tues
day, Mr. • R., Harding Milward and tho Rev. J. R.
V. Eatcn bin upon the Bench.
Superintendent Jeffrey, in his report, st-itecl that
there had been a sUght decrease in the number of
persons proceeded against during the past year as
compared with 1883. The number charged with
being drunk was 108, drunk and disorderli 25,
drun.a on licensed premises 25, total 158, the total
last year being 170—a decrease of 12, There had
been an Lerease in the number of persons found
drunk on licensed premises. Five-licensed persons
bad been piteedecl against during the year. One
coso was withdrawn; in the other cases fines were
inflicted. Mr. Jeffrey called attention to the Act
recently passed prohibiting the payment of wages
in licensed premises, except by the owner to persons
bona-file employed by him. A case was pending
against the landlord of the Golden Cross, Marl-
brook, aud Mr Jeffrey askea for the adjournment
of thi, application. With the exceptions mentioned
tile whole of the houses in'the division had been
well conducted, .
Mileyard, in addressing those assembled. said
it was satisfactory to find a ilosease, hoeciver
in the number of persons proceeded a:aillq
for drunkenness Outing the year, and he hoped the
ensuing year would find a still further decreas•,-!.,
They were forced to the coo viction that one half at
least of tbt crime which stained the annals of the
country was one to drink Primarily, no doubt,
the iault rested ccn those who took the drink, but
the holders of licenses could not be held to be free
from blame. He congratulated those present upon
the creditable state a the report, but ref..Trettea to
find that there was an increased number of persoes
found drunk on licen3ed premises. The Bench felt
there were difficulties attached to carrying on the
old tud honourable ousinesi ot a licensed victiall,r.
On the one hand the more drink was sold, the ;more
profit; and on the ollier haw: the Legislature im-
posed restraints to prevent tee sale of too intnn
drink. Similar restraints in the interests of the
public were placed upon other trades—upon. the
c:tetnist in the sale at poisons; the railways as to
tile passengers they carried, and so fcrth. It would
Pa said, with a certain °mount of t:uth, and as an
argumemf, . that the publican carried on his trade
col the s,.tke of canna an honest livelihood, and to
snake a fair profit. The Bench admitted that in tile
Lllestsense. But of into years a tendency had
been teiowa by Lcensed cietualhifs to neglect. the
victuahiagand to deal in intoxicating dunk onlf.
foe lie she wished to point out that some pr .1115
was to he made by selling coffee, cocoa, and other
non.intoxicatiitg
,dtinks, and licensed victuallers
Ous make a profit out of a part of their trade
which had been too much reglected of late. Some
of the houses in the town required str cctural altera•
ti,us, and it ttong tt,e next six months a committee
of toe Bench would iutpect the houses, and point
out ant i.::.t.:onitrien.d what should be done.. On the
..whoe. the, , l3onch,;epnsidero. the houses hadl)cen.
rcatryna-nt3r
the IcouCCS aouiJ lie rcnewco, except for those
, n4uscs against which there had been complaint, and
which had not changed Ii cads since, and the Golden
'dross, arloa.)ek, against which tnere was a utse
Pending,
‘Vito the e;.-ceptions stated, the whole of the ale
and nes:.house licenses in the district were renewed
as were. also the gtocers, game, and other existing
licenses. A billiard license for th Coffee-house,
4igit ..s.ttveet,ovas granted to Mr. Frank -Overlll,
secretary of the `Neu:ester City and County,C,tfee—
house Company.

~OLD BALL. ,
11013013 FLOODED.—A storm of exceptional vio-
lence swept over tue di4ricr, on Sunday night, cans-
?lig many of the st:eths in the low. tying districts to
be deeded. Two houses in tie flalesowen itoad
,v• re flooded, and in one house the water was about
tbree reet ceep and the letriinure was floatin;:., nud
the innaltes ,te.e c to take refuge in the
bed. rooms. The guideu.s and yards were iti6o
covered wits triter.
A Much NEEDED IMPROVEMENT. The ',owl
Bearl have decided to tight tie main roads in the
p ‘rish with gas•laanps. At n.glit the rowlsaraverV
dark, and the lumps will be a gut at boon not only to
strangers but to residents.
CHARGE.—At the Public Office on Wed •
nesday, bgf-rc Messrs. B. Hingley 'cud 11)1-
crust kinagistrates) .tininuel lka I. y, a County Court
Width and secretary te the itobin /loud Tent
LOJO
ot the Ancient o,rtier of Foresters, was sumer. nod
by the tus..ees of the lodge tilt he did obtain, on
• J Lute 113th, by Case representation or imposition the
sum of .Xl2 6s. 10s„ and also 17s. 2a., tic' money
,of the trustees of the said society. Mr. Cooksey
prosecuted and Ir. Valrt defeuded.—Mr. Wal-
dron statoa that as the deientlent wee not served
with the summons:lt Until Holiday he had not lad
time to get up the defence. tie applied for the
case to be adjourned for a week.—Mr. Cooksey said
he had 'no objection end the Bench granted the
application.
CHARGE AGAINt•T AN AUCTIONEER —At the same
Court, -William Short, auciioneer and puulican
teoeziticet, Dudley, was summoned by -Moses
Danks of Witt Hill, tor having, when levyiug. a dis-
tress upon his goods iind chattels, Made 'exceselve
charges.-0.3 tha application .of /dr. Hooper of
Duley, the case was a jotnned for a fortnight.