The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-07-18 00:00:00

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THE STOURBREDGE OBSERVER.

driving, or eansing to he dtiven, 17 pigs. wi;hont
baying obt ined a justices' order. Defendant said
he gave the drover ordPrs to book tite pcgs to
Cradley, inst, ad ot hien he bo4-1....1 them to
Siourbridge. The Bench distniAseti the ca,..—
Thomas Cto. s was charg'ad wi!h driving 31 pigs,
on the lth lust, without havilz a jus,ices' order.
P.C. Heath saw the defendant drivin.; the pis
towards &amber Mill. He a,ked him for the
order and he said he hadn't ono. l'he Banc' said
t was a very serious offence, as he was liable to a
fine of £.5 for . ach an mal. They should, however
only fine hi n 103 and costs.—Emmanuel Foireet
was cliarged wi h a similar offcnce on the same
date. Fined 103 and costs.

FURtous DRIVING —Joseph Southall was charged
with driving furiously on the 6th ibst. P.S.Cnare
saw the oeferdant drive furiously down Marlie
street, along Coventry Street, and towards the
Lye. Sevf_ral persons had some difficulty to get
out of the xay. Pned 10s and ••o3t,
CAUTIONS —Christopher Orainger was charge
that he being the oriver of a horse and van was in
such a position as not to have prop-r control , ver
his horse. P.O Day saw the defendant asleep
whil.t in charze of a furniture van. The reins were
41 the groiln I. A fine o- Os tat co-ts was inflieted
—John Williams Was chard tAitti not having
p ope: contr-1 over he hors ion the 9:h inst. P.C.
proved the case. Fine 1 10s and e-stt.
BaEAcit or TM PEACie,. Harry L ,es was
charged wit n co:mein:tint;a nreach of the peace on
the 14th inst ; and Joseph Penn was ch irged with
aiding and abet tin?, Harry Lees and an h-r un-
known to coin nit a bre ,oh of tit,. pe•se —Mr. Jaw).
Taylor sail e saw the d&st'ndl tL es tigi.ting
with anotaer coy. Les was biek.diag profusely,
and he, witne,s, pined them. Ile neat d Penn -ay
"Go at it " Lees said that he did nit went to
figra, but the other by mad.: him. Pen exoresse 1
his sorrow at what be had d.ete. Th,-.; Bench dis-
missed tie ease. .

To BICYCLIST.3.—Thn case again -t Fredefick
Lewis for rilirie a bi,yc'e be,tweei. he hours or sun.
set ,tnil sun ri-e ivith .ut a light was withdrawn n
p iyinent of 5s 6d.
DIAORDE LY.—Thous Burke was ch,rg.ed with
being disorderly in tae Market Hail V.wls, on the
7:h iiist. Mr C. IL Cold, w:s for the pros ieution
Ihe litudord said th t tie defeniaut came in he
house and had two piata ofhe-r. lie wanted a
third, hut witness ret use to fi I it, EL3 h? had not
paid fur th I first two. ilifenilaut Then became
noisy ad liThel 5, .nd rinst4.
CAnTios —A bi,rt Rho .es Wit:3 charge! with hay
ing three turn-hes in his p isso si ii d iring
Ci-
close seas ni. P.C. Cart mright said he sesreheii
the del nd lilt and found tire youhg, tiofi i d
thrushes in his pook,t. Pine I 61 —A.I rt
Rho ies and Thom .s Misr itt were ch.irgi.d with
daimigiog gitvitity of yo-ing onions on the 29;ii
June. Defeackat's were lided 2,6 i, and is toe
damage.:
DISMVi,ED, —William Perks vroi charge" with
having two tbru.thea in his possessim after the
sth larch. P.C. Davis said he visi7ed ihe deiend-
aat'spreiniseqon the 3rd insr. atrl found he 011'118W8
a cage. He wetit to tile cage and pat his liner
in, and the biriis op:mei their mouths awl sque:iked. •
They had a pieiie of yell° tne side of tel
mouths. lie asked thi defendant wOose the bird
were, and he said he did not know.—D ifendaut
who produced the birds, said be i Ilion' on the
3rd March off ground _belonging to Mr. C.
Tne Bench said there waa sour; uncertainty abo it
the case, and rave the defendant the benefit of the
doubt.

CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT OLD HILL.

A tn‘seti lc of Conset-vatives waQ held on Tu say
flight in the Trinity Hall, Old Hill. The room wtr,
•tir,ied in every p irt, and the .treatest
pr•vail d. The e.;air was taken by Mr. W. Bassa.no
~oti amongst the other gentlemen present on the
piatfo -in were the Rev. Leunny, Mr. Brooke
Robinson. Dr. Standish, Dr. Higgs. Dr. Pasiieu ;
Vlesrs. H. G. Wutker, A. Wright, C. Cooksey, W.
Wa.!ker. T. Puce, B Priest., R. Turley, Herri,on,
R. Pear.ton, T l'ittawaN, J. W. H•ggs, it. Barnsley,
T. Pat, J Plt, E Burg s, J. HiL T. Danks,
Rutland, 0. 4. Shaw, R. I.J.,d,rw iod, G. B. Parkes,
J. Bailstone, 0. Parson, W Whitehowe, T. Penn,

Th Chairman said he had to apologise for the
absence of Al-. Siav; ley Hill, Q C., 111 P„ who was
detained by an import ,nt case at Monmouth Assizes,
and also for Mr. A. 8.-st He wen on to say ihat
there was before the whole of the country an issue
which was to be decided at no very distant day. It
was one which could not b i overseated in its impor-
tance, for it was who snould govern this great and i
wonierul nation for the next few years. He up. 1
pealed to thPrit to ask themselves how the promises ;
of Mr. Gladstone had been fu filled during the past
few years. There used to be a great. outcry as to
the enormous amount of Lord Bea.confield's Bu +gets.
which they were told were too big for the country to
bear. Mr. Bright—(hisses)—had ',aid that a Gov-
ernment that wanted more than eighty millions was
not wn.th calling a (;overnment, but he and his
triends had now reached t e magnificent sum of
over one hundred tudtiot.. Lrd Beaconsfi ii
governed this country fer the Ffe of a Parli , , cut,
• but no succumbed t i ili bad trade which existed
at the close of taat P.oliatuent an i to the spec.ous
promises of Mr. Gl als:en , and his party. The
Libera:s were put into office and th -y suece-!ded to '
an empire which, at any rate, was at p,ace with
most of her ~ei.:tb urs. Sineo then we ba.l b.ant
eutoroiled in wars fio,o one en [of the-wor d to the
otter, the trade or t a- country had talleu or to a
most disas- roils .-xtent, and the present Govern-
. emit had succesded to a .I,rit .ge of dahge-, disas er,
and shanae—(applause).
Mr. Brooke Robison, who recei-,red an enthusi-
a•tie welcome, said that durin,c tho poll' icai con
re-is which were being wag->d they heard too much
of par y and a great (tea too little of the corprooo
interests of the cuantry—,hear, hear). They hear 1
a great deal too much of w..iit was good for the
firth:rat party, and mull to) little ot what was goad
foi tr.° country —(applause) The Governina,it was
my iatended to be carried on for the benefit of p t-
lii ical parties rim mere office-seeking politieiaLs. or
u or meinber. ot Pardam,mt whom his roliti•ad
..ioi,onent Mr. Sh ridan proposed to pay by the hard-
..rariled money of the Anti-:tint classes—(hear, h. ar).
Dn. jig his camniin he (Mr. 11.) insou) ha I en-
ie ovoured t ) the b s ..f his abil,ty to grapple with
tie .re-'t question of tr -de, and to ,uggest wrist
renr.dies s ,wild be taken to b lug about a more
prosperous state of things, bu'. ha was much disap-
pointed to firma th .t air Soerilan, who had in a
ta,hion represented rhe.,%l for 27 years apoeared un•
able or ua willing. to approach the subject He
werely went back upon !he old and worn-out state-
ment that the pr.-s.elt bat state of thins was due
ti the policy of Lord Ileaconslield, hut still the fact
remai•ied that the st,ve of trade was much wor,o
now twin it was in 1389, and that the distress and
poverty of the people had vastly increased—(hear,
hear). Mr. Shaidan would ce,t, tin his answer at
the coining e;eciian---(applause). No sooner had
Lord Sali.bury—(loud applause)—taken office than
he promisea to inquire into the causes of the
present depression , and they might depend upon it
that the highest authorities w .uld be represeu ed
1
in that inquiry. It might be a grea honour to be a
member of Parliament. but there was somettti tg fai
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more valuable than that a Mall to consner,
nam,l', his own honour and selr—respect—(ap-
plause). Whatever others might do be (Mr. Roo
iusmi) would not in kit a single promiso, which
might perhaps gain him a strAy vote or obtain for
him a temporary cheer' unless he was certain that
he would be able to fulfil it to toe very let,er. He
mad., no promise with reipct to the present Gov-
ernment, bit he could say with all confileuce that
the Commi=sion ot Inquiry would extract a great
deal of valuable informa•ion wbi:li would be of va,t
bmetit to th- trade of the countr,•,,—(ipplause).
Dr. C-oil Paslieu, as rpre,en ing Mr. Staveley
a!so spoke.
Mr. R. Bainesley proposei a resolution express-
ing confideuee in Mess. Staveley Ilia arid Brooke
Ror,insu, and p e Lung the weting to use all
legirim Ile weans to s-euro 'heir ro, ern.
This was carnal, rn I a voti of t!tanks to the
Chii in in f.,r preoiding having ti,en pa sol the
meeting terminiv.or..