The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04 00:00:00

THE STOURIMIDGE 011SEEVE1.

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1:11't tt.!l ; ;1,:•I rt3l:4 we graff
%-ith protecting of the fun.la ef troles
aui:ins is desirable. For a time the lattJr olject
hes heeo eeennipliihed, and whelk the whole seb-
j:setrf tradJa uoit.ukt oanuts nost session before
Parliament it will praloohl3 heorenerelly thought I
airiaabhl to r..t.0al Iwe whieli so tar a 3 thq
work at all, do not work fairly towards Ilia 'lndus-
trial chicly',
The tesnleilons in farntxr nt the 1. 01W 110-
promatation Le.‘gae are open to mach engtro-
varey. We enne;'4er that the denineiatilas of
the De- it Howse of CcuL,iona sa ntt t ;.1; re•

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the ratodhiu vitlii,i of the p trish hail A ink Erma bellished isito Foi/et-me.Nots aud other. oweia,,ap. g
£BB.OOO. to £7A,0410,. it had been raiseaby the in %?ttt zle.:t .
i'intrUll of choice and delicate work. At
resait of the ratepayers' agitation to £llO,OOO.
The rates for the I tst year had been 3s. in the the'. conelnarn of the aildreis, the names of the sobseei-
here are pat in 141nd:win:ally, with illumicated capi(al: 1
ponml, end as the suguaentstion to the rat,!able to each name .
vidlie Whit £85,000.. this wood have adrled 4:5, E.cli P.ge is work,rl °P.n.:, „„0,1,40.,..tinte4 ant I
MO. to the fttllOnni tolleetable. About 300 pro. , nr"'"a" '..; . wntta Margin, twining a tiotsta panel !
perties haa now bs'teu added to the,ftssessurf.,, , 7......!, gold Vibe mid eernice.
which bef3re I'M n.)t been rato.;,:. mi. (Cheers), ,fe tt he binding of the nook is in claret-eolonred silk rel.
• lined Weide with white silk moire, ant the ont-Ide
ile brti no annbt the.; if gr. Uere4l Ila tt., t. 0 A “s• richly wrought In gold embroiderc, forming a Lori rise in
siatant sget) and the Overseers were able : a parailllnotrant, haring the spandril* filled in with die.
te ran together, they Iv3ulti be able to add Innell Per Work, in gold and bilver. In the centre of the
more to the rate•book for the next rote but one. lozenge is wrought the cr .t es of the Lyttelton family.
The casket which contains th,e,,ettrecs:airsairnt:;le4,iim jf
,hiliht

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WAN LED. in the principal A grienitcral
D •triats of Worcesteral.;re, ItF.SPr Cl A MX
'ARIUSIO'4C3 a Firatotlata (loarantofci MtNV RV.
dv. :At q entrotie psr.ol ti t ISA Ma a LoroataLle
Grp ,464114y.—.11,p4y to rte It,tiv.t at this 4par.
'TED, TWO Aire BOYS, tn circulate
"'Mr," ovary ri tlritay M,rn•
iux.—Apply to :4. $..11 ma 5.36, 1114layoltreet,
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1/' VA,NTED, n Respect:o4ln GIRL, as SER.
'V NT.)L.'LhWORK— Apply tn Mr. H.
Crirk•ters' Ayr,. 3tarbr.,..ga.

the costs himself. To this he essented, end defendant
ism bound over in to keep the peace for six months.
NEOLECTINO TO MAINTLIN Hit WIFE —Ye.terday, at
the Public Office. Robert Brettle, collier, of the Lye, WAS
summoned for not contrilinting to the support of his
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the Dreamt', .
preanntlnq latmnr ralatlke handed on pre.
Wire an.l one.shlo.l olmervation. That the
House contain a large nuinher cd men who ad
lte the rinfhta of hibonr RA powerfully as any

He believed Mv. Meredith wnuld be nble tondo dee-p7colon-r-er4 sr-aft-I-at', of pin. Gothic Oen ~•,• .
tite ramble Table .220,000, more. (Cht.ers)• the 14th eentary, having the 11A diVlded into a lozenge
There would be an implrtent report presented panel, with a shield engraved on the centre. The foit.
to the meeting, in reference to some matters ‘ plates,
spsothai are fined with perforated Gothic meta
_........,„ 1 illttraihated at the back, and at Jach angle of the casket,
tea. The

rota.]
MISSES M. AND E. Fowun,

voten , rigida ot IT•vg -- A pow. ..., ••. . ~ - . e. --_
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working man renld poesibly do, and probably touched on at the lest meeting, when a man re- 'te ee e _
, with ter more stmeese. Blit there can bn no ported dead in the rate.hook, mining up amongst , whole of the metal work is in electro gold. The inside wife. Mr. Barradl, Rdelieving-offleer, arposed that the
, Iran on lid and base, iire elaborate metal plates. .
reyf
~,. °lit
erehaa
1 halo in working :nen t tklug legitilnate means them. The ratepayer:3' committee thonght it be. ,is suitably lined with rich greeedniv,:lvmert: no,7t,'„'egr° 'Zidth:npy e nme,hd tiot
lof sending tnen of their own elites to Pialiement. hoved thetu to attend the audit of the Union itc. ;
_.The.e.nrisdialtifatchteer
book cover by Mr. thibert seemed as if he did not intend to (torso. The Bench
They would perhaps iliseppoint their constitn.. count's, and they had done no; and the auditor 1 u
' Itrornomeele'lla,lHi Fdwin Stringer,
gh-sZrgeeL end the whole designed and il. ordered a distresa warrant to be issued ; and in default,
onto, hut by all means let the experiment be would no doubt ;nuke a roport in doe course on .
' laminated Mr. Janie' Allsop, architect ; all of thin town. two months.
tried if the weeklng chums in any constitnency what there took plice. The only wilt of the 1 ..eitt...areir.-.Tihi: shove defendant was chargee with es-
Lord L,yttelton, In replying, thanked the deputation
care soft (antis aboat it, which hoe vet to be committee was tO lo alt out the evils which ex. , vet . ~,,,,
y ell tot the presentation of the address, aud said
teling firaivic7il,•lie,wirycoitzttße,riettt:lll.tara rieltale charge
: proved. Much the cone sentiment might he ex. idea in the parish, and it Was no business to go Ibe tru,ted they would make known to every subse.nber additional month. our for an
i pressed with regird to the professed desire to to war with people or persecute them. Unfor. pp ci.ited the go ii wi dies it contomed,
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how
Inu'h
he
a-
- re
would lwa ive him to promote WoMEN's reannEee -Beta! Jane Rashforil, of the
' establish working.claes newepapere. When it is tunotelen they were forced at the lest meeting to and
.what ple,i,sfatriet,!ttztat, ra Yee
i theurhood, in which Lye, charged Matilda Fisher with essmilting her on the
. stated that '' the tipper in id middle el tones in- disclose cotton matters hefore they had time to h
th e in...vests, d L
t, 2hsotuh ult. Complaineet shard that defend tint came to ber
Iton would give him all the assist-
e was sure .a y y.e
eeniettelv contrive to keep the power of the ' consider them ; and it had piece been their duty , se, began to quarrel, and then commenced thrashing
Begs remedially to inform the Inliehltents of Stour. -
~' -,, . ; (Mee in her power.
hthige unit te• sari-needing to ifliiiiiiirlined thid he has Press In "leit
• own hands " utterance is simply to carry the matters before the auditor. Mr.. Mr. Stringer asked his Lordship to It hi .'m heve the her, entf pulled a large quantity of her off her head. 'lwo
Liken to the above Preinic-a, where, Ii ivlng made a xten- given to nonsense. We have scores of work- Plant then entered auto a mass af details as to address for a few day*, as many of Mu subscribers had witnesses corroborated the shove. Defendant. however,
gave e different version of the story. A neighbour had
eleillilteritions, lie inteeds to carry on the Madness of a ing.einsenewepapers, and as ete aril class centric- the area, rateable value, population, em., of the • not yet ere. it.
41 _ toll her that she had aeon complainant and defendant's
IV I ..s: Il: AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, afterwards -
Mg to keep the preee in its 'awn bends, the different parishes in the Union, and __,
Hui Lordship gla y at ed.
M Brooks thaeleel his Lordship for teceiving the hte.band I.n too fainiliiir terms, and the quarrel hiok plaice
prees is open to the whole conntry ; it is merely stated the VRTIOLLS items of expenditure during , Yawn defendant accused Alre. Be,diford of it. Witnesses
And h men by tel perseverauce and attentioe to the deputation.
slum, based on an ta:ierkacii of over ten years, and a question of capital, an- the last year.
enterprise, nod good m • I were e:tlled ol) both Bides, but their evidenee only went
by keeping Gm da of le sa.e.lass gneilty. at Cie lowest weriment. An enormous mount of capital says 'Mr. T. Wood moved a r • esolntion expressing 1 ------------eho wiltat b ith perties were equally to blame. The
ammiemeseimonimemmennameomminwseserneenness cartscomicqUently dismissed, complainant having to
piasilite prices, to merit eeh treat their pair inage and , Mr. Owen, " could be ohteined in Be shares, suf. , satiefaction at the willingneea of the Guardians . , lay the costs.
suprrt. I flcient to maintain a working men't, Thote,,, with Ito eetahlish such a system of rteeessment ite 1 . • Id
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much larger eirenlation." We have hnt two , would place every property on the rate-book, so , °cat anptstrut etts. i
c RADLEY.
All orders entru4e4 to Lim will receive oereful and '
. little words to eay to working men on the sithjcet 1 that it might contribute aceordiug to its .
prompt attendees. I -try it ; but WO will append to them a remark I valae. . II• MUTUAL IMPRoTitsiENT S••CIETT -On Monday last the
: annual meeting of the members nod friends of the Young
Iby which Mr Owen f,llowe lno the reinnek just i Mr. R. Perks seconded the resolution, whioll , Moon Mittnol Improvement Soeiete, was held in the
'quoted : "Thin plan had decal tried in Birtuing. WS carried. STOURIIIIIIDGE WATER WORKS COMPANY (LIMY. Wesleyan Schools. A very numernin and respectable
. mon, but not with suceese," Ma' • Pidgin Porten proposed, " That al. TED).-The ordinary half.yeerly meeting of tne gathering it frroved to be. Tea wan partaken of by up-
Oat the is hole we entigretnlate the Nation-ti thongh this agitation 'among the ratepayers for Shareholder; was held on Monday, the both ult, wwarila of three hundred; after which the pubic meeting
as held. is' p t 4 e
Trealee Coe ietetee on the advance it has exhibited men
a fair and eqael assesst of this parish has ente sir, Joseph Pitman presided. A dividend of 5 al...tint+, and Mr. Adaß
pravermatird theern°C7ed
H. Bioom Imeeer,"Kgsqwl'th
of
as compared with last year. in eetteral fit-manes ieted hut fin' a short period, it hag hail the etfoot per ceut, per annum for the past hell-year, was Halmiewen, woo called ti the choir. In lila openine 're-
of tone and liberality and breadth of opiniou, of pacing neerly 800 additional ratepaying pro- declered to be peid to the Shercholders (free of med.; he pointed out the many wonderful things which
it it :VII 1101.0 t 1.1: W;11.111 the next Conerees us, 1 perties upon the rate.booke, and has indeed the ineometexj on the 14th September, Mr. W. bl• , the mud of man tel acoompliahed, instancing the nees
seed:lea in the metropolis a still farther adeauee 1 reteuble vitlue of the parish from about t 75,000. Collis and Mr. Alfred Freer, the retiring Dime. , wbi"lt had been made of latanani, electricity, and several
ill Ulf, sante direction will be inanifeeted tO abeet tllO 030. This meeting, therefore, toys, µTim re elected ; int, also, the Auditor, Mr. 1 °th
, er lb :r; geexpreeseil las gratifleatton cacao
ny you men bait upon improving themselves nod
nrpes the 1 eetry not tørules their etforte, but J. Percival, The usual votes of thanks were , each other. After po.o. ; , teg oat the iniportauce Of ilm
tient len° to lalie Siteli steps as may appear ad. pissed to the Chairman and the Direotore for , previtig in apiritual as well ils in other matters. lie celled
V.l"bie fr" 1" Urns to tii""' ""tit they h"" ac. their attention to the interests of the Company on the eecretary (Mr. B. Cantwright) to read his rep.rt.
onnipliehed the work so pled) taken in hand." for the peet year, Froin the report It appePEcti that the society was ie •
Mr, Mageter s G
aid the Clerk to the uardia t
ge ‘
N. tt ..tEFAINUENT.-It will he seen in our ad. rro•n=rons and flonriehing enteiltion I Its tnenthers had
Ikea trietttia thd the eetbnate for the ongoing vertising columns that M
Profeesor orley 'vs.-ill ' arrest neementee, and its inference in the neighbetrhoo4
I conaider,thly Itieres4i,d. The Wino: Incaulenectri with
belt, for the parielt of Kingswinford, would be give his Enterteinment in the Corn Excheuge, I the thelety had Klan been enlarged by numerous par.
£B,IIIO. (Mr, Grittiest *laid that neatdy £2,000, (or three nights, which is acknowledged to be ' chases of valuabie works. The secretary alit-bled ulcer.
would be required to carry them up to Septem. I one of the best of its kind out of Lendon, , markt into two ports. one respectleg " What hod bean
ter 29, beehlee the uleave stun), Mr. Pergeter ANCIENT °BOER OF FUllleVelike..-Vi a perceive ,
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I done. " and the the reaeeeting '' %Vilet thfiy hopoid to
' The tirnier enntelned a list of the I...asy and
Sabi the tweeters ef tie last rate, and tin: ana. by a retern recently boutel by the Exeentive ' Sermons which bad been given during the year:Oral of
out dna from the Co deetetere, onght to pay up Connell of the above order, that this society is the diseitseions which had been held. Spec nientitni
tllO calls to the end of September. He wielied making rapid pregress in the United Kingdom, was made of two verity. welch were delivered attire class
to show that the Overseers would not be justi. end throughout the whole of her Majesty's Co. by two .4 the rnembera of the Dudley Literary and Hell.
1131 in inakieg an excessive nate for the next 10„;„. Lite le,turns for 18ed show the strength fir
,snt,'coinetLTl:ll.e:t.":..ll,t..ebeneael."..s,.n•Trentlentt?end•b‘pdtelie
, hilt tear aud as a re:,e of Is. iti the ponnd on its foIIOWS t--242 Distriids, i 1,822 C0urt5,1340,022 one Yll'ad entere,l the miniatrv. and enether had 'gone to
, the ameunt to which the nem-gement Mid now financial members; showing an increase in the reside in it large town of Se;itland. The lattAT pot of
,1 lteeh raised, *amnia make £5,500., that would he pact twelve months of 11 Distrietee 102 Courts, the report referee Ito the hopes aif the elasit. which were
lin excess of what the Clerk said was required. and 12,231 members. These Ceurte are spread of a lendable ceeracter, Kea which, we hope they eery
The Overseers ehould only make a rate to meet through ehnost every town itttli village in the . Bel realize. A!iNertmh.e.,(:onwe:.,torioondothtvlif rrep‘ovrtgry
all their ileintinds, tiad insist on its being col- United Kingdom, Gibraltar, New South Wake. thee, ;:eYtellewe Ito Mr. T. Htmdes, of the Lye, wli.
leaded. The Overseere threatened at the first New Zealand, Send' Africa, 'fain-nada, Victoria, iiciptitted ithroelf ealleirably. Mr. A. It o:sier then deli.
meeting to make a ran" of 2e. in the pound, but West Indies, and the United States of America. vered en addrees on " Bogies," which evinead coesteer.
the result of the aginatiou tied had token place There are also 7,14:3 honorary members, incluil- able akiii and powers of thought. and which met with a
win thnt a greater slim of the arrears had been ing peer 3of the realm, members of parliameot, ' t
hi.;;:rdsYttiT:Prr'„"e?ttr:l;tll:7•;:.
..i,aslttytelnew.e..ithesda,refe:,tv.:.,;t,2,4
C tllected than he believed would otherwise have de. ; and a small artily of 7.068 javenile f
-°r's• exeression lay Mr. J. Woodhouse. Mr. 11. Warr then
been collected, the arrears of the coalmasters tern, between the ages of nine and eighteen. read " The teed:era' efeetine," siteeneiled by a song --
rates had been collected which would have been When we see such a powerful organization as " Hearts tied Homes," sone by it Ciatwriget, Mr. T.
loot to the parish, and the a-teats:neat kid been this in existence for benevolent purposes, does Blind, micompanyiog on the pianoforte. An address
t aiSed L 23,000., so that als rate would now it not speak volumes for the independence and on
~.t,:i. e0t,,,,
L'ltilliii,:il,yera," byT 111 ri.,,Tiuten z ier •
bfaiieltiwie, alt i
1„1,1:;
produce more than the Overseers required. Mr. foresight of the working claesee ? Ifhe motto rrived IN no 'orl I.n.r°;,,eas' atrii7s wa
spirit :if free
Pargeter said the eseesentent of the coal mines of the order we believe) is, Unity, Benevolence, thought and honest enquiry. Of course lie condemned
was fixed at a ineetiug of delegates front Board and Concord, and to show that the second word, in mo e .sered terms that system of free thoneht whielt
of Geer:liens, at the Shire Hall, Woreeeter, in in the motto is not a dea4 letter, we mention scoffs at teligion 1 ane everything tine pure and holy, and
1863, at one-sisth of their salca, but instead of that during, the time of the cotton famine in I:td.tii.l-1-12",ep.er n,iit:r:trlfrra:etalirtim
.frinem tho,ugh,,,. Men
that, they had been miying on one of 3s. Lencashire the members of the oiler contribu- ciillle iii ma .iitt'attr'e of. reffidlan'a" ,1%,,,,i
idd ttitetyrilt.l le.
rliato dits'Pe.art
6:1. per ton, the value of their slack. , A i pf,
ted to USG fan- 110 .ess -tan L 1,90.2 Os ill. lit theteselves of all bigotry. The ti nth was confined tons
Mr. Feredy seconded the resolution which addition to that they have built, I:numbed, and se't or party, therefore men ought not to nay you mast
was carried. now efficiently support two life boats, not ..f the believe the ertielea il our Anode end elinearm to one
The next reeolution, moved by Mr. Stewart, i voluntary offerings of the members, at a coot up I •.I';':aaj". 015004).
or yam
"'nil iriZil Teti Tit's liiri'lM"-11.
and seconded by Mr. Thotnas, requesting the to the present thee el ,of ,4 rct;l3 is lud.
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a go' fit ~.';rnlad earrtgLasi:itTi't al.:lire:llv .alliiired. If r... 11.
Churchwardens :mil Overseers to call at meetieg etety that can make Such wholesale provision for nee et nee then gave a recitation, .. The Little Knowing
to cousider the new Poor Rates Assessment itself, the wives, toed children of ite deceased 8e...," with eaw.ed immense laughtsr. A capital misey
Act. members, and the minuet-nay at lero, we Slay 011 .• Little Tli Mem.* w. afterweres read by Mr. A. Plod-
Mr. 11. G. Holmes moved " That tide meet- heartily and sincerely, go on and prover. go
ts.tie, T. Ii oh'-. . ..m eot ulivencal the proceeding,:
an rams reepeetfally urge the Churchwardens QUE N D Enit
ESLANattATION -The Slit p " Let ig
, „ with a pianoforte holt, Witch Wai moat ilinlanted. An
eirar without a balite or title wi“ then read by Mr. W.
and Overseers no a
tto get out noth ra
er te un ttat: til
ega..A e," 1244 tons burden, -belonging to M. Ley..h. which WAS certainly very inappmpriataa and on•
the new Act comes into operation, the provisions Mackay, Sons, and Co., sailed on the 30th ult, ruitable ter the occasion, and which was consequently
of which sail enable the tennant to pay the rate from Gravesend, for Queensland, Captain Henry net vero we.l received by the audience.. An otiginal
mem cottages and small tenerneets, nud to Ile- Evans Commander, Surgeon-superiutendent Dr. Vli.,
re TI
bittern,
...ti.,'
di.t: a r," wa.,
iii,i,•,.xt.g,,iiveit
il:),, Mr. A.
duct it front rent paid to landiords, and thug Prentice, 3lutren, Mies Barker. The Light much :i 'tied MmrlierTlr nto filar: an' satin
:WM 'three amend which will otherwise be ex- Brigade is the ninety-third vessel that has sailed his poems on t " Lbath." A mining address on
tamed or last to tee p at-jab." 'floe was seconded on the Land Order system of emigration, ender i• Patriotism," was then deliemeal by Mr. S Dnim, whose
by Mr. Peskin, and carried. the immediate direction of the Queensland Go. deep p..wers .4 thought nod well known delivery enabled
Mn, Stewort read tee following Report of the vernment Emigretion Office, 2, Old Broad-street. him to do fell jurtice to BO good and 1,M:ell, a anbject
COMMittee ott their investigation of the collee- Sne contains 332 souls, divided into paying, as T?, .
usitledxr,,,
17; . :ilia t,1,1:171.1g I iii r,to, I:1.1 lizr‘t
sii,tt,i-,Tatb.i.;yet
tor 's prier rate hook :-" The committee had slated, said free passe.tgers, and coneisting of 148 teen heyey to IGIVe givell'it )311°1'X/ tail), had our space per-
eodsidered it advitetble to look into the poor mentbers of families, 131 single men, 83 single meted. 'lke progremine was breneht to a close by a
rae book, with a view of ascertaining, se fir es fe•-„..im song, "My an, in) guiding star," by Mr. B. C.irtivrielit.
poseible, tile cause of so great a loss in excused Itoittle or GOARDIAN3.-The weekly meeting ecaimpeuied
.Brl %dole by Mr, Rhodes. Afterwards
rout voide, and in order to uccomplish this , it meek: were Wren tO the Cbairinee the Ledies. end to
Of bilie Board was held yesterday, Mr. Grainger 0.„ i...„.„... Of t,.., i.e Th.
IV isk rev local net a copy of these important in the chair. There were also present :- tones, ful in e ing the S ety 1 meet to vei riailed the
::teei.laegy.:Zheld.
items eimeld he taken by fit and competent per. I Messrs. Brooks, Richardson, Ithodes, Guest, 5„,„,•----e..
eons, aad the work being done, and here before I Holmes, Wood, Rollaneon, P. Pargeter, end
Ude meeting, reveeled 11 sad state of things. Doody. Admitted into the house during the
People are reereaented ea dead who are alive, ty„k,
25: discharged 21 ; remaining 421. REFRACTOLY PAUPEIIA.-At the Petty Sesslons, on
profterty is Fflid to be void which has never been Corresponding week lest year, 43:1. Out.door 111oid,y just, before II St. John Matthews mid it- Smith,
veil, mid hon•ols written elf as dowu which are relief Kingswinford district, bit 12s 101 ; Stour- KAI, . Awn Mori, Pornthries woe charged will disor.
s'anding as ter a t ql, aud many pecple exciaaml bridge distriet,l2o les Ileel ; Halesowen dietriet, testi! te !elect at the Union, OD the 2601 ult. William
their rates who hy reason of comlm-m:o4lg for 1'42 16s Id ; total le2 50 40, against 183 10a ded, K;‘,l% rie"tniTteenaltarVi'irseeftttetttel.:l thin
are not legally exetteable, tke, These false I last year,-A depntatime waited apou the Gnarl. tvidesimprirnnineut.-Thernas Wright was chiritA with
etetomente 'bedewed the emateittee to attend the len% eoneleting of MeASP9i Pitta
ti
Stewart, Ruth. , tlestroyiog his clhes ot at the rob oth Vain n e night of the
audit, which took place at Stourbridge on the rite, Baker, and Fereday.-Mr; Plitat, formally , eetit en. W. eneettn at ey proved the iee, tel ,lehi n.iant,
11th ult., when a few at tho ellfiek were pointed preaented the resolution prtesed at the meeting ate, enettled guilty, Watt sentenced to one montli's hard
Ont to the anditor, who will, no &gild, in due I oe Monday last, by the ratepayers, and called ' idiom
°Deno, make ranch a report to the Beer i as he atteution to the matter whieh hail been t„
~ . tetprils,..9 ttiste, eits.:...:a-lethri:iy
le:4%M:it!
.7374 ittjg.eo,l
my (leant fit. Tee rate herein referned to was review &hiring the time the agit 'Men had taken?
i b,...Moitt:::itt..„.l „„ t" Y
ithere date rd-Nniidnt. pealed
granted On the Sleit July, 1668. The c,tinutit. piece. Hit alto thanked the Gnardians for their 1 her down without sny I,rovo4ation. Saran Price, ft yming
tee tiow finds it,elf bound to make these facts coratesy in giving theta all the information they women, bade the weld for some water to the well. SA*
known to the retepeyers, maid having themselves could. Mr. Grainger replied, and said the tee little boys fighting. and oompleinent went to separate
no confidence in the collector who hes made Board would at all times give them every as- them, wlteen this
hdete;lanr?t, hut'pshtiriavekd.h l
,i;ed txhe,:in,d
such false statements in his bW M
ooke, it now sistance they could, and if at any tittle there was kZeck a h
aelled Li Vilen.cc of her oHt.litengand snid d
. she suatw
rest with the ratepayers either% to continue the anything wrong, they would try to intake it right. the complainant strike her inoilii r. WllO then pushml liar
collector as he is, or ink for his removal. We The deputation then withdrew. dose. Tip, Bench considered that there WAS a di,graee-
cannot conclude this report without saying with ful F qual, ble between both patties, and dismissed the
ELECTIoN OF COMMISSIonERS.- On Thursday. an elec.
much regret, teat the collectors. Messrs. Oit-
Bon of three Commissioners for the East, West, arid "'
Lens and Wilson, have not since the commence- smith Werd, took place.
The
proccediNgs were not STEALING PeTiTotts.-Robert Emmet., a boy, wee
merit of this agitation shown the least good markeil by may special feetnre, and there was only a con. chariot with sttleatieg a titireonftite arf.tg,rnowart,g.peortittttrieri.:n
feeling or courtesy to the committee or to the teat in the West Ward. In the Fad Ward, Messrs. H. Use
Ph
, praper ) Willi .1 N‘ •ik
~ . Coal
ratepayers assembled at the public ineetitarm" Billiegbara, %V. J. Turney, and J. McEwen were re- . rook. Phrhp Drewry Keel le saw tin prisoner
turned • in the South, Messrs. J. Allsop, J 21.1. W eller, pull the potato,. ue, and swill them in the minni. The
A vote of thanks to the Chairman and'Com-
and Edwin Elcock ; and in the West, Messrs. J. Maurice. Petethee were worth 2a. Wiili3lll3 Walker, the proseen-
inittee closed the proceedings. G. Perkine, and the Item'. I). Nl:wields. Vito polling in tor, said last witness made a communication to him.
the latter ward was as under :-0. Maurice, 186; G. Par- Had had n great inone potato. stolen. For the defence,
ktns, 120; Bev. 1). Maginnis, SI i T. H. Richards, 27 ; Williaiu Wright, a youth, was called, and said he was with
John Devis, 33. Mr. Davis also received a few votes in netendaut bathing iu the canal. MI not see him taking
the South Ward. potatoes. Defendant was fined to. 2d, the value of the
SCHOoI. TREAT.-In our report of the children's tr)at potatoes, and cools; in default 14 days.
in conuemion with the Congregational Scheid, it would CHARGE no Benue inv.-Thomas Grifntbs, allee Fop,
appear that the Fife and Druin Band were eneaged to a yoking men, was charged with coinmitting a burgl iry
play for the day. This was not on. They met the chil- at George Poole Pike's, the Whimsey Inn, Brierley Hill,
dren returning from their treat at Red Hill, ant Mr. Sit- on the night of the 37th ult. Mr. Waldron, Polestar, of
linghom having the loon of smell, the ban 4 played anon, Briorl..y Hill, appearad for the prosecution; and the
bee of times to amuse the children, who thoroughly en- prisoner was undefended. In opening the case, Mr.
joyed the treat. Waldron said prisoner was in the habit of doing come
AMATEUR CoNCERI.-On Tuesday night last, a Grand weak for Ida client, who reniunerati d hint with clothes
Amateer Concert was Corn green the • ' Beth Hoge, under and food. On the above date the prisoner WAS at coin.
the patronage of Lord end Lady Lyttelton. and wait for Plainant's house. After atinttin.g up he (complainant)
the benefit of Mr. Theodore Haag. a Hungarian violinist made all the deers fist, end retired. His wife had rea-
of considerable notoriety. I hece Wan a good attendance, sea to go into her son's bedroom, end, hearing a noise,
the reaerved seats beiug allied with the Cite of the town looked out of the window, end mow the.defendatit scaling
and neighbourhood. The fullowiug wee the proerainnie the wall. She called out to him saying, "Co that yoa
selected :-Part song-. Sir Knight, Sir Knight "-Mrs. Fop, you scoundrel ? . He returned no answer.. Anal
Bolton, Miss Wharton, Hon. S Lyttelten, Mr. Spencer; was a beautiful moonlight. night she could see him dis.
virilia-`. La 51.1ancolie Redondo "-Mr. Haag' some- tinctly.-George Poole Pike said: lam landlord of the
"I've been roaming "-Miss Fisher; flute 6010-I. March Whimsey Inn, Brierley Bill. On the above date the
of the Men of Harleeh "-Mr. Mathews; song-'• The Prisoner was at rnY house. He left about half-past eleven.
Vagabond "-Hon. S. Lyttelton ; pianoforte solo-. The After he left, I closed the house, and made all the doors
Harp that once through Tara's Halls "-Miss Abererom. safe. I and my wife then retired. About half an hour
tie ; song-"l'm a merry, merry Zingara "-Miss Dixon ; afterwards I heard my wife call time, and went down, and
duet, cornet and piano-" L'Oiseau de Paradis "-Mr. timed the doors wide open. Went to the Police Staten
and Mrs. James Foster; song-'• If I had but two little and saw the prisoner, who said if I shored the charge-
wings "-Mr. Spencer. Part second : Dnet-" At it fell sheet it would be the worst day's work I had ever doue,
anon a day "-Mrs. John Bolton and Miss Wharton ; flute -Julia Pike, wife of complainant, said I recollect the
solo-" Romance "-Mr. Mathews; song-" Tom Bow- above date. After my hosband had made the doors, we
ling "- Hon. S. Lyttelton ; duet, cornet and piano- retired. Went to my son's bedroom. and remained there
" Das zerbrocheue IlMaleM "-Mr. and Mrs. dames Foe- about twenty niinntes. The window was open, and it
ter ; song-" The Lover's Confession "- Miss Fisher ; was a moonlight night. Heard a noise time drawing a
pianoforte solo " ton Rice "-Miss Abercrombie ; bar. Heard the bolt of the passage door drawn, and
song-" Largo at Factotum"- Mr. Spencer; violin- afterwards heard a noise at the bar door, and a match
"Carnival of Venice "-Mr. Haag; trio-" Ti Prego 0 struck. There was a noise at the cellar door, as thoagh
Padre "-Mrs. Bolton, Mies Wharton, aed Mr. Spencer. the liendle was being moved. Called out" Who's there?"
The whole of the performers were loudly applauded at There was a noise in the passage, and called out to my
the close of the pieces, end enceriel. The gems of the husband, 'George. there is a noise in the house; do
evening WAS the flute playing of air. James Mathews, and come." Looked through the back-room window, and new
the violin playing of Mr. Haag, who were rapturously defendent scaling the wall. He slipped beek, end had
applauded. Mr. S. Simms presided at the pianoforte, another try. Saw his face. She 11.1 a dark pair of trou-
and the whole concert was a great success in a pecuniary sees on, and was in his shirt sleeves. Shouted to hint
view, when he was on the wall, "It's you, ie it, Fop, you
REFUSING TO LEAVE A Peeme-flonse.-Yesterday, at sconnerel." Will swear defendant is the man. Saw him
the Police Office, before Major Fletcher, It, L. Freer, before lie left the house, and be was rather the worse for
W. C. Firmstone, KAN., and the H 0,,. C. G. Lyttelt,on, drink.-Polioe-coustable Malarial said he apprehended the
Edward Watkins was charged with refusing to leave the prisoner on Saturday morning, at his father's house.
Somerset /louse Inn, when told. Benjamin Bullock, Found him lying on a bench. He had on him dark trou-
landlord of the above Inn, said that the defendant was sere, end woo in his shirt aleeves. Charged him with the
continually annoying him, arid after getting intoxicated burglary. He said he was not drunk, and should not go.
elsewhere, would come to bin house, and create disturbs Witness then took him into custody. He amid he had
suces. He ordered defendant out on the above occasion, been at complainninant's, but had not committed the
but he refused to go. and he was obliged to send for the burglary. At the Police Station prisoner told emnplain-
police.otlicers to eject him. Police.constable Dugard ana that if he signed the charge sheet it would be the
corroborated the complainant's evidence, and the elegies worst day's work he had ever done in his life. -George
trates fined him 5s aid costs; in default II days. Pike re-celled : Prisoner's father's house is against nay
Wirier DAMAGE.-At the Public Office, yesterday, premi,es. Found several tiles on the top of the build.
Felix :allot- was charged with wilfully damaging a win- ing between the prisoner's house and mine. Found some
dow, and breaking three panes of glass, the property of , marks in some ashes underneath the wall' as though some
Joseph Jones. of the Lye. Jones said that the defend- ! one had jumped from the wall. The hum in the brew.
nit one to his hen,. and created a dist:. haw,. De- honse was wiilolrawn. and there wi 'is an opening in the
fendant wished to iieut, and because he (complaieenti top of the be, e..how.e, ebout a foot from the bar in the
refused. defendant bloke the panes with a hoe. Mary I dome-Prisoner said : lam ineocent of the charge. I
Farmer also deposed to seeing the panes broken, and the have bean there 1.),... I • t * ' * 61,1 a re., .-, -. " risewer was
Bench ordered the lefendant, who is • bolter-down at emileti:ted to Like te.a Leal tUr ' -ea A • t
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Forteni Iron Works to pay 5s and costs, and the dams. Stallbed.

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"UPRVIG'T"%aItATE:Itrto T.A7tor tl!F: —I,”W. T.1,,v4 waa
charged with using violent and fi•-.,,,,,0 taw& pe In.
wards Willi•im ' 4?alt ult. ..101M 'flail -ial-c1 he 1471.:;:rt..114 of Oa; 'Com& '
• ••,,t,oc Oh t 136 Ist WSeptember Both Court holden at Stonibridge. Held A warrant 7.,..,,..1
r.artles tea, at .\ ell'', feed, and wicked at King's brick- the goolii of drfendint. Went about half pa.t mac o'clock
yard. A difficulty arose respecting the use of same to the hcese of defendant. Defendant woe not there. hut
of the tools, Diql from words the Parties proceeded to he came In afterwards Told him tlo re W. n IrArmitnn
blows, the complainant helog struck several times liv the his goods fr•r 15s. He said I h•ol bi•tter take whet I
• defendant with an iron cutter on the hands and neck • wanted quirk. for he should blow the house up, and be-
but he elicited he never returned the blow. Defendant:
in his passion. said " l'il kill ens dead now von b—g ,
, gun throwing some yew hr abet the house. Th, two
cans wont! hold chant 3I a. There was a fire in the
, I,— if it nos rot for my family, lint I Will do it." A ' terra.little girl napot Rebecca Greenwood said she heard the • Ihe Bench were of opinion that it was a ease of
common assault, and ti ~ea defendant 10: and Coati.
defendant IlAt the threat The Bench thought the de• ;
'mutant had had some little provocation. and said if Cie i
i enmplaiunt wzahed him in be bound tater, he moat pay
.. . . . . . . .

OLD lIILL rlittoeu AND HVITOCS.—At the Wordsley Police Cort,rt,
APPLICATIOE FOE A Pennine:rat T,terwer. At th .
Smith, Esgre.. John Minchard was charged with being
. on Monday last. before B. St. .7iihn Matthews evil If.
e
Petty Sessions, on W nesday list. henre F.. drunk and riotous on the night of the 23,1 ult. Polies.
constable Alcock proved the Case, and defendant was fined
ed Morme nod
N. 'Tingley, Eaglet., Henry Mole. High-street, Cradley
Heath, applied for a license to sell petroleum. The ap-
plication was granted. STEALING Sutton woo —William Sutto Woo charged with
CH \ROE OF THREATENTIO.—WiIIiam W ver-and h
stealing a quantity of apples, the properly of Henry
eais
wife. Esther Weaver. were Remmored for threetening Knowles, on the 29th ult. Ann Meredith eaid she saw
Jemirna Cooper, on the 7th Complainant said on
the defeodent get into complainant's garden, and go to.
'3. .
the above date she went to fetch hen eon, who was at the ward. the apple trees Thiright she heard the tree
shaken. William Heaven said he rim after the defendant
defendant's house, when both defendants threntened to
break her legs. Maria Cooper enernboreted complainant, and caught him. Took him back, and lest witness hien-
elate ant.
titled
hhim as the man he saw in th rden. Defendaut
se ga
The ease wan dismissed against Esther Weaver: bet the
e never was in the garden. Police-conse Free-
other defendmit wes ordered to fin done. uretv in £lO, to said
man Said defendent had een viou tabl
b pre sly ronvicted for
R
keep the
OBBER peace fisr six monthß.Y
Or CHAlN.—William Cartel. (I 3 and William stealing apples. for which lie had two months' imprison-
meat. Defeadent was fined tiOs ; in default three
Hendrick a 11, were charged with ideating a gentility of
iron eh tin, the property of Messrs. Wright and North, . moot i•
colliery proprietors, Ticidale, no the 21st ult. William •
Howe, a milkmen, residing at Prinks' said he BELBROUGHTON.
had been milking his cows at Tividale, in a field belong.
ing to proseentor, and SAW both prisoners drageine some. ACCIDENTS.—Three boys, sons of Mr. Hoge. head
thing over the canal bridge. Celled Jelin lull, rt matt gardener at Bell Hell, met with an accident on Friday
living at the farm, to see them. Sew him go at ter them. the 27th tilt. They were in a cart belonging to Mr.
3 itin Hill said be was employed on the proseenter's farm. Noel, when the horse ran away and tu•niog a corner,
On she above date in consequence of last mitten coiling the cart caught the bank and upset. The eldest boy.
to him, he went to the prisoner!, who concealed them. Robert, had fortunately managed to jump out, and ea.
selves behind a quick fence. He went a little nearer to caned with a sprained ankle. Jams. the youngest lad,
them, and they pushed the chain into the canal. Said had his thigh broken and sustained severe injury on the
to Carter, " What sort of a chain was that ynn threw into head. Fortant ttely the remaining one escaped with some
the canal, an that I should not see it ? " He said it was slight scratches. The unfortunate little one had hie
a niece of old chain which he hell found. Told them to thigh promptly set, and is going on well—John Taylor,
on
go and faith it ont. SO that he could see it. They both it scythe maker, met with a had accident on Saturday.
. polled it out of the canal. Prisoners neked where they lie was proceeding along the road near Holy Cross, when,
were to take this,chain to, and so itness told them to take • turning round to look for a companiun, he trod as •
it to the Fold Yard. He afterwards told them he had stone, and his font slipping from un ler him, broke from
sent for a policeman, and they ran awn, Droliel Nor- the sudden strain. A..aistanee was procured and he was
uianoeil anid he was in the employ of piaaeeet,,,.. et the conveyed home.
Tividale Colliery. Saw the chain Rafe on Friday night.
the 211th ult. about S 30. Missed it on Saturday after-
noon. about five o'clock. Hut Rees it since, and Iden
titled it aa the same iron. The valise of the chain was
about is 01. It weighed abnnt 901t,5. Both prisoners
, pleaded tot guilty. and in defence, Carter said he was
net there when it was got ont of the canal. He was on
the turnpike road. Kendrick said they were ening by
the canal side when they saw the chain in the water.
,Tiny tried to pull it oil, but could not. Shelby went to
Carter. who name and helped them to rill it net. Car.
ter said, Let as throw it in again," mid they did so.
, The Brinell considered the ease oroved.and sentenced the
I prisoner to 14 days' impriaonment.
TllltanAsslan Is SEARCH OF GAME. —Richard Lord
was chivied with treananiing in search of came, on land
belonging to William Whitehouse. on the 110th ultimo,
et Blackheath. Parialoconstatile Bennett mild he sow
the defendant and another man beating enetplainant's
341. Defen hang had a yaw. There are birds on the
land. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was flood 2s 6d and
costa it. default 14 days' heel labour
WHOLESALE HOHISERE CF lelN.—Will;am Westwood,
ehainineker. Bleckwagon-street, was clienged with steal-
ing a quantity of iron, the property of the New British
Iron Company. on the 29th lilt, at the Illackwagon Col.
hero. Henry Fox Raid he Was a ennetailee in the employ
of the New British Iron \Yorke Company. Oil the
ehave date, from information received. he went dawn to
, the above C. kid-teeing to proseentora. He con-
' misled himself close to sorne iron. Alialit half-plat seven
the prisoner came and look, d at the irrei and went away.
He came hark in shout two minetee with the bucket pro-
&teed filled with water. He picked no 14 piecea of inn
(now procinesili, and put them in his pockets, and the
rest he put in the bucketß. He woe going ewity, when
lie (witne,s) eint2ht led I ,if him. He sow witneas, and
threw down the bucket. and it running away fell down
all embankment. look hinl into custody. The
iran (:".2ilis.), is all matte d, and Tabled et le 10.1. Priso-
ner said to vile guilty of ate ding part of the iron, hut
it was through toothy, The Bench committed him for
ono bard labour.
Nnot.ncTlNV. Ti SUPP.MT A Mo'l rien.--.Toßeph Daniels.
a married man, waa aniamnneil by Mr. Taylor. Relievieg-
offleer. of the 'Walley Heine. for not simporting his
mother in the Union, The defence was that he could
not aft irib it. on aceeent of not hosing any wotk. Be.
fendaut was wilertid to ray leper week.