The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-05-07 00:00:00

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVFR.

irni atera, ,th view to the re- ision of many
anoma'ies 11,1 preferences which fetter the trade
of Ibis district ; end we understand that the
railway companies chiefly concerned—the North
Western and Great Western—have at length
been induced to take the matter into their con-
sideration. It is in contemplation to cut a new
ship canal from Gloucester to Berkeley, on the
Severn, navigable for vessels of 2,000 tons bur.
then, and as one of the results of this enter-
prise will be to reduce the freight on iron for
shipment to about Os 6d per ton, as against 15a
to Liverpool, it is likely to obtain the warm
approval, at all events of the Staffordshire iron
trade. A form of petition, in support of the
witenie, will he submitted for the signature of
the tueettil on Thursday next.

DEATH OF LORD HAWKE.
MAT 6.
Load Hawke, after a long illness, died at Pon-
tefract Park last night, aged 66. He succeeded
to the peerage only 16 months ago, on the death
of his brother. He was owner of the celebra-
ted horse "Marquis," and well-known in the
sportiog world as Stanhope Hawke. The heir-
presumptive is the Rev Edward Hawke, Rector
of Willingham, Lincolnshire.

READINOR.—MT. G. Grossmith, the well
known lecturer, gave one of his ripular recitals,
entitled " A Night •iith Charles Dickens," in the
Corn Exchange, on Thursday evening last.
There was not a large audience; but the lecturer
was listened to with marked attention and re-
peatedly applauded.
BOARD or G LIABDIANS. —The weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday ; Mr. Granger
in the chair. There were also present: Messrs.
Brooks, Wood, Higgs, Rhodes, Darby, Billing.
ham, Guest, Fereday, Bird, Griffin, T. H. Par-
gator, Plant, Raybotild, and Paskins. The
report of the Governor of the House showed
that the number admitted during the week was
15; discharged, 18; remaining, 410. Correa-
pending week last year, 420. Out-door relief:
Kingswinford district. /40 15s Od ; stotirbridge
district, /27 10s 4il: Halesowen district. /23 Gs
44; total, 191 us 84, against /91 2s 7d last year.
—A note was received from the Right Hon. C.
P. Villiers, M.P., dated 2nd instant, intimating
that he had presented the petition that day that
had been transmitted to him.—Moved by Mr.
Haybould and seconded by Mr. Brooks, that the
Governor be requested to furnish a report to
this Board as to the chief cause of the paupers
of the male kind who are over 20 years of age
being in the Workhouse, and their trades and
callings. The vote was carried.—Some conver.
sation took place as to the meeting of the com-
mittee appointed for the purpose of considering
the salaries of certain medical officers of the
Union.—Mr. Plant asked what was the amount
of the gross estimate of the parish of Kingswin-
ford. Mr. Holloway said the gross amount was
£117,113 Gs 3d, and that the rateable value is
£94,185 43 2d. Mr. Plant asked how long ithad
been since it had been read before the Assess-
ment Committee, and was informed that it was
before the Assessment Committee, on Friday
week. Mr. Plant moved that the clerk be dir-
ected to furnish him with a copy of every reso-
lution passed in reference to the building of the
new schools, and the correspondence of the
Poor Law Board, and tenders, and costs in every
way. Mr, Plant moved that the clerk furnish
him with the number of persons in the Work-
house from newly-born to 10, from 10 to 20,
front 20 to 30, from 30 to i4O, from 40 to 50,
from 50 to GO, from GO to 70, and upwards, and
what they worked at. It was stated that he
could get the information of the books at any
time. Mr. Peeking seconded the resolution. Mr.
Brooks moved an amendment and Mr. Rhodes
seconded it—that the information be not fur-
nished, which was carried by seven to three.
ASSAULT CASE.—At the Police Court, yester-
day,. before C. Noel, W. C....Firmstone, and R.

_
L. Freer, Esqrs., James Hill, of the Lye, was
charged by Mary Allchurch with assaulting her
on the 30th inst. Mr. Perry defended. Com-
plainant said her husband worked for the de-
fendant, and was Entitled to a load of coal. It
was due. Defendant said there was none due,
but the coal came, and the carter was in the act
of throwing up the coal when the defendant came
and assaulted her by pushing her down. Ed-
mund Baldwin said the defealaut sent him to
take a load of coal to Elijah Allchurch ; but
Perry, the machine man, told him to take it to
John Allchurch. Complainant said she should
have the coal, and began to take the board out
to loose the coal out. Mr. Perry addressed the
Bench for the defence, and said Hill is a char-
ternmster, and John and Elijah Allchurch work
fore him, and they had coal allowed them. The
defendant told the carter to take a load to Elijah
Allchurch's house; but the machine man told
the carter to take theta to John's, and he did so.
Defendant, seeing this, said he would have his
orders obej ed. and although the coal was at
John's house, he ordered the carter to take it
to where he had ordered him. Upon this, com-
plainant came to the cart and began to undo the
hoard ; and defendant merely pushed her away.
A witness was called to corroborate the above.
The Bench considered it a very trumpery case,
and that it ought not to have been brought be-
fore them ; but, as it was proved that defendant
had pushed her, they ordered him to pay the
costs. 9s lid.

CHARGE OF THREATENING.—SarBII WeStWOOd
W2B charged by Mary Turford with using threat-
ening language to her, whereby she Was afraid
she mould do her some bodily harm. Complain-
ant said she was in the brewhouse, when the
defendant said she should like to see her blood
up to her ears, and used threatening language
to her. The Bench did not consider there was
sufficient evidence to bind defendant over, and
dismissed the case.

ASSAULT CASE.—James Westwood was then
charged with assaulting Mary Milord at the
same time. The complaint was that the defend-
ant struek her without any provocation, and
knocked her against a door. Fined Is and
costs, 12a; in default seven days.
CuAttos; o ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Brooks was
charged by William Shewurd with assaulting
him on the 4th inst. Couplaivant said that La
was going to his work at The Heath, wheu he
saw the defendant, who struck him several times
:nal knocked 11i111 down. A little girl corrobo-
rated the assault. The defence was that com-
plainant pulled oft his coat, and they both began
to light; and called Susannah Palmer, who said
she saw them fighting. Fined 2s tid and costs;
in default 14 days.