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

AN 'NI POKTAN r QUESTION AFFEC

VOLUNTEERS.

At the Brierley Hill Police Court, on Thursday
before N, C. C. A. Neville, Esq. (Stipendiary), Col.
Barclay, Major Webb, and Captain Col:is, trustees
of the Volunteer Drill Hail, at Wordsley, were
summoned for non-payment of 26s Bcl as poor-
rate a.ssessed on the building.
Mr, C. li. Collis, who appeared for the trustees,
&Mined exemption under the 2Gth section of the
Volunteer Act of 1863, which states that "All storee
houses shall be free front all county, parochial, or
other local rates and assessments," He called Drill-
. instructor Thompson,:who stated that the pLice was
used as a store-house for Government purposes, and
for drilling the volunteers,
Me. Homer, collector,ob ected hat the p'aee
also used for eutmtainments, for which a chari,e o'
admittance \VA made.
Mr. Collie admitted there had been entertainment s
but said that the proceeds were applled to Govern-
ment purs.,ses, such as the purchase of extra cloth-
ing. No individual wad a any profi.t omit of it, and
the Act di i not say that the building should be
used exclusively as a storehouse. The Goveinment
purposely allowed this exception, knowing that the
capit tion grant of 30s per man WAS not eeough to
clear the expenses of the volu,,teers.
The Siendiary: I have very little doubt that
you otilit not to bt rated at all, but I am mu doubt
as to my over to give you relief.
Mr, Collis argued that if the Stipendiary had
power to erl-T the payment of the mate, he had also
power io relieve them.
The S:ipendiary said the occupancy. being ad-
mitted, and objection to payment being titien on a
special ground, it might be a case for appealing to
the Sessions. After further discussion it was de•
cided to adjourn the case for a mouth, during which
time both parties should endeavour to settle ilia
matt-,r bdoze the Assessment Committee.

A Linza.u. DBFEAT —On Monday night a public
meeting w.ts held, under the auspices of the
Liberal Aso2ia:i•th, i.t St. Jama's Reform Chapel,
The Oros, for the purpose of hearing an address
from .he IL3v. J D. Alfor.l in reply to a lecture de-
livered a row evenin,43 tqo at thadley H ath by
Mr, Bottomley, the Conservative candidate for
Gateshead, and also for electing members of the
Liberal A-sociation. Mr, MiUs presided, in the ab
scence of Mr. George Green, find there was a large
attendance, the majority of those present being
Conservatives.- The Chairman urge 1 the working
classes to join the Liberal Association and support
the cause of Liberalism, after which he proceeded
to denounce the Conservative Government, and
ridiculed the idea of Mr Brooke Robinson coming
forward as the Qouserv.itive candidate in opposition
to Mr. 11. B. Sheridan (cheers for Mr. Brook
Robinson and the Conservative Government). Air.
Meacham contended that Mr. Ilrooke Robinson had
Witethr iAtuess er heilth, rat' tea leaf is what Ino claim upon the electors, as he did not possess
:he eo,lsunier c,aves br, and th,B ia what fforniman ithire4l u sit abilities for a member ot Patliament
;
Co.. import fr on many of the tiireat fields of the t joiee : "The only ability Sheridan has got is to
Flowery lan i, pi icing it at a. niod le ,rata pri within the sttuly his own interest," and hear, hear). Mr.
reach of Ai LOA drielcers, who thus secure a rich and de. ; Wilcox moved and Mr. Chapman seconded a reso.
'icit)ust lution approving of Mr. Gladstone's manifesto, and

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