The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-06 00:00:00

TITE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

asc.ertaining this validity should take place " on
the day immediately following the collection of
the voting papers." As the papers was collected
it was quite clear that the Commissioners could
not proceed with the counting and it was ad-
journed until ten o'clock on Thursday morning.
A good deal of interest wss manifested by the
ratepayers and a number of persons attended
anxious to know the result. The counting up of
the papers continued all day and was not finished
until after nine o'clock when it was announced
that the voting was for the proposition 296,
against 190. A good deal of disatisfaction prevails
among the ratepayers as the Commissioners gave
theia assent to the plan produced by the Railway
Company in May last year and at a special meet-
ing called for the purpose. As regards the
reconstruction of the Stamber Mill Viaduct the
company have agreed to do so in three years
years instead of five. We understand it will be
bricked up.
CAUTION TO GAMBLERS.—At the Police Court,
yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher and Mr. It. L.
Freer, John Little and Israel Weaver were charged
with card playing, on Sunday, the 24th ult, on
the New Branch Railway. Police-constable
Cuttler proved seeing the defendants playing at
cards.—Henry Negram, watchman, proved that
he saw the defendants playing at cards for money.
,He picked up the cards and two pennies.—A pre-
vious case was proved against Weaver by Police-
sergeant Jones.—Weaver was fined 5s and costs,
and Little 2s 6d and costs.

CHARGE Or CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—Benjamin
Hadley, farmer, residing at Belbroughton, was
charged with cruelty to a horse, on the 19th ult,
by causing it to be at work while in an unfit state.
—Police-constable Payne proved the case and de-
fendant was fined lOs and costs; in default 14
days.—A charge was preferred against James
Northwood for working it while in an unfit state,
but the summons v as withdrawn as he stated that
he had worked it by direction of his master.
CIIARGE OF DRUNREENNESS.—AIfrecI Perks was
charged with being drunk, at Hagley, on the
30th ult.—Police-constable Webb proved the
case, which was admitted by defendant.--Fined
5s and costs.

CHARGE OF WOUNDING.—Hannah Caffity and
Sarah Murray were charged with unlawfully and
maliciously wounding Emma Timmings with a
knife, on the 2nd inst.—Complainant said she met
the defendant near the tan house bridge when
Sarah Murray came and hit her on the back with
a trowel. Caffity said give her a-- punch on
the nose. She did so and made her nose bleed.
Sarah Murray told Hannah Caffity to run the
knife in her -- heart and she struck at her with
the knife cutting her arm. It was a table knife
and she did not know either of the defendants or
spoke to them.—Amelia _Roberts said she saw the
two defendants with another girl go up to
Timmiugs, one struck her with a trowel, and the
other struck her on the nose and made it bleed.
Witness then saw Caffity stick the knife into
Thinning and she then ran away.—Albert Pope,
residing in Birmingham Street, said that on the
day in question he was on the tanyard bridge.
He saw Timmings there and he gave corrobora-
tive evidence of the last two witnesses.—Defend-
ants were then charged with a common assault
and Caffity was fined lOs and costs, and Murray
5s and costs and cautioned them.

CHARGE OF FURIOUS DRlVlNG.—ilenry Taylor
was charged with furious driving in Kidderminster
Street, on the 26th ult. Defendant was further
charged with being drunk.—Superintendent Free-
man proved both cases.—Mr. Collis, for the
defence pleaded guilty.—For the first offence de-
fendant was fined 108 and costs, for the second 5s
and costs.
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS ON LICENSED PRE-
misEs.—John Hall, broker, was charged with
being drunk on licensed premises called the Duke
William, on the 29th ult.—Harriet Death, bar-
maid proved the ease and said the defendant made
use of bad language and refused to leave when re-
quested.—Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined
5s and costs and cautioned.

APPOINTMENT OF OVERSEERS.—Belbroughton
Ueorge Freeman and Thomas Penn; Broom:
John Fox and Walter Hickman; Clent : William
ehillips and Thomas Waldron; Cradley : William
Oliver and William Taite ; Churchill: Robert
Thurston and John Whittaker; Hagley : William
Hand; Lye: John Hyrons and William Evans
Pedmore : Thomas Brooks and William Rollinson ;
Stourbrige : Johr Fox and F. Leadbury ; Upper
Swinford : James Gillam and John Barlow; Wol-
lescote : George Newman and William Smith;
Wollaston: Mr. King asked Mr. Dallow what time
the meeting was called for.—Mr. Dallow at 7.30.
—Mr. King: Was not the meeting held at seven
o'clock P—Mr. Dallow: Yes, it commenced at
seven and finished about ten minutes past seven.
—Mr. King: The meeting was illegal.—Mr. Cook-
son said that he attended the meeting at 7.30
according to the notice and it was all over.—Mr.
Dallow said the meeting was over about ten
minutes past seven.—Colonel Fletcher said it was
quite competent for those who were present at
7.30 to proceed with the business according to
notice and if they had proceeded with the business
it would have been legal. However the only
thing they co,lld do now was to call a special
meeting for Thursday next and the Bench would
adjourn the Sessions uutil Friday next.
BOARD OP GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly
meeting of this Board was held yesterday; Mr.
dranger in the chair. There were also present
Nlessrs. H. Biliinghatn, Raybould, E. B.
Phillips, ox-oficio, Hall, Baker, Lavender, Fiddian,
Haskew, Wood, Guest, Kelley, Smith, Eveson,
Hale, Mills and Wright. Admitted, 18; discharged
19; dead, 2; retraining, 442; corresponding week
last year, 358. Out-door relief, Kingswinford
District, £23 14s 6d; Stourbridge District, £l5
13s Od; Halesowen District, £l6 10s Od; non-resi-
dent paupers, Os 4d; total, £56 6s 10d; against
£49 6s 10d last year.