The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-05-12 00:00:00

OLD HILL

DRUNKENNES —At the Pelice Coust oil 'Wednes-
day, before W. Ba,ssano and C. Holcroft, Esqs., and
Dr. Walker, Sylvaaus Harris was' charged with
being drunk. Fine I 53 and costs.—Thomas Gould-
ing aas el arged with being chunk on the sth inst.
• Fined is and costs; in el, fault. 7 days —Joseph
Nock for being drunk and disor lerly on the sth
. inst., was fined 5s and costs ;in default 14 days.—
Samuel Little was also charged wich being drunk
on the sth inst. Fined 2s 6cl and costs ; in default
7 days.
CHARGES UNDER THE DISEAsE (ANIMALS) ACT.—
The Great Western Railway Company were sum-
moned by Police-inspestor Walters fur violating the
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act by removing
cattle from Worcester to Cradley on the 16th ult.
without a license Mr. Slia k espeare prosecuted
on behalf of the county netho:ities, and the Hon.
A. Lyttelton defended —Mr. Shakespeare explained
the stipulations of the Aet, and said for some time
the county authorities had deemed it necessary to
enforce the regu:stions laid dos ii in the Act of
Parliament throughout the county of Stafford in con-
sequence of the prevalence (.1 foot—and—mouth and
other diseases. On the 16th ult. the defendants
c,.riveyed upwards of 100 pigs, sheep, and cows in
six trucks from Worcester to Cradley Station, which
was in Staffordshire, without a removal license as
required by the Act of Parliament.—Mr. Bassano:
It is not the duty of a railway company to procure
removal licenses. • At least, I should think not.—
Mr. Shakespeare: It is their duty not to remove
cattle out of one county into another without move-
ment licenses. He believed it would be alleged on
behalf of the defence that the official who allowed
the cattle to be removed was under the impression
that Cradley Station was in Worcestershire and not
Staffordshire. The station was, however, 216 yards
away from the Worcestershire boundary.—The
Hon. A. Lyttelton, on behalf of the defendants,
pleaded guilty, but said the offence had been corn-
suited through the wagon clerk being under the
impr• sson that Cradley Station was in the county
of Worcester. In fact in the department's books
Cradl y St ttion was marked as being in the county
of Worcester. lhe defendants had no intention to
wilfully violate any Act of Parliament.—James
. Mansell, the wagon clerk, was called, and stated
that when despatching the cattle to Cradley Station
he did n t trouele to ask for a removal license, as
he had for swenry-four years been under the im-
pression that Cradley Station was in the county of
Worcester.—Mr. Shakespeare said he had been in-
structed to press for al substantial fine in the present,
case as during the past twelve months the county
authorities had been called upon to pay upwards of
£2,000 as compessation tor animals slaughtered
sail ring from diseases. The authorities consequently
e,usidered that the regulations of the Act of Pasha-
meet should be strictly- carried out.---qr Bass itio
said the defendants appeared to have negleete I to
issue proper orders ss to the carrying out of tto A. t
of Parliament. The Bench had decided to inflict
a fine of £2O and costs. On the application of Mr.
Shakespeare the Bench included in the costs two
gillUeßS as solicitor's fee; Thos. Westwood, butcher,
Cradley. Heath, was fined 455. and costs for remov-
ing six pigs and five sheep without a removal
license; Thomas Cooper, butcher, The Quinton,
was fined and costs for removing 2; pigs;
Richard Homer, butcher, Cradley Heath, £2 10i.
and costs for removing six pigs ; Thomas 'Bird,
Cradley Heath, and costs for removing 30 pigs ;
William McWhirter, James Mason, and William
• Billingham, all residing at Cradley Heath, were
each tined 20s. and costs for similar offences.
PITCH Ayr) Toss.—John Jeavons ant John
Round were charged with playing at pit' h and toss
on the sth inst. P.C. Winfield proved the case.
Fined 28 6d and costs each ; in default 7 days.
BREACH OF THE PEACE.-Benjamin Parkes and
James Stevens were charged with committing a
bfeach of the peace by fighting on the Ist of May.
Sergeaut Shaw proved the case. Defendants wet e
bound over to keep the peace in their own recog-
Inisances of £5 each.

FURIOUS DRlVlNG.—Saiuuel Carter. was charged
with flaiiinfi driving. Sagesat 8124 w proved tato