The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-08 00:00:00

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1883.

able Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy were but
one profit is made, and we cannot better illustrate
our argument than by pointing out the way in
%hien our townsmen, Messrs J. Rutland and Sou, o
63, High-st, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in saying that 25 per cent, is now
saved by their bringing the producer and the con-
sumer together, over the prices paid a few years
ago, and a trial will fully bear out our asseitions
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1881.
" Rouuti ON RATS."—The Thing desired found at
last. AF.k chemists, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &c. 71d. and
ls lid boxes.
' • BUCHITABIA."—A new, quick, complete cure
for all urinary affections, (smarting, frequent diffi-
cult) and kidney diseases, 4s. At Diuggist, Londunn
agency No 1. King Edward" Srteet.
BOARD OF GDARDIANS.—Mr. Raybould presided
at the weekly 'fleeing of this Board yesttrday.—
Admitted 15, dead 1, discharged 10, born 2, re-
maining 550 against 53.4.—Relief, Kingswinford
£4l 4s od, Stourbridge .231 2s Id, halesowen
£23 5s 6d, non-residents £1 4s 2d, total £96 15s 9d
against £96 2s 10d.
PITCH. AND Toss.—At the Polite Court, yester-
day, before Colonel Fletcher, 11. O. Firrustone, and.
W. J.. 'luxuey, Esqs , Frank Green and Joseph
Willetts were charged with playing at pitch and
toss on the ard inst, at Homer Hill, Cradley. P.C.
Chare proved that he had reGeived complaints and
watched the defendants for about twenty minutes.
Defendants were wth a number of other youths.
The defence was that there was not a coin toestd up.
Fined 2s ed each and costs. _

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STRAYING DONKEYS—David Smith was charged
with allowing his donkeys to stay on the 2nd just,
at Client. P.C. Croucher proved the case. Fined
SS, including costs.
BRUNKENNESS.—EIisIaa Rhodes was charged with ,
being drunk and dis Tderly on the Ist inst, at Wol-
la-tom. Samuel Deakin was culled and said that
defendant was in his house about eight o'clock on '
the night in question, ad was the worse for beer. :
P.C. Cartw- ight said he was sent for to the Barley
Mow and there saw the d f ndant who was beastly
,drunk and using disgraceful lame-mtge. Defendant
pleaded not guilty and called John Rhodes who said •
he was with his brother on the night in question
and he was perfectly sober. Fined 5s and costs.—
Michael 0?Boyle was fined 5s and costs for being
drunk and, disorderly on the 17th ult. Sergeant
Oakey proved the case.
SCHOOL BOARD PROSECUTION —George Mittin was
summoned for not sending his child to school
Defendant said his son had passed the ourth
standard and he was not obliged to said idint to
,school.—Mr. Baker produced a section of the bye-
Jaws which states that a child must be sent to
school till it is 13, whereas the defendant's son was
only 12- Colonel Fletcher said he thought the de-
fendant did not offend intentionally and should
only fine him is.
CAUTION TO BAKERS.—Edward O'Brien was
charged with delivering bread without, w,ighing
it. P.C. Chure proved the case. Withdrawn on
payment of costs.
APYLICATION.—Mr. Holberten made an applicar
tin for a license for the Britannia Inn, Cradl y,
There was an objection to the application by Mr.
Perry. The application was refuse U.
OBSCENE LANG UAGE.—Alfred Goodyear was
charged with using obscene language in the public
street. I,‘ into.' Thomas Boaler proved the case
and said he heard the defendant cursing and using
disgraceful language. Defendant pleaded gitrilLy
awl was fined Os 6d including costs.
CINTIN.a ND WOUNDING.— Edward Mills was
eharged with unlawfully cutting and wounding
Samuel Jordan on the Ist inst.—Mr. Waloron de-
• fended.—Salnuet Jordan, PFIIS called and said he was
in Coventry Street,.Stourbridge, at 20 minutes past
eleven. He was talking to some men when tke-
prisoner came up and asked him if he wanted him to
get locked up. He answered and said What goon
will it do me to get you locked up, and the best
thing you can dois to go home." Prisoner's
mother the came op and pushed him against witness
and dared him to strike. Prisoner kept pushing the
complainant turd he, witness,.struck him Prisoner
then retaliated and struck him on the head v, ith
something and knocked him insensible.—Alben
Compson stated that ou the above date he was in
Coventry Str, es Mills wect up to Jordan and said
"Are you not ashamed of yourself." J rdan said
"For why." Mills said 'lf I was as.big as you I'd
fight you." Mil s thou pushed. Jordan and Jordan
struck him. lills then sa ruck kiln with a glass on
the head and face, and both fell down.—William
Thomas Boaler gave corroborative evidence.—Dr
Hammond Smith said he a as. called to see corn-
lainaut and fund a long incist d wound at
the back ofr the left ear, about 2. inch s in length.
There were several, other scalp wounds sea-mel?
more than s-ratcheSe There wasulso a short cut.
under the left eye and a slight scratch on the nose.
The wound behind the ear was a dangerous wound,
but there was no danger now. He should think
' the cuts were o used by a sharp jagged instrument.
—Ezra Weaver was called for the defence and said
he saw blows exchanged between them. Th., Bench I
retired to cushier their verdict and on returning
into Court said that they had concluded to deal'

with this ease as an assault, but it was an assault of
a most ag,gravated eharauter, and s-nteneed the pri-
soner to be imprisoned for two mouths' with hard
labour..

THE.N3W COURT.—COIOneI Fetch er said that next
Fri my the cases would be heard at the County
Court. Mr. Perry said "te had heard a rumour
that the pdsoners were to be kept in the room
wt leo was generally used by solicitors, and if such
wa.. the case it would be extremely unpleasant.
Colonel Pletcher sai I it should be seen into, and if
it was so the room could he well verdilated..
A CAUTION. Eliza Smart vv,.s summoned for
exi.o-ing and pawning clothes whi h had been worn
by pers,ns infected with small-pox.—Mr,
i•tsoecter of nuisances, proved the case, and said
on the 17th August he visi:ed the house and gave
orders that no clothes should go out of tue he:mat
unt 1 they had been disinfected. Ou toe 22nd Octoh r
he met a little girl coming out oh Mr. Pearsoo's
pawnbniker's shop with a dreg-. Colon.-1 FP-tcher
said if they had telt inclined v. be severe with her
they should Lave fined her the full pen ilty, £5 but
~s it was they would deal with her lightly and fined
her lOs including costs.
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charu,ed-ivviii having on his pr rids -8 en impur.• well
of w.tter unfit for driurting, purpose... Mr,
\Villains proved the case and said the water had
been analysed by. the county ana yst and pronounced
unfit for drii.kithz purposes as it uontaied,a qu io-
tity of pollution pr.,bablv, sewage. Toe Bencu made
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!THE WAGES. AGUATION. IN THE COAL

TRADE.

DETERMINATION TO STRIKE AT DUDLEY.
On Monday morning a mass meeting of colliers
was held on the old Barrack Ground on the Hales
Owen Road, Netherton. near Dudley. Mr. Seuth-
all was appointed chairman, and called on the
meeting to sing the hymn beeiening, "In ita,nnia's
songs." This was done with some fervour by the
crowd, which by this time numbered 2,ooo.—The
chairman, in addres-ing the meeting, said it was
painful to him to meet them that day. It waa a
shame to the great copita jets of the day that the
men should have to go to the trouble they had to
secure a poor paltry ed per day. ellear, hear.) The
chairman then referred to the Manchester Confer—
ence, and the determination to- go in, for a la per
cent, advance, But, on the 9th November, at the
conference at Great Bridge, the men on that side of
Dudley (Netherton) had a bad name, and their pro-
position for adhering to the 15 per cent. was re-
iected, and alO per cent. asked for. Mr. Winwood
and he the speaker) still adhered to the 15 per
cent. Ile (the chairman) was also in favour of
giving no notice until the 24th November, but Mr.
Barnes said the advance was always given at the
beginning of the month, and so the 17th November
was selected to give notice. The notice was drawn
up by a barrister, and the reason copies of it were
sent by Mr. Barnes was so that working men should
' not be picked out when they gave notice for them—
selves. ~"Hear, Lear," and cheering.) There were
but twelve men at the meeting at Oldbury, when it
was agreed to withdraw the notices, and there were
but fifteen at Dudley. Under the circumstances,
he trusted the meeting would pass a vote of censure
on Barnes and Co., for they were not worth the
dirt they trod on. ,He trusted the press would in—
form the conference at Sheffield that day that it
was but twenty seven men who betrayed the whole
16,000 men in South Staffordshire and East Worces-
tershire. Mr Cochrane, at the Wages Board meet-
ing, said he wished the geod feeling then existing
would always exist, yet when a legal notice was
sent out the masters de dined to accept it. (Shame.)
The re was a want ot coal in the district, and some
masters were already offering men bread, cheese,
and ale to go on. It was the time to strike in the
cola weather, when there was a demand for coal ;
and if the men would be plucky the masters would
soon have no coal to cook their beef—Mr. Winwood,
the local agent, then addres>ed the meeting. He
contended that the notice was a legal one, and he
asked tee men present it they would stick to it ?
(‘‘ Hear, hear." and cries of "Yes.') The question
they had to consider that morning was, should the
men on the other side settle toe whole butenese for
both sides ? (No,) At the time the notices were
said to be withdrawn the battle was nearly wen,
but masters, chartermasters, and others had stooped
to all suits of dirty work to set men against the
agents. To defeat that sort of thit g the men
should form a strong union, and so meet capital on
its own ground. It had been said that if the men
in .hat district played Cannock Chase could floes!.
the places with coal. But in October, 1882. the men
of that district were pleying for 6d and
3d per day, and Cannock was at work, but it did not
prevent the masters giving. 41 and 2d per day ad-
vance. (Applause). Under the circumstanees the
men on toe otner side were playing mb the hands
of the masters, and it was for that meeting to say if
they were going to work. (No.) In conclusion,
the speaker urged union as the way to ',vin. the
present battle. —Mr. Southall asked for a resolution.
(Pay on.)—A. Collier in the crowd moved, "That
we play on," and thia- was seconded by another
Cullier.—The Chairman then put a resolution to
the crowd. " That. no man goes to work until he
eets the advance."—This was seconded at once, and
carried without a dissentient vote.—The Chairman
then add that some masters were ready to give the
advance. Would the meeting agree to let the men
go to work (No.)—lt was then proposed, "That
no men be allowed to go to work till the bulk have
the advance." This was seconded and carried. The
result was received with loud cheering.—lt was
then agreed to march on to West Bromwich, via
Blackheath, the Chairman exhorting the meeting to
be orderly.—Mr. J. Carter moved, "That this meet-
ing strongly condemns the action of the leaders on
the other side in agreeing to withdraw the notices
of the,men." (Applause.) Messrs. Barnes,
Whitehouse, and leellasou were the men who were
meant by th resolution. (Hear, hear) And he
should like to add to the res dution, "That we do
not abide by their decision." This was seconded
and carried unanimously, and the meeting quietly
dispersed.
The colliers of the west of Dudley met again on
Tuesday morning on the Barracks ground, Nether-
ton. Mr Southall presided.—Mr. Winwood (agent)
addressed the meeting, and admitted that circum—
stances showed it was not desirable for the men on
that sideof Dudley to strike. Whilst he still contended
that the miners were entitled to an advance, the
men in that district had no chance if the bulk of
thei fellow-workpeople were ready to go tee work
at the old wages. Since their-meeting on Monday
a number cf men had " dwindled " away, and gone
to work in their own neighbourhood. It had been
said that Messrs. Winweod and Southall wanted to
lead the men to pandemonium, but they bad no
other motive than to improve the condition of the
colliers generally. He- ridicmed the idea of masters
preaching that there was no profit in, coal-r d-ing,
At that moment trade was-rapidly reviving, and the
exports of the previous week proved this- (sun,.
elusively, lie urge upon his hearers the
neces-i y of joining tae unioneif they wished to win.
trade battles in the future.—A. collier then pro-
posed "Teat. the trien.go to work," ancllthis liavine
been seconded, and an amendment was moved and
seconded "that we play."—A large majority were
in favour of .he resolution to go to wore.
At a I irge number of the collieries in the Rowley
and tedj ining distiicts the miuere refused to resume
work en Tuesday morning exceptingsat
an advance in wag-s. The employers have inti-
mated to tee presentativ, s offtee men that they
ehall nut advance wages 10 per cent. as required,
On Tuesday% a tasge number of miners on strike
at Old Hill, Nether on, Dudley, and other places in
S uth Staffoeishire, visited West Brornwtch with
the object of persuading local men to join them.
'1 heir efforts were unsuccessful. the West Bt on] wich
men treating their brethren on strike with marked
contempt and ittaiffeience.