The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11 00:00:00

RALEAOWEN.

ANNUAL DISHRH.-011 THRiAIAy WI, Mr. Mid Ufa.
Coanop, the hat 4111. i 11,1Akey: of thd
Maw, aeou,dieg to their itellal ellet a, pr.,sidod Joiner
for the lieenatol vietuallers nail flielois Alen:Sind the
Annual Li.,ensiug on which themaion y Cure
joined by a numb of tradesmen of the town. number.
ing It, who bat down to Q. excellent repast provided.
and to ii Ilia ample justice on &Me. Some if the
party then drone over to Clout. and spent a few hours
there, returning for tea, altar which a convivial evening
WAS spent.
Xer:l7H, THCRICAING MI,WrING.—The Anneal MeeAim,
for granting end renewing licenses was held at the Public
on Tuesday last. The Magistrates present were
W.F.- D 1,. Smith. E. Moore. aunt E. Gem, Esors.
There were no applications for full licenses. but there
were 1-17 removed, ~tl.l Daniel Felkin, of Langley Green,
was suspended until the adjourned licensing day. Eighty
four beerhouae area tilicatss were granted. John Pendrill,
of Oldbury, was retailed ; and Charles Essex, of Langley,
allApentled.
Assanfir CAME.—At the Petty Sessions, held on Tues-
day last, la fore Major L. Smith, E. Moore, soul E. tieni,
Esqrs., Alexander Clarke was charged by S imnel Froak-
lin with missalthig him on the 113 rd ult. Mr. Holberlen
defended. From the evidence of couiplainant it appears
that hue was returning from work about six o'clock. As
be was passing the defendant's house he came out. and
used most abusive language, saving that lie had been
waiting for him all day, and that he would kill him. De-
fendaitt tried to get at witness, butt his wife prevented
him for • time. He afterwards broke away from her and
rn.died out, and made his face bleed. Charles JoileS and
Stephen Rock were cellist to support the charge, but
their evidence was very contradictory.—Sainuel Franklin
was then charged by Alexander Clarke with assaulting
him ou the :13rd ult. Complainant said laO saw the do-
fendant, who called him is .• thief," and used bad lan•
guage, whew he caught hold of him, and Franklin struck
him, and they both fought. A girl named Budge, and
Thomas Greenhall w. re °ailed, After hearing their evi-
dence, the Bench considered one was as bad as the other,
and dismissed both cases.
CHARGE or ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Roberta Was charged
by Samuel Lee with assaulting him on the 11th ultimo.
Mr. Holbert.. defended. Complainant said that on the
above date the defendant got him down on the ground,
j heat fins, and threatened to kill him.—Defendant
was further charged with ausaulting Elizabeth Lee, at
the same time and pl-tee. After hearing the evidence,
the defendant was hued is in each case; in default 14

days.
CHARGE OF AS,ULTINO A Soy.— John Smith Wag
charged by Sampson Southall with asasulting him on the
•25th all. Complainant said he was walking up the road
with his dieter, when the defendant came to him and
btauck him. The defence was that complainant and his
two sisters were
.beating a little girl, and defendant went
to pull her away. The case was dismissed.
CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO ASIR ALO. Thomas. Moore

was charged with cruelly illtreating a pony on the 26th
ult, by putting it in a pound, and not providing sufficient
food and water for it, the property of Charles William
Illoshain. Mr. Shakespeare defended. The ease was
not gone into, an an important witness was ill, and it was
therefore adjourned.

CHARGE OF BEING Deuce AND REFUSING TO LEAVE
PCBLIC-llOUSE.—Ocorge Williams, James Jones, Alfred
Wilmott, Jomph Wood, and Thomas Neel, nailers, were
charged by Superintendent Overend with being drunk
and refusing to leave the White Lion Inn, when requested
to do so. Police-sergeant Kennedy said he WSS sent for
to Henry Withers, the White Lion Inn, Birmingham.
street. When he got there he was requested by the land•
lord to clear the house, as he said there would be murder
done. Witness went in, and found all the defendants
there, drunk, and wanting to fight. He got them out of .
the house, and it took him more than an hour to clear
the street. Ordered to pay costs, and cautioned. be.
fendants said they could not pay the costs, and they were
fined 6d each ; in default seven days.
BEERFIOUSE OFPENCE.—James Lyons, landlord of the
Ash Tree Inn, Oldbury, was charged by Superintendent
Overend with keeping his house open during prohibited
hours, on the 29th ultimo. Police-sergeant Simmonds
proved that he saw five men come out of the house. He
went into the house. end found they had two quarts of
ale. Poliee.eonstable Potter I.AVe corroboretiys is :deuce,
aud Baia the men were not t7•avellers. Iva lived near the
defendant's lies al,iith.tl that he LA given
the men two qurts of alt. Fihmi do and costs.— Isaiah
Gill aid Simnel Bennett were charged by Superinten•
dent Overend with being on premises belonging to James