The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-03-30 00:00:00

OLD HILL.

THE APPOINTMENT OF OVERsEEtii.—A.t the Polige
ourt, on Wednesday, before Mesars. W. Bassano and
Hingley, Mr Parkes, assistant overseer, handed th,
list of names of those approved' by.the vestry meeting
nein on Monday t act as overseers: They %vitro all
-abs;antial householders.—Mr, Cave, 'boot and 'shoe
manufacturer, High Street, C.raelley Heath, said he pre-
sented a list similar to the one he now produced, to the.
meeting and yet the names were not put before the Bench
to select ft )02. He would ask the depin:y magistrates
clerk, • Mr. Goodman, to produc.i the book containing
the resolution of the vestry meeting.-1-The Clerk.: The
paper 'produced cOntaiing the naines was signed by the
chairman of the niew.ing, Mr. 'Ward.—Mr. Cave: I will
Isk yen as this isa large parish to appoint four in,tead
of two and that my list of names should be added to
the other list.—Mr. Hingley : The list produced, Mined
by Mr. Ward, seem 4 to be the name of persons who
were approved of by - the meeting.--Mr. Parkes :,,There
were only the proposer and. seconder who Voted for Mr.
Cave's list and 30 against it,—Mr. Cave said the meeting'
hid no power to reject the names of those be, had
,Lorainated.—Mr. Hinkley said the vestry wily recom•
mended. names. The only thing Mr. Cave 'wanted was
to have inure than two overseers.—Mr, Cave: I haw.
the right as a ratepayer Co make this request—Mr
dingley: Certainly you have. The suggestion i 4
worthy eonsideration;,--Ur. Bassano:said they should. his
time only appoint two overseers. and Messrs. Guest and
Reoriett were appointed overseers for the ensuing twelve
months.

NON-PAYMENT or Poen RATEs.--Henry Frederick
ilodgron was.eamottoped by Mr. Parkes, assistant over-
-Ber, for nonpayment of poor rates, amounting to XS
14s 44tl‘ and an order for. payment in seven days was
made. .

Dura,KaNNEss.,—Williarn Adkins was fined 25 6d fi n d
costs ;• in default 14 days for being drunk and disorderly
in•the Market Place, Blackheath, on the 23rd ii.at.—
P dicr:-constable F,ost proved the case.

SEWING PLATE WITHOUT LICENSE.--Mr. 'W. Lewis
Childs, supervisor of Excise, preferred against Thomas
Pugh Bennett, watchmaker, of High Street, Cra.,le
Heath, a charge of selling plate without a license.—lt
appeared that defendant on the 14th January last, sold
a silver watch for £1 es to a man named Grove, living
at Colley Gate He told him he had no license to sell
plate. but if he would go with him down to Stourbridge
he would pawn the watch and sell him the ticket.—Mr.
chiles e4aid-the defendant appeared to have acted under
a reisiaken impression, in selling the watch in this
'winner, and the Inland Revenue authorities would take
this into consideration. The case was taken in order te
put a stop to the growing practice of pawning articles
for the sale of which a lice.nse was necessary, and then
selling the tickets as defendant did.—Mr. Hingley : It
is an evasion.—alr. Childs : It is an evasion of the law,
and an evasion that must be stopped, or it will very
materially affect the Revenue. The penalty nuder,the
etatutti is £5O —The Magistrates said they were obliged
in coevict the defendant, but as he appeared to have
offended through an ercor they should, while fining him
the lowest mitigated penalty of Xl2. 10a, recommend
the Inland Revenue Commissioners to reduce it as low
as they could.—Mr.. Childs said he would forward the
recommendat on to the proper quarter.
PALTRY ASSAULT
_CASE.—Williattl Morris, farmer, was
charged with assaulting William Judd, a boy, in hits
employ, on the Bth inst.—Mr. W. Hayes defended.—
Complainant said _defendant struck him and keooked
him dawn heeau•e:he di el not stack seme hay properly.
In cross-examination cotupleinant said he should not
have taken out the summons if defendant had paid him
his wages—The • Bench said the case ought never to
have been brought before them but as it had been
proved they should inflict the small fine of is and costs ;
in default 7 days.
Saaidus Culacin.—Thomis Shenaton, John Davis,
and James Ilarais, three riapeotable looking young- men,
were charged by Richard Davis with being•on his pia, '
mises for an unlawful purpose, at Tividale, on the 17th
iust.—Mr. W. Hayes, jun., defended.—Prosecutor said
he was going home when he saw prisoner Davis la the.