The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-07 00:00:00

THE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING.

anuu tl electing of the S,ourhiidge Constitu-
tio..al Association to Jk place on Monday evening at
the rooms of the Alsociation, under the presidentty
~f Mr. C. P Noel, J.P. There were also present
Messrs. A. Fieer, J. E. Wt bb, J. S. Williams, S.
A. Bro As. F. Sim ns, B. Bratt, S. Hauhrey, J.
M:llinciiip, F. Fearnley, G It. Burtf,n, secre•
tary.
Letters of apoloa were real from Sir Ri .h tri
Temple and others.
Mr. Bratt then read the annu 1 report.
Mr, C. P. Noel, in returning thanks for his Ic-
election as president, referred to the glorious deata
of Colonel Burnaby, which he (the spealt.,T) was
quite certain was just the death he would have
chosen had he had the powe: of selecting. Tne war
at present being waged in the Soudan wAs one
which he believed but few in England could tell the
object of, and what would be done 'Alien they got
to General Gordon no one could say. lie also spoke
of the dastardly dynamite outrages which were a
disgrace to the country, which if they had a strong
Ministry which could have dealt with such affairs
with force and judgement, would never have oc-
curred. In remarking upon the five divisions which
were being made of the county for electoral pur
poses, be said although the Conservatives would
have preferred that their own plan should have
been adopted, still they were quite ready to abide
by the Commissioners' plan. He had much
pleasure in moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. S. A. Brooks seconded the resolution, which
was carried unanimously.
It was resolved that the name of the association,
which was that of the "Stourbridge Constitutional
Association," should be altered to that of the
"Stourbridge Conservative Association."
The following officers were then elected for the
ensuing year :—Mr. C. P. Noel, prebident ; Mr.
liambrey, treasurer; Mr. Cox, collector ; Mr. J.
Millinchip, librarian; Mr. S. A. Brooks, auditor ;
Mr. G. Burton, secretary.
Votes of thanks to the past officers and the chair-
man were passed.
A. vote of condolence was passed with Mrs. Burn-
aby upon the bereavement she had sustained by
Colonel Burnaby's death in the Soudan.

STOIJRBRIDGE MAIN DRAINAGE BOARD.

The usual monthly. meeting oi th- Board was
held iu the Commiesoners' Row, Corn kachauge,

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on m. nday. eve 1.11.. Z, Mr. P. ge presi
There ‘rer McFs •4. E. .::tral;(.r, N
te.), st, 11. 11 iil, W. Fidd.an aid J. l'oylot
surveycgs, ;.111 II M 1 s, clerk.
Tly-t naiputes of the lAA: nice ing ‘v, r.t real viii
confirmed. _ _ _

The Clerk reported that the Guardians had paid
a preLept which was due from them at the end of
January arneon:ing -to £437, and the Town Com -
rai4sioners £372 17s sd.
In reply to a qae.stion, the clerk said the Board
had £l,BOO unexpended on the Loan Account, and
£1,150 on the General Account. He was, howe7er,
going to ask for a cheque for £5.250 for t.ll> pqr-
chase of land from the frustees of Lord Stainfo d.
He should ask the Board to grant leave to app'y •
the Loan Commissioners for the last loan of
£5OOO. The Board owed the Loan Comm'ssieners
a sum of about £llB 15s, which would have to he
paid by Wednesday night
Mr. Fiddian then read a long report on the
Various contracts, which showed that the engine
and boiler houses were completed and that the
boilers were being completed by Messrs. Tangye
and Company. Mr. Jeavons had finished the work
of replacing iron pipes for earthen ones, at Becote
and Mamble Square and he recommended that Mr.
Jevons be paid £127 2s id. Mr. Brooks had
nearly completed the laying out of the sewage farm
and the work was going on very satisfactorily.
It was resolved to purchase a patent steam con-
sumer and a fuel ecouomiser for the new engines
at the pumping station.
It was resolved to iasure the boiler and engine
houses in the Midland Assurance Company for the
sum of £500; and also to light the place with
gas.
The following tenders were received for sla/..k to
be delivered at the engine house ;—John Shaw,
Pensnett,lfor fine slack 5s per ton, rough slack (is
per ton; Alfred J. Otter, Stourbridge, fine slack
58 6d per ton, rough 6s 3d, to be delivered with a
railway weigh note to certify proper weight, G. J.
Eveson, Stourbridge, for fine slack 53 9d, rough
6s 90 ; Messrs J. King and Company, fine slack
5s 6d per ton; George Hall, Pensneit, for rough
I slack 6s per ton. The tender of Alfred J. Otter.
I of Stourbridge, was accepted, subject to it being
I Cannock slack.

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5i,,•,-"A. large number of cheques Iv(re ordered to be
drawn for several large accounts.
The Surveyor said that his attention had been
called by Mr. Holmes, manager of the Canal Com-
pany, to a piece of land which ha l fallen in and
broken into a culvert belonging to a feeder of the
canal. He (the Surveyor) had examined the spot
and found that the canal's feeder ran underneath
the drainage pipes. Ile could not tell how their
drainage pipes could have caused the slip on to th
culvert beneath them. It seemed very strange to
him. The Canal Company had done the work and
put the place right. Tlty then said they should
uot put any claim in, but sine t they had done so.

STEAM TRAMWAYS IN LONDON.—It will be re-
Inembored that the Dewsbury, Batley and Birstall
t'raurvays, was the first line in this count y that
atisq tuted steam for horse teach i n, and great
dit is due to Mr. Truswell (tie
man gor), for the part he took in b i:igi,ig about
this improved system of street traction. I was no
easy task, and many were the trials and experi-
meets attendea and reported upon. The 1: salt of
the invegigation made by our p:one r oC steam
iramways in lilngland—and hence to the world—
vas the working of this tramway by tight
engnes, built by the eminent fire engineering
firm .1 Messrs. Merry weath-r & Sons, Landon, who
by t'le bye It we added large steam tramway
..tigins works to their estiblishinent, at Greenwich,
.nap oyints somesoo hands. The cost of horse
traction on the Battey route (which has always
been one of the most economically conducted
lines we have), averaged from 5d to 6d per mile
inclusive of all charges. This Mr. Truswell has
reduced to s ,mething under 3d per mile, through
the introduelioa of steam haulage. Deputations
from all parts have visited Batley and the frankness
and courtesy of the worthy tramway manager in
explaining his system of working have gone a great
way towards the profitable starting of other steam
t. amways, Itis but two years since that the
Municipal Engineer, of Rangoon, made his inspec•
I :on of this amongst other Dn.'s with the satisfactory
result that one of the most successful tramways
extant WiA4 (3)llBttUCtA forthwith. The yath
Loudon Tramway Company, is the first steam line
opera d in London, and this will shortly be equipped
with 1 engines similar to those at Batley and
Made by the same firm. A trial of some of the
engines has already taken place ihter-running with
the horse car traffic, and within the month the
road wili be entirely worked by steam.
Mesra. W 11. S.: H. Le May, seed factors, 68
Borough High Street, London, report :—The de-
mand for all descriptions of clover seeds continues
to increase. Supplies of English red clover still
offer in abundance, and prices remain easy, Many
parcels have within the last few days been a 4d, the
low prices now ruling tempting buyers to operate.
—Foreign red clovers are quit) neglected.—Both
white clover and alsike are in better demand, but
prices are without alteration.—Trefoil still offers in
abundance, and prices must be quoted in buyers'
favor.—ltalian rye grass—French is now offering
more freely, and prices have a downward tendency.
—Perennial rye grasses are without change.
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DRUNKENNESS.--t the Police Qourt, yesterday,
before Colonel Fletchrir, Captain Noel, Messrs, J.
liolcroft, and A. Freer, Henry Young was charged
with being drunk on the 31st ult. P. C. Webb
p oved the case. Fined 5s and cos's. Samuel
Hill was charged with being drunk on the 2nd inst.
P. C. Powell proved the case. Fined 28 6d costs.
—James Perry was charge] with being drunk on
the 30th ult. P. C. Gwilliam proved the case.
Fined 28 61 and costs.—William Pearson for being
drunk on the 31,t ult, at Cr tdley. P. C. Agg proved
the case. Fined 58 and costs, Thomas Dovey
was charged with 'being drunk on the 31st ult.
P. C Jones proved the case. Fined 5 aid a sts
Francis R bins was charged with bj.ng drunk on
the 3 is.. tilt, at Vieille. P.S. Cope proved the cas.)
Fined 2s 61 and costs. Frank Thompson, 'John
Eggington, and Walter Rock were charged with
beitr,g drunk and disorderly on the 31st ult, at
NVollaston. P. C. Cartwright proved the case.
Defendants were each finea,s3 and CO3tS.— George
Swingwood was charged with being drunk on the
31st ult. P.C.Webb proved the case. Fined 2561
and costs. _

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REFUSING TO QUIT Samuel Shepherd was
charged with being drunk and digorderly and re-
Ith•ing to quit the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Coventry
Street. Fine:l 2Us and costs.

OnsTaucriori John Jones was charge .1 with
obstructing the putilic streets. P.C. CArtwriglit
proved the caso. Fined 5s and costs —Louis Sandoz
was also charged with obstructing the highway at
Colley Gate. P.C. Cnucher proved the case.
Fined 2s 6d and costa.
INCAPABLE.—John Sutton was charged with be-
ing drunk and incapable in Covt wry Street, on the
3rd. P.S. Oakey proved the caf e. Fined 2s 6d and
costs.

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—)WiIIam Jetvons was
charged with being drunk and disoaderly on the Ist
inst, and further charged with assaulting P.C. Jones
For the assault defendant was fined 20s and c mts.
Che other case was dismissed. John Fitzpatrio2
was fined 5s and costs for being drunk and dis-
orderly. P.C. Heath proved the ease.
PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS. William Tomlin-
son, 14nd10rd of the Wheatsheaf Inn, Coventry
Street, was charged with permitting drunkenness
iu his house on the 29th ult. Henry Evans was
charged with being drunk on licensed premiEes.—
:11r Benbow Hebbert, of Birmingham, defended.—
Sergeant Oakey, P.Cs. Pitt and Bird proved the
cusd.—The offence was denied by both defendants
And also by a witness named Undrrwood, a man
eamed Brettell, and Mrs. and Miss Atkins. The
Bench retied to consider, their do ision, an 1 on
leturnin into Court said they had determined to
convict.—Sergeant Oakey proved previous cenvic-
lions against Evans.—Dtfendants were each fined
lOs and WAS.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Jams Green was
charged with bane' diunic aid disorderly cia the
31A ult.—Mr. le:Oaken defended.—P C. Webb
deposed to seeing the defendant ia Victoria Street
in a drunken state. He was also very disorderly
and wanted to fight.—William Perks also gave ens.-
dent* of defendant's disorderly conduct. Th to
was a further charge against Green and Mr_
Roskell asked to have the two charges taktm to-
gether.—James Green and Richard Perks were
charged with committing a breach of the peace by
fighting on the 31st ult.—lt appears that this arose
out of the last case. According to the evidence,
appears that Green proceeded from Victoria Street
to his home in Park Street. Perks, it was urged,
went to Green's house and began to kick and knock
violently. Green went out and Perks knocked him
down. P.C. Webb, hearing cries, hastened to the
spot, and he stated in his evidence that he saw
Pedal strike Green and Green strike Perks. The
Bench fined Green 5s and costs, or 14 days ; and
both defendants were bound over to keep the peace
and pay the costs, or 11 days.
AN ABSENTEE.—Edward King was charged with
being an absentee from the Worcestershire Regi-
ment since the Bth December. Defendant said he
absented himself on the Bth but he returned on the
115th. Defendant was bound over in his own re-
cognisances of £5 to appear next Friday, mean-
while the Colonel would be communicated with, as
there appeared to be some mistake.
The Stourbridge stock sale held on Tuesday
February 3rd was well ipatronised by farmers,
butchers, and dealers. It comprised 70 head of
cattle, 300 sheep, and 100 pigs. The highest tigures
realised were for fat bullocks £26 12s 6d, Let erei
£27 17s 6d, cows and calves £lB ss, wether ieieep
67s 6d, tegs 56s 6d, fat lambs 365, fat pigs £6 13s the.
The stock Willa ezcelleut quality, and good market

r.rices were obtained throu!hout. Mr. King offici-
,.;ioted s auctioneer.
130. tun OF G PMANS.—Mr. Raybould pr: sided
,;• the weekly meting of ;his Bo ,rd yesterday
Admitted 7, discharged 9, born 1, deed 4. —Relief,
Kin. swinford £44 14s sd, Stourbridge £3l 18s 11d,
llalesow,n. .t 22 Os 51,. Non-re,ident 19s 81,
to'al. £lOO 12 51 against £lOO Os 64d.
ALHAMfiRA TiIEATRE.—Mr. Stewart and his
"Maq the Lifeboat ectupany" have been perform-
ing here to. fairly good houses. To-night (Satur-
dtty) the 'Gipsy King"- will be pl.;ced on the boards.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A RELIEVING