The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-02-06 00:00:00

BRIERLEY }LILL.

LOCAL BOARD sleerreo.—The usual meeting of the
Local Board was held on Monday, Mr. E. Cook in the
chide. The members present were Messrs. Jeffries,
Steward, Grove' Rollinson, Cole, Bennett, Cartwright,
Seriven, Coley, Corbett, Skelding, Casson, and Better-
idge.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read
and confirmed.—The Chairesau then read the Finance
Committee's report, which set forth that the amount of
rate to be collected last month was £342. Se. 50.1. ; col-
leeled since, £72. 14e. 7d.; leaving £269. 15e. 3d. to be
collected before the 25th of March. The expenditure
for the month amounted to £l7. ills., and there was a
balance of £l. 4s. 4d. due to the surveyor. The bills
mild during the month amounted to £49. ls. 7d. ; and
the bills due amounted to £4. his—Mr. Jeffries said that
the state ef the rate was not creditable to the Board, and
he thought that, by the 25th of March, when all the
rate required to be collected, the Board would have as
large a debit balance at the bank as ever.—After some
conversation on the subject, a resolution was passed,
calling upon the collector to have the whole of the re-
mainder of the rate collected before the meeting of the
Board, in March.—The report was then adopted.—The
Clerk stated that ho had received a letteilfrom the Secre-
tary of State with reference to the loan. The applies-
ton of the Board was under consideration, and he was
informed that a loan could be given for the repeirs of
the roads, hut it would require to be rspaid in twenty
years.—The remaining business was of no public impor-
tance.
BEEUTIOUSE OFFENCE.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Thursday last. before I. Spooner, Esq., Stipendiary,
Henry Perry, residing at Common Side, was charged by
Superintendent Mills with keeping his house open for
the sale of beer during prohibited hours, on the 31st ult.
P.C. Breton proved the offence, and as defendant had
been previously convicted he was fined £5. and costs.
Mr. Stokes defended.
ANOTHER CARE.—Benjamin Willingelow, of Brierley
hill. was charged with having committed a similar of-
fence, on the list ult. P.C. Breton proved the offence.
Fined £5. and costs.
CAUTION TO CAUTERA.—George Morris was charged
with allowing his wagon and horses to remain on the
road longer than is allowed for loading and unloading, on
the 2ell.ult. P.C. Cotterell proved that defendant's wag-
on was standing for more than an hour without any per-
son being with it. Ordered to pay costs.
IMPORTANT PROSECUTION On MINER 9.-401112 Hick.
TIM, miner, Brierley Hill, was again brought np on a
charge of stealing tri., the moneys of an Association of
Miners. Mr. Hominy and Mr. Stokes appeared to pro-
secute, anal Mr. Sheldon defended. The first hearing
of this case took place three weeks ago, before Mr.
Spooner, and was fully reported at that time. Oa tlmt
occasion the defendant, with four or five others, was
charged with having. as a trustee of the association,
drawn out of the bank the som placed to his credit, at
the moment when the old association was being merged
into a new one. And further, that after drawiug the
money, the defendant refused to give It up. The case
was ailjounied in order that the landlord of the house
where the lodge was generally held might be examined
as to the manner in which the moneys palmed from the
old lodge to the new one. His Worship held that as the
defendant was being prosecuted by the new society, the
members must prove that it was their money. Mr. Horn-
fray said he should like to ask one question of James
Watts, who was re-called, and said the cash book pro-
duced was the cash book of the existing society. The
society borrowed fed. 10e. of a Mr. Weston, the land-
lord, who has been repa'd by small instalments and
cleared off the debt July 7th, 1866. He then turns dup
the bank book, when requested. William Breakwell
said he lived at Quarry Bank, and was agent to the Mi-
ners' Society. Was head man. The ferty-two lodges
were similar to the one held at Weston'e, and were com•
blued under one management. At the colliers strike
the funds were run out, and the members then agreed
to borrow £02., of the laedlord. The new roles were
then adopted ; which was after the strike. The present
sciety is the same with amended rules. Members are
continually going in and wit of the anxiety. The mules
; produced are the rules of the miners' asseciation, of
' 1864. The learned Stipeodary said there Ives nothing
• in the new roles to show that it was the old Mk iky.
• Witness said the rules governed the forty-two societies
a in the Brierley Hill district. Each had its own fends.
Was present at a meeting held at Weston's in June, 1805.
1 A resolution was passed to abandon the old rules, and
to form a new code of rules. At that time there were
t only two lodges in esiatence, and in pursuance of that
- resolution the new rules were accepted. Mr. Spooner
s. said it was plain the defendant was a trustee of the old
d society, and that the money coolsl not pass Rem him.
I. Defendaut was liable to be sued for the money by the
members of the sld lodge, and therefore it would be
is wrong to send him to prison. Mr. Homfray and Mr.
et Stokes addressed His Worship, who still held that he
d could not send him to prison on the charge. Defend-
], ant was liable to be sued in Chancery or sued in Equity.
es Hickman was then discharged.
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HOLLOWAY'S OINTMISNT AY]) PILLS.—With entomb
come many deceases of the skin, which demand instant
attention if the patient wishes to be spared much an-
noyance through the winter. These remedies will be
found moat effectual in repressing erraipe'As and inflam.
mations senerAlly. iin licalinizno a,ors
and ulcerations in the kin 1,, t in inner, with.,iit exciting
pain. or tending to weaken the patient, which would in-
fallibly increase his sufferings and retard his cure
Holloway's Pills should be taken during this course of
treatment, which they will make easier and more suc-
cessful; at the same time they will improve the appetite
and materially aid digestion—a matter of the most
materi 1 importance whenlowering infirmities elitist the
week, delicate, or aged.