The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-06-13 00:00:00

able on the 6th inst. Fined 2s 6d and costs.Charle4 SEIli,ll for being drunk on the 6th inst. P.C.
Joneto.'proviA the case. Fined 5s and costs.—
Thom z D we was charged with being drunk on
the th inst. Fined 5s and costs Charles Lees
was charged with being drunk at Bellbrouahton.
P.C. Walinee prored the Case. Fined 7s 6d and
costs.

LETTING A PONY FOR HIRE ON THE CLENT HELLS
WiTtiorr A LICENSE —Taoinas Huxley wai obarled
with unlawfully letting for hire on the 26th of May
and the two following days, erintrary to the Bye-
-Iws Mr. lleminlway, BEwdlq, appeared for the
prosecutioa. Mr. Fisher, ranger of the Hills said
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the defendant bronyht his pony on the hill and let
It for bire. He saw till defendant receive money
for it,hir. Mr. Hemingway said that he nyiy say
there was no st.c I things as licen-es,, but if any
pens n applhd to the Conservatiits they gave them
pertniisiou to hire the ponies or horses out. It was.
simply done to preserve order on the Common, and
mmtnj n had leen warned several limes but did it
in defiance of Fined 10s including cotta.
DRUNK. —William Plant was charged with be
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in..; drunk and disorderly also with whiz- obscene
language on the 6th inst. Fined 7s 6d and costs
FALSE RE.Pas 'I3INTATION —John St anier. ohn
Joyce, and Th ,111.18 Welch were charged with faLely
representinz them,elves to be travellers on the
24th ult.—Mr. Tomkius proved the case, but said
he did not ask them singly. There were More men
with the defend-ints, and he asked them all to-
gether. Defendants Were fined-5s and costs. Mr.
Thomas slid Mr. Tomkins should ask each person
in the future.

ALLEGED GAMBLING.—AIbert Freeman, William
Newsy, Joseph Bingha,in, George Butler, Richard
Cartwright, Eli Hill, and Albert Hill wee charged
with playing at pitch and toss cu the 26th ult, at
Wolleseote. After hearing evidence on both sides,
the Bench said their was a doubt in the Case, and
dischargs,d the (Mendants, at :the same • time re-
marking that the case had been properly brought
before them.

TIIE EDUCATION Acr.—Nine persons were sum-
moned for not causing their children to attend
school regularly. FLnes frim. Is to 5s were im-
posed,
FALSE PRETENCES—EIizabeth Parkes (17), of
Wheeler's Hill, was charged with obiaming 3 ser-
vants caps, value 3s 40, from Messrs. J. and W.
Cooper, drapers, High Street, on the Ist of Janu-
ary. Mr. Waldron defended.—After hearing the
itnesses for the prosecuion, Mr. Waldron ad-
dressed the Banoh for tti.e defence, and said they
could. not find any false pretences in the case, and
he asked C.,emi:ot to convict.—Ttie Bench decided to
convict, and sent her for trial at the Sesions, Bail
was allowed, herself in £5O, and two sureties of
£25 en eh.

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THEFT.—Ann Davis, an elderly person, .was
charged with ste ding a bread tia, lliebs of drip
ping, Gibs soz of bacon,' 2iliss of coffee, 3,t bs of
sugar, and lib 2oz of tea, on the 10th in-t, trio pro-
ot•rty of Mr. V. DeDenne and others, of Co!Eman
Retreat, Cradley. Mr. Holherton prosecuted.—
prisoeer seld the dripping to a fishinoneer for
5d per lb, and the other things were upstters in her
box. • Pris, ner asked to he fined, but the Bench .
tiaoueht it a serious case and sent her to prison for
six weeks.
FACTORY ACT CASES —Messrs. Robins, Westwoo3
ant Co., were fined £1 and c.)sts for employing a
cud neither on the sys-i_ln of morning or afternoon
ii,ts or alt,rnate days--A charge against Nlaybury
Hiokis tor employing a young woman before six
o'clock in the morning was disteissod.
A SAD AEFAID, —On Tharsday.afternoon the dead
body of Amelia Staples (2e), daughter of Henry
Staples, cooper' was found n the St ourt.ridge (Janet,
about 300 yards past Wollateon Bridge. Deceased
wee in toe etuploy of Mrs. Penn, of Clifteu-street,
Stmirbriige. Sue asked her mi-tress if she coule
have a few hours leave About 1 30 p.m. deceased's
het was found in the canal and information was
given to the Stourbridge police. Sergeants Oakey
and Chare proceeded to the canal, which they
dragged, and Chare discovere i the bo ly abut 60
yards trim where her hatw is feuncl. The body was
not veyed to the Fish Inn, Coalbournbreok, to await
an inquest.
euZiSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. At a meeting held
on the 10th inst, the following resolutioa was p issed
and was sent to the Marquess of Sal s'-eiry and Sir
Stafford Northcote. " Teat this Association, whilst
aving full confidence in the judgment of the leaders
af toe Conservative party, ...are of opinion that the
present lime is inopportune for them to ate..ume the
responsibilities of Go vernment."
Boe.en OF LiUARDIANS —At the meeting of this
13-ard Mr. Billinguatu presided.—Admitte..l 20,
discharged 19, remaining 516 against 517 —Relic!,
Kingswinford £46 Os 03, Siourbridge £3O 6s Ot 1,
ilalesewen £2l 153 Oil, Non-re4dents Li. 19e Bd,
total £lO3 Is 51--1 ag,ainsi £lOO Os 7d.—The Sani-
tary Authority considered the tenders for the draie-
age of Upperswinford and Wollaston. Thi lowest,
t,nder for Uppn-swinforti waa.£2,376 13s 301 by
G. L-.w, Kidderminster. and which was accopteo
The highest ten-ler was £.1,017 10i 01, For the
Wo.lastoa drAinap the le west tender was £1960
93 9d by G. Law, Ktdderininiter, which was al.
cepted. The hig'eest,tender was £-3,469.103'93.

SPECIAL MEE LING OF THE CJM-
MISSIONER3,

A special meeting of the Commissioners was
held in the Commissioner's Room, C ,rn Exchange,
on Thureay nignt. Mr. W. J. Tarney presided,
and there er, present Mes4rs. &ruttier, W. Platt,
W. Jones, W Wuolley, U. Pearson, J. Parkes, A.
Walker, H. James, J. Cedwallader, and F. J. Ilas-
aew.

Mr. Mills, the solicitor to the Board,- read the
draft prOposecl contract tor the construvion of the
sewers and works for the interual drainage of the
town.

Tue contract, for the drainage of Wollaston was
also r-acl, and upon he m,)tion of the Chairman,
secouded by Mr. Stringer, the contracts Ste. were
accepted.
Mr. L[-skew asked whether the house drains
c fuld nut be done at the same time as the main
drains were put 13.
the Citairm,n said they could.
Mr. Haske* also asked whethr the Oosets that
were now ainnetted with the old sewers could be
juLied to the new s2wers.
. The C.,airrnan said tuey couli demand ,to havg4
them connected. In thoss),oases it would not be
at the exinnse of the owner.
The Chairman moved the Mr. Perry be made the
responsiole surveyor. He was the town surveyor
and therefore he was the servant of the Board.
This wAs seconded by Mr. Walker.