The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-17 00:00:00

THE REDISTRIBUTION BILL.

THE DIVISION OF WORCESTERSHIRE.
The following scheme for the division of Worces-
tershire will be presented to the Boundary Commis-
sion on behalf of the Liberals, as an alternative
plan :
For the division of the county of Worcester into five
constituencies, arranged on the basis of Petty
S, ssional Divisions, and excluding the Ecclesias-
tical District of Balsall Heath as a part of one
such constituency.

OLDBURY DIVISION.
No:thfield 51,511
Less the ecclesias-
tical parish of
13dIs ill Heath... 22,497
Less Coston liac•
kett. .

Less that part of
Alvechurch with
in the North-
field Petty Ses-
sional Division
(say) 1,350

- 24,035
- 27,476

Itale:owen—
Warley 2,745
Oldbury 20,501
E 0,722
This divi&on cornpr'sesa popt.lous urt an and
manufacturing di,trict n,dj 'coat to Birn I gh tm,
Lirgely engaged in the coal, iron, bli;k, vnd ot
or
important manufactmes,

STOURBRIDGE Div i sioN.

Du,lley bor„ugh, county
voters (estimated) • . 1,250
Halesowen 12,035
Less \Varley, in-
cluded in Old-
bury Division... 2,745
9,29)

Kidderminster—
Chatidtsley Corbet 1,429
Stourbridge „ 35,225
—47,191

This populous division is the centre of the coal,
iron, brick, and hardware trades, and is also largely
engaged in glass and other mlnutactures ; and
tnough numerically the smallest, is the most
rapidly increasing in population. Stourbrid 4e being
the most important t•ownship, nAturally gives it
name to the division,

DROITWICH DivislON.

Bromsgrove
Droitwich 8,688
Kidderminster—
Rushock .
Northfield—
Coston Hackett ... lBB
Alvechatch (part of) 1.350

1,538
Re id itch
Less Inkberrow, included in
Evesham Divisi0n...
- 15,444

St-urport—
Hartlehury
Worcester, the following parishes;
Crowle, Hinulip, Martin-
Hussingtree, Huddington, Oinber-
slay, Tibberton, Warndon
Worcester city, c.,un ty voters parishes
east of Severn (estimated)

500)

• 600

- 49,946

This division includes the merged Parliamentary
borough of Droitwich, and the towns of ited.ditch
and BroLusgrove. Ihe great salt industry of Wor-
cestershire gives employment to Droitwich and
Stoke Ptior, nailmakig to Bronasrove and the
surrounding district, and manufactura of needles
and fishing tackle to Redditch and its vicinity.
This Will be in the main an urban and manufactur-
ing constitueicy.
EVESHAM DIVISION.

810 Aley
Evesham 12,181
Pershore 13,082
Redditch— - ... . -

Inkberrow
Upton-on-Severn
Worcester, the folio wing parishes ;
Bredicott, Broughton Hackett,
Churchill, Kempsey, Norton, St.
Martin (Extra Parliamentary), St.
Peter (Extra Parliamentary),
Spetchley, Stoulton, Upton, Snods-
bury, White Ladies Aston, Whit-
tington

49,577

This division comprises the merged Parliamentary
Borough of E ,esham, and the agricylcural town-
slips of Upton-on-Severn, Pershore, and bhipton-on-
St ,ur. The whole district is purely agricultural.
The area of the division is large, and the population
is scattered, but is conveniently served by railway
communication. _

BEWDLEY DIVISION.

Bewdley" 3,088
Hundred liouse 7,415

Kidderminster
Le,s itushock, included
in Droitsvich division lB5
Less ehaddesley Corbett,
included in Stourbridge
division

- 1,614

-- 6,010
Kidderminster borough, county voters
(eAitnated) t 450
Ilalvein
Stourport
Lr.ss Hartlebury, included in
Droitwich division 2,271

-- 6,748
Ten bury
E !via

--- 4,619

Worcester parishes not included in
D oitwich and Evesham divisions 8,755
Worcester city, county voters,
p trishes west of Severn (eitimated) 250

'--- 50,613

This division contalm Vie merged boroughs of
Bew .Hey and Stourport, U I the townships of Mal-
vern and Teubury. '.lllll iop-.growing dimtriets of
the county are includk d within the limits of this
division, and there are also included the textile in-
dustry of Kidderminster, and the hardwa:e mann •
facture of Stourport and Wolverley.

THE ELECTORS OF ROWLEY REGIS AND
THE REDISTRIBUrION BILL.

I public meeting of property owners and house—
holden was held on Wednesday night at Rowley
Regis to consider the proposed divison so far as it
affected the parish, .and to propose that it be called
the Divisor' of Rowley Regis. There was a large
attendance of electors, and the chair was occupied
by Mr. F. North. . There were amongst thos pO.
sent Messrs G Green, E. Pewtriss, B. Hadli y. J
Whitehou-e, W. Whitehouse, J. Taylor, W. Taylor.
seer Taylor, jun., C. Tay:or, J. It. White, J.
Lakin, J. Price, and T. Holland.
The Cnairman said he noticed that it was pro
posed by the Boundary Commissioners to call th •
6th oivis:o3 of t"e coulty of St ifford the "King.
swinford Divi-ion." There were a large number ut
electcrs ii the large and impoi taut parish of Rowley
Regis, and under the circumstance, he considered
that the divi-ion should be called Roe ley It( gis—
(applause).
Mr. E. Pewtriss moved "That Cris treeing hay-
ing heard the proposed divisions of the c.runty of
Stafford, and considering the numb, r of 1-oase-
holders of the division it which Rowley It :els
forms so important a part, res, ecifully reernoriaqse
the Bounday Commission rs to rime the sixth
division `.Rowley Regis Division,' and further Viet
a deputation from this meeting wait rayon tho Co
missione:s at Stafford oil the 22nd inst. with copies
of the resolution, the deputation to comic. of
Mes3rs. F. North, W. Bassano. G. A. 11. Best, Lai
G. Green, with po ffer to add to their number." He
rirg at that in the district of Rowley Regis there
wee.: 12,00 ) lou holdeis, whereas in the Kingswin-
ford parish there were but 9,000, consequently op
that ground alone they (the electors of It ,wley)
were.entitled to the nante—(applause). He also
urged that a local candidate stioul I be selected in-
stead of a gentleman from Loudon—one who would
understand their rtcprireinente, and who„would take
an interest in their trastes—(hear, hear).
Me. George Green, in seconding the resolution
said the trades in the Rowley district were likely to
be further developed, where is those in tho King-
, swiaford district were on Vie
d. chine
The resolution was carried unaniinoiegy.
Mr, B. Hadley moved that the Raviey Local
Board be requested to ask the Boundary Commis-
sion irs to name the sixth division of the county
—The Roe ley Regis Divisior."
Mr. W. Whi eliouse seconded the re.:olution
which was carried unanitncsly.
A vo'e of t ria:ks to the Chairman terminated
'f •h- p 1 clings.